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The tension of swarm recovery
In my head, I was going through a check list of what I would need. The big swarm hung in the wild fruit tree like a popsicle of living, crawling things. It was waiting for me. I was anxious. I … more
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Ethics act
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 … more
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The Triumvirate Cover-up 
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,” … more
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When everything clicks
I drive, slowly, into the abandoned orchard on a dirt road full of potholes big as wading pools that form from nowhere since no-one drives here. On past the faded red barns and the antique wooden … more
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A ceasefire is needed
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 … more
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Reflections on Palestine and Israel
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. … more
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A Belated Valentine
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 … more
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A tribute to Elizabeth Greene
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 … more
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We all must live in the same world
Once again Vincent Ferro has reared his homophobic head in these pages by referring to the Annual White House Easter Egg Roll as “President Biden’s pornographic and blasphemous … more
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USPS response unsatisfactory
I want to thank the staff at Congressman Pat Ryan’s office in Washington DC for their help with my postal service issues in Walden and the STEWART NY S&DC. They have been working to address … more
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How SUNY New Paltz Observed the Anniversary of the Kent State Massacre
Like many, I am absolutely appalled that, on the eve of the anniversary of the Kent State massacre, Darrell Wheeler, President of SUNY New Paltz, called in, at great waste of tax dollars, State and … more
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Guidelines set for public comment at VOM Trustee Meetings
In response to Don Berger’s Letter to the Editor on 4/25/2024, I was at that meeting and what he is stating is not true. The meeting is posted on the VOM website. Mayor Hembury stated going … more
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The Jerry Springer Show
The newly-elected mayor of Montgomery has referred to past village board meetings as the “Jerry Springer Show” referring that previous mayor Brescia ran a raucous and out of control board … more
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Evil should be illegal
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 … more
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Oxymoron
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, … more
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New York Health Act
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 … more
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Eating your dirt
To the witless, “Eat dirt!” is considered a witty, pejoratively aligned dismissal. “Eat dirt, you so and so!” can be a challenge heard during a 2 a.m. barroom parking lot … more
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A greenhouse in spring
The greenhouse is a short, brisk walk from the house, a little too far to run electricity, but just enough of a walk to make the old heart pump. Usually, I drive. One of the apiaries is on the … more
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Public comment - Not in Montgomery
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 … more
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We’re better off with Trump
In his diatribe of April 11, Peter Ericksen deplores Mr. Trump’s promotion of the King James version of the Bible during Holy Week. (Admittedly as a traditionalist Catholic, I would like to see … more
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