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For the first time in my 13 years on the Sullivan West School Board, I felt compelled to vote in opposition to the resolution adopting the 2020-21 school budget. In the past, there were individual …
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By KEN COHEN
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6/3/20
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Our country is adrift with no rudder. You would hope that our leader would be the one guiding us through these rough waters, but as you can readily see, that is not happening. It is being left up to …
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By JOHN HAHN
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5/26/20
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Whether you’ve been meaning to attend your town or township’s monthly meetings but never get around to it, or have intentionally avoided them like the plague (or pandemic), now is the …
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By LINDA DROLLINGER
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5/26/20
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It was seemingly overnight that the coronavirus outbreak turned our lives upside down. Our main streets were shuttered, schools closed and everything around us came to a screeching halt.
To …
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By REPS. ANTONIO DELGADO and LEE ZELDIN
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5/20/20
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No one can deny that this coronavirus has dramatically changed our world. Within three short weeks, schools, parks and public spaces along with many companies and stores all closed. Common outdoor …
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By NICOLE RICCI AND ANDREW M. ROSNER
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5/13/20
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Lack of access to high-speed internet is a common complaint in rural areas like ours. Long before COVID-19 was a threat to public health, New York families and businesses without high-speed internet …
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By SEN. JEN METZGER
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5/5/20
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There is a conversation well underway about what the Catskills will look post-pandemic. Boom or bust?
Some people believe that, as soon as the stay-at-home restrictions are eased or lifted, …
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By CHUCK PETERSHEIM
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4/29/20
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One of the many blessings of living in a rural area is the ability to purchase locally sourced meat and food products. For those looking to secure their meat supply locally, the best places to start …
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By CHELSEA HILL
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4/21/20
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It’s hard to describe the collective American psyche right now. The initial fear and chaos that came with the advent of COVID-19 has dissipated, leaving a vague sense of uncertainty in its …
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By KATIE WILSON
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4/15/20
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I am a musician and have been on tour this winter. As I was driving back to my home from New Orleans two weeks ago, I started thinking about what I could do to be helpful during this COVID-19 …
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By JANET BURGAN
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4/9/20
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An artful break: April 9 to 15, poetry from our readers
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4/8/20
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Mathematics may be our window to the universe: Undoubtedly, it is the foundation of computer science and thus enables much of our modern technological society. Nonetheless, it has real limits on its …
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By JOHN PACE
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4/1/20
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As we consider the disruption and dislocation to our lives, livelihoods, emotional stability and, last but not least, our individual well-being, it might help as a diversion from the angst to look …
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By RABBI LAWRENCE S. ZIERLER
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3/18/20
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The new discovery law in criminal cases mandating that the prosecution must reveal all of its evidence within 15 days of arraignment is yet another example of Albany being out of touch with reality, …
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By HON. FRANK J. LABUDA
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2/19/20
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A central prayer of the Jewish High Holy Day period invokes a plea to God that we not be cast off in old age or abandoned when our strength has abated. And the Bible in Leviticus 19 mandates that …
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By RABBI LAWRENCE S. ZIERLER
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2/19/20
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The issue of bail is nothing new and has been a legal issue since the beginning of our great country.
After 40 years of experience in Sullivan County Court, I witnessed what the new law means to …
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By HON. FRANK J. LABUDA
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1/22/20
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As we prepare to celebrate another holiday, minds wander toward the ghosts of Christmas past. I can’t help but remember a time before Sullivan County became home.
My sister Valerie is home …
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By GREG TRIGGS
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12/23/19
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Now that the holidays are over and another year draws to a close, it’s time to start thinking about changes we want to make in the next year. Whether we view the beginning of a new year as a …
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By BARBARA WINFIELD
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12/23/19
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I know you have been contemplating issuing an executive order on gun control in the state, so I am writing this to urge you to actually take immediate action on this urgent matter. I am sure you are …
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By JOHN HAHN
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11/26/19
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“Pile up the wood stack high. Winter is ahead,” he says. Smoke climbs out of the chimney into the sky. As November rolls into New York, with wind and rain sounding outside, an inescapable …
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By KALI SEASTRAND
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11/20/19
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