The Barker's Columnists

Karen Sandpiper— Advice Columnist & Moral Authority

Weekly advice for the confused, the conflicted, and the people who really should have figured this out by now

Karen Sandpiper has been dispensing advice since 1994, when she correctly told her neighbor not to paint his house that color. A lifelong Rehoboth Beach resident, Karen holds strong opinions on etiquette, relationships, neighbor disputes, and the proper way to eat a crab cake. Her column runs every Wednesday and has generated more reader mail than any other feature in the Barker's history, most of it disagreeing with her. She considers this a compliment.

The Editorial Board— Collective Opinion, Undivided

The official political opinions of this newspaper, arrived at through vigorous debate and one very long lunch

The Boardwalk Barker Editorial Board consists of three editors, one part-time columnist, and a retired civics teacher named Gerald who attends meetings uninvited but makes excellent points. The board meets monthly to issue opinions on local, state, and national politics, and has endorsed candidates for offices ranging from President of the United States to Rehoboth Beach Dog Park Committee Chair. Its record is mixed.

The Readership— Letters Editor: Phyllis Inkhorn

Unfiltered correspondence from our readers, lightly edited for length and heavily edited for coherence

The Boardwalk Barker receives approximately 200 letters per week. Letters Editor Phyllis Inkhorn reads all of them, responds to none of them, and publishes the ones that are 'technically printable.' Phyllis has worked at the Barker for 19 years and describes her job as 'a window into the human condition, and not a flattering one.' Letters may be submitted by mail, email, or in person, though Phyllis asks that in-person submissions be kept to under three minutes.