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California Governor Gavin Newsome just signed 13 election protection bills to secure the Midterms. Governor Hochul should follow his lead to safeguard voters and their votes from interference by the …
Climate change is an immediate, rapidly accelerating threat that is negatively impacting the environment and people all over the world. The Hudson Valley is no exception. Small and large communities …
It’s raining pretty good. Writers are taught never to start with the weather. It’s a sign you don’t have anything to say. So, it’s raining pretty good. LOL. The leaves on the maples are thick …
The recent deaths in our community from domestic violence have exposed an epidemic of violence in our society that is largely invisible, affecting one in three women and one in six men, according to …

The Villages

Hurrah for a Refreshing Positive Plan from our Town Board President The September 3rd Letter-from-the-Editor about Town Supervisor Stuart Weiss’ suggestion to restructure the project review …

Be sure to vote

In the 2022 midterms, 46.8% of eligible voters cast ballots. That means that less than half the voting population determined control of the House and Senate, not to speak of state legislatures, …

Personal reflection?

I recently read an article about a 2015 Facebook post by Peter Oberacker.  The Facebook post honored Mr. Oberacker’s Nazi grandfather.  Mr. Oberacker is the Republican candidate for …

Fix our forests act

Waking up in New York is one of the greatest experiences in the world. However, this summer, I woke up to an orange cloud covering the city. The air was hard to breathe, and what could have been a …

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Editorial
There is plenty to discuss about what happened Friday night at the Poughkeepsie Galleria. An estimated 100 young people were involved in a disturbance that began after an argument and spilled …
The testimony heard by the Ulster County Legislature Tuesday night should not be allowed to fade with the adjournment of a meeting. For more than an hour, more than two dozen women described …
Sept. 18 marks National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day, an observance that deserves our attention not only because of the challenges that remain, but because of how far we have come. For …

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