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Delaware is a state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern regions of the United States of America. Delaware is named for Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr. Population estimates by the Census Bureau for 2005 place the population of Delaware at 843,524, moving from the 45th most populous state at the 2000 Census to the 46th most populous. Despite this, it is the 7th most densely populated state with a population density of 320 more people per square mile than the national average, ranking ahead of states such as Florida, California, and Texas. Delaware was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and is known as the “First State”, officially referring to the fact that it was the first to ratify the United States Constitution. Even though the states were already known as such prior to the Constitution, the motto itself is still historically accurate, as Delaware was indeed the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation, the first legal document establishing the new American political entities as “states” (although the Declaration of Independence refers to them as “States”). Commemorating Delaware’s ratification, Constitution Park (one block from where Dover’s Golden Fleece Tavern once stood) features a four-foot cube upon which is inscribed the entire document as it has evolved.

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Mix and match eras to set a stylish table

Mar 9, 2010 3:20 am

When it comes to planning a dinner party, setting the table is just as important as the hours you'll spend crafting raviolis or hovering over chocolate souffle -- but, thankfully, less time-consuming.

Shoveling out from the paper blizzard

Mar 9, 2010 3:19 am

With a small Manhattan apartment, Erica Linderholm struggles with a common problem: too much paper.

It's orchids' time to shine

Mar 9, 2010 3:18 am

So, you got sick and tired of shoveling snow in February, huh?

Bridges ends Oscar drought

Mar 8, 2010 6:14 am

The Iraq War drama "The Hurt Locker" was the big winner Sunday at the Academy Awards, scoring best picture and five other prizes, including best director for Kathryn Bigelow.

Sick days morph into working-from-home days

Mar 8, 2010 4:41 am

Jeremy Lesniak owns a small Web design firm in Randolph, Vt. He has 10 employees and hundreds of clients. Sick isn't an option.

Online, 'trust no one'

Mar 8, 2010 4:40 am

As far as high-tech misunderstandings go, this was a big one.

Using tax software? You'd better double-check

Mar 8, 2010 4:38 am

MILWAUKEE -- Doing your taxes can be so grueling that it's tempting to let software do the hard work, and simply accept the final result.

Salon owner's vintage wardrobe fit for a chameleon

Mar 7, 2010 5:23 am

Who: Natasha Latina, 43, hair stylist and owner of Salon Pasca in Wilmington.

First-time screenwriter finds himself among stars

Mar 7, 2010 5:07 am

The new Robert Pattinson film "Remember Me" might never have happened if it were not for a bar brawl at the old Stone Balloon, in Newark.

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Mar 6, 2010 5:12 pm

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