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Don’t like the way they look
In 1994 President Bill Clinton signed into law the “Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994”. It was sponsored in the Senate by then Senator Joe Biden. The bill made it a … more
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Political signs
Before I was involved in politics I ran a radio station in Highland. Back in the early 90’s, it was a week after election day and the area was still plastered with political signs. The radio … more
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Republican splendor
I would like to take this opportunity to address the recent full page advertisement trying to slander me paid for by the Republican party. The ad refers to a gentleman’s agreement of not … more
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Addressing underlying causes of recent weather disasters
Your coverage of last week’s storm (“Central Hudson crews work to restore service after damaging storms” September 8) revealed our area’s extensive network of mutual support. … more
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A Trump win spells disaster at home and abroad
The G-20 summit was recently held in New Delhi, India, hosted by its Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It was attended by both the wealthiest and developing nations (the top 20 economies). On the … more
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Where did the time go?
Sixty years. Where did the time go?  In June, 1963, I graduated from Valley Central High School along with a hundred or more of my closest friends.  This past weekend, Labor Day weekend, I … more
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Supporting the Birds and Bees Protection Act
The NYS legislature has taken an important move to ban a dangerous pesticide that has been causing bee colony collapse by proposing the Birds and Bees Protection Act (S1856A). Neonicotinoids, called … more
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AG wants to educate illegal aliens at our expense
It is outrageous that the New York State Attorney General Letitia James (who is supposed to uphold the law) demands that taxpayers finance the education of illegal aliens who have broken our laws and … more
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Dinosaur park Montgomery
The town board in Montgomery has decided, in closed session, that it is ok to build an amusement park on 17k without letting the taxpayers have a voice in the matter. This park will attract … more
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Memories of Maybrook
A recent article by Richard Phelps about memories of Maybrook has caused me to reflect about my own such memories. Like others, I was born in Maybrook, not in a hospital. Maybrook was a railroad … more
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Setting the record straight
One of the greatest responsibilities of a town councilman is protecting your tax dollars. That protection and your trust in us is called integrity. I take it very seriously and I will never stop … more
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Ethics ins Lloyd
I have known Joe Mazzetti, John Fraino and Mark Reynolds for many years and all three of them care very much about our community. Mark is a journalist which will put him in the cross hairs of … more
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Republican Chair attacks the press and misses the point
I just read a letter by Republican chairman Bud Walker complaining about an August 17th SUT news article which covered allegations of unethical conduct against a Republican town board member. … more
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False claims against me
The question is often asked, why can’t we get good people to run for public office? After experiencing what my family and I were put through in the past couple of weeks, I believe I can provide … more
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Biden must go
Thank you, Mr. Jeff Gleidman. I couldn’t agree more. One of the Federal jobs is to protect the borders. Mr. Biden is actually encouraging people to hurry up and get here, therefore he is a … more
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I was there
Sixty years ago, on August 28, 1963, I was in the crowd to hear Martin Luther King, Jr., say that he wished his children - and all people - be judged by the quality of their character, not on the … more
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Far from nonsense
The four indictments against Trump stem from the Manhattan “hush money” payment probe, the special counsel’s Mar-a-Lago documents case, the special counsel’s January 6 … more
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Reject homeless housing built for the money

There has been a lot of drama over a 50 unit homeless housing project proposed on Johnston Street in the City of Newburgh. It is being “sold” as affordable housing for Newburgh’s … more
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Memories of Maybrook
Maybrook is a small village, once an unexpected center of northeastern transportation, seeming now more like the end of the road than the start of it. Long before Eisenhower’s interstate … more
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Dangerous Toys
As I drove from Newburgh to Walden along Route 52 just after dark on Thursday, August 3, 2023, it was my great misfortune to come up behind two darkly clad young men riding gasoline powered bikes … more
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