Letters to the Editor
Did your IRA or 401k double in value in 2023? Sounds impossible? Not if you’re a member of Congress. In 2023 there were more than $1 billion in financial transactions made by members of …
In the New York hush money trial, Trump is facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records relating to hush money ($130,000) Michael Cohen, Trump’s then-attorney and “fixer,” …
The United States needs to immediately call for a ceasefire and increase the amount of humanitarian aid going into Gaza. Over 35,000 have already died in this bloody conflict, including over 1,500 …
Too many people and groups think that it’s okay if they do something, but wrong if someone else does it. When I condemned the Hamas shootings and kidnappings in 2023 I was called a Zionist. …
Roses are Red, Violets are Blue No one tells History, Mary, Like you. You also tell Her-Story, it’s True, Since She remembers all of you. No “Kitchen-Table” History is told, Just …

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Letters to the Editor
What follows is an excerpt from the April 16, 2024 session of the Town of Newburgh Justice Court Good morning. I’d like to welcome everyone to the Town of Newburgh Justice Court. Before we …
In Germany, seventy-nine years after World War II, it is illegal to use the language or symbols of the Nazis unless they are used in some sort of educational depiction of how the Nazis were …
Merriam-Webster defines the term as a combination of contradictory or incongruous words. The Department of Homeland Security was created in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, …
If you have easy access to your doctors and have consistently good insurance coverage, count yourself among the fortunate. Medicine is in flux; big business has invaded the profession and profits …
The first act as Mayor, Mayor Hembury, abolished PUBLIC COMMENT on April 2. I am not aware of any village or town in Orange County that does not allow PUBLIC COMMENT. What a guy, a firm supporter and …

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Editorial
In the realm of medical challenges, few adversaries are as formidable as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). This relentless neurological disease, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, …
Few, if any can match the profound impact on their community as F. Edward Devitt, whose legacy will linger long after his May 1 passing. Ed Devitt leaves behind a legacy that resonates deeply …
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently released its 2023 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, an annual assessment aimed at estimating the number of Americans, including veterans, who …

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