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KAREN HARTLEY-NAGLE
Founder, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, The Truthline Network ·
Host & Executive Producer, The Truthline Radio & Live ·
Former President, New Castle County Council (2016 – 2024) ·
Founder & CEO, Nexus Innovation Group LLC
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One Year. One Promise. One Truth at a Time.
Times Square, empty and waiting. The barricades are up. The streets have been cleared. Tonight, a million people will stand here, counting down, hoping, believing that the new year might be different. Tomorrow morning, the confetti will be swept away and the work will begin again. But right now, in this quiet moment, anything is possible.
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Dec 3118 min read


A Holiday Lift — and What It Carries
For a brief winter moment, Delaware looks up. Not to escape what lies ahead, but to remember why care, transparency, and public trust matter in the first place. This holiday lift is a pause — not an ending — offered before the work continues, grounded in facts, responsibility, and respect for the people who live here.
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Dec 18, 20252 min read


WTH is Going On At County Council? When "Call Timmy" Becomes A Policy, Democracy Is in Trouble
When a councilmember said “Call Timmy” to deal with speakers who ran over time, it revealed more than frustration — it exposed a push to silence the public. Rule 9 guarantees residents three minutes to speak. This Truthline Briefing shows how that promise was bent, challenged, and nearly erased in full view of the public.
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Dec 10, 20254 min read


“Not Debris. Not Weeds. Not Shrubbery.”
When government inspectors start poking through bushes and peering behind gates—looking for something that isn’t there—that’s not enforcement. That’s intimidation.
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Sep 15, 20253 min read


“Audit in Name Only”: How a Press Release Became County Policy — and Why That Matters
A former New Castle County Council President’s case for facts, law, and real oversight in the reassessment crisis—and the day a talking...
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Sep 6, 20256 min read


The New Castle County Government’s Holding up a ‘BARGAIN’ Sign but Lift the Curtain and You’ll See Half the Merchandise Missing
New Castle County boasts “lowest taxes,” but leaves half the services to the State—so of course rates look cheap. Reassessment shock hit homeowners hard, school boards took a one-time 10% boost, and insiders whisper a 15% county hike next. This briefing lays out the ledger—and the questions to press before the next vote.
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Aug 17, 20253 min read
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