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Editorials
For much of the 1990s and beyond, senior year for a group of SUNY New Paltz students did not end on graduation day. They were the journalism interns for the Legislative Gazette, a publication …
As we embark on National Library Week 2024, the theme “Ready, Set, Library!” encapsulates the essence of what libraries represent in our society – readiness, accessibility, and …
Education is the cornerstone of any thriving society, and the allocation of state aid to education is a fundamental aspect of ensuring that all children receive the quality education they deserve. …

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Letters to the Editor
On April 8, 2024, there was a public hearing in Maybrook on the budget. Only 5 people showed up. I began to ask questions and was told that the public hearing is not for questions but for comments. …
I am not surprised by the hypocritical lengths Trump is willing to reach to make a buck to help pay his mounting legal bills. Now he is selling “God Bless the USA Bibles” inspired by Lee …
On April 12th, 2024, we lost a great community servant, Councilwoman Elizabeth (Betty) Greene. Betty had served the Town as Receiver of Taxes for 28 years. Prior to her role as a councilwoman, …
I have spent months studying and traveling to the ruins of the fortified hilltop villages of the vanished Celtiberians. One of the most interesting features of their culture and of life in their …
The Immigration Act of 1891 established the Office of Immigration to administer immigration affairs. It also appropriated money to build a new immigrant inspection station on Ellis …
The cost of congestion pricing will be borne by drivers also from New Jersey, Long Island, Staten Island, and Manhattan. Fee based financing places the fees on the users rather than the general …
In an act of unmitigated hypocrisy, during the past Holy Week, Donald Trump announced that he’s selling “Freedom Bibles”. Moreover, on his social media platform, he suggested …
Let’s say you were one of those Celts living in a Castro in a stone house, maybe built by your grandfather and your great uncle a couple hundred years before the Common Era, say 2,500 years …
People keep getting “URGENT NOTICE” letters saying that their car warranty expired, or it is about to expire. You are given a phone number to call. Nowhere on the letter is the name …

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