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Fentanyl
Two fatal crashes in Indonesia in October 2018 and in Ethiopia in March 2019 of two Boeing 737 Max planes killed 346 people. The crashes resulted in a halt of production and a U.S. House … more
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Climate leadership
Although the season of gift-giving may be coming to a close, the approval of the Final Scoping Plan which will provide a way forward to achieving the emissions-reduction targets initiated by the … more
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Better late than never
I would like to thank the Marlboro Milton Lions Club for the wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner for the seniors of our community. The seniors looks forward to this every year, even pandemic … more
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Guns and the Moscow murders
The murders of four Idaho college students that have marred the national news this joyous season leave us with the nagging question, generally untouched upon in the so-called liberal media, of how … more
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Special donation
On December 2, Todd Werba, Chief, and Chip Kent, President of the Milton Engine Co. No. 1 visited the Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library to present a donation of $4,000 to the historic library on Main … more
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Let’s close the book on Trump
Trump’s enormous ego just can’t accept defeat. He continues to rant on his social media platform, ‘Truth Social,’ that the 2020 Presidential election was stolen from him based … more
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Highland School District increases taxes twice in one year
In the New Paltz Times edition of April 11, 2019 in the “Feedback” section appears a letter that I wrote dealing in part with the May school budget vote throughout New York State based on … more
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The company Trump keeps speaks volumes
A while back Trump hosted a dinner at this Mar-A-Lago country club with Kanye West ( now also known as Ye ), a self-avowed antisemite who on numerous occasions has spewed antisemitic comments on … more
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Government for the elite
The recently passed legislation barring railroad workers from going on strike is the latest example of government working on behalf of the elite, not the people. Regardless of whether or not the … more
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Medicare
The open session is upon us, a period during which seniors can switch health insurance plans. Seniors are receiving solicitations to join Medicare Advantage plans with promises of huge money savings, … more
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America’s Electrical Grid
The recent natural disasters affecting Florida and elsewhere in our country as well as the devastation Putin has leveled onto the Ukrainian people with his scorched earth policies leaving people … more
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Thank you for voting
The Marlborough Democratic Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank all who came out to cast their ballots in this year’s election. Whether you voted for a Democrat or a … more
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Thanks to Gardiner’s Voters
On behalf of the Vote Yes Gardiner Committee for Open Space, Farmland and Clean Water, we’d like to thank everyone who helped support Gardiner’s efforts to enact a Community Preservation … more
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Climate wins in New York
Despite the uncertainties of the mid-term elections, we can breathe a sigh of relief on two fronts: Kathy Hochul was re-elected governor and the  Environmental Bond Act for Clean Water, Clean … more
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Hatred is the Trumpians’ alibi
I keep hearing from Trumpians that I hate him. I believe these Trump loyalists use hatred as some kind of defense mechanism that somehow gives them justification for supporting him. It is quite … more
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90,000 days
On Dec. 1, 2022 the United States of America turns 90,000 days old.  If our nation’s birth was the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, then Dec. 1, 2022 is 90,000 … more
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Truly Universal Pre-K is a societal lifeline
In 2014, the Republican majority in the State Senate cut a deal with the Democratic-controlled Assembly: the five boroughs would get about $500 million per year for universal pre-k, while the rest of … more
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FDR reshaped America
A milestone event in U.S. - and Hudson Valley - history is observed next week. On November 8, 1932, 90 years ago, Franklin Delano Roosevelt of Hyde Park was elected the 32nd President of the … more
Senator Michelle Hinchey has it right
Save a penny here, save a penny there—it all adds up.  That was the credo of my parents, children of the Great Depression.  But it wasn’t all about … more
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Michelle Hinchey
I have lived in the Hudson Valley since 1965 and went to the State University of New Paltz along with Maurice Hinchey.   He graduated a year ahead of me and I watched his career with a … more
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