He made it back... Came home on his feet, Not in a body bag. Family saw him as a war hero, Despite his excessive drinking And his screaming nightmares. To the …
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Graphic by Amanda Reed
Newspapers are important. Pass it on.
Make no mistake. Newspapers are in trouble. On January 17, the 100-year-old independently owned Scarsdale Inquirier ceased publication. The publisher and her staff are anxiously looking for a …
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Letters to the editor
On the fallout from Dobbs

A thought: consequent upon the Dobbs ruling that the federal government lacks the Constitutional power to regulate abortion, should not the Hyde Amendment and other restrictions on coverage for …

These two must pass 

Every time you go to the grocery store, you can’t escape coming home with tons of packaging.  Packaging constitutes a staggering 40 percent of New York State’s waste stream. …

my view
Now the members of the U.S. Senate must finish the job of placing whole milk back into our schools, now that Congressman G. T. Thompson has received a thunderous victory for his efforts in getting …
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Photo by Samuel Ramos on Unsplash
The almost interminable awards season for the film industry has culminated with the extravaganza that is The Oscars.  As those barely clad Golden Men get placed in homes and offices; and …
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Blogs

Beloved author

Ask anyone, especially my family, that my memory of names of bands,  movie plots and actors, and books I've read is spotty. It's almost laughable, according to my son. At the same time, I …

The making of a leprechaun

You may have seen the leprechaun art in the March  14 edition of the River Reporter.  Here's how it was made

An early influencer

Until this week, I had never heard of Cynthia Heimel. Her Wikipedia page describes her as a columnist and foremost the author of satirical books known for their unusual titles, aimed at a female …