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Misguided clergy
My grandparents were immigrants to this country from Italy. They faithfully respected and obeyed the just immigration laws of our nation in entering their new homeland. With this in mind, it is … more
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Shameless Democrats take the low road
  New York state government’s legislative session in Albany runs from January to June. However a special session was called for December. The legislators scurried to Albany to get their … more
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Cutting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid
I am totally and absolutely outraged by members of a particular political party who propose cutting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid payments rather than raise the debt limit.  For … more
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Santa stops in Albany
How was your Christmas? Did Santa leave a bag o’ cash under your tree? Me neither. However, Santa stopped in Albany and dropped a big bag o’ cash in the legislature. That’s right, … more
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Gov. Hochul’s agriculture proposals
Thank you for highlighting Gov. Hochul’s agriculture proposals in her State of the State speech. (“Hochul announces initiatives aimed at boosting food supply chain,” Jan. 10). It … more
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AOC REACH
A painful hip and much limitation of my activities led to a consultation with an orthopedic surgeon who said I was not a viable candidate because the pain and disability were insufficient to qualify. … more
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Eachus takes office
As a member of the Quassaick Creek Watershed Alliance Board of Directors, as a fellow retired educator, and as an almost 50 year resident of New Windsor, I want to congratulate Chris. He has been … more
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The Mid Hudson Times
My name is Deacon Donald Fryar, founder of True Insight Inc. I would like to start by saying your publications continue to be a great value and outlets to the readers and the mid Hudson Valley. The … more
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Creating confusion
The College of Mt. Saint Mary is running a full-page ad announcing adult classes at their Newburgh campus. See Mid Hudson Times December 22, 2022 page 5. They’re calling it the … more
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New year, new Congress
Now the House of Representatives has its speaker and can officially begin conducting business, the republican majority has a choice. It can begin advocating for policies intended to improve … more
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A fraudulent resume?
We probably all lie.  If not directly, I suspect we all “spin” , warp or bend the truth to our advantages.Most of us try not to.  Many of us examine our so-called truths and … more
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Social Media, government, and the public: It’s a give-and-take thing
One of the most powerful aspects of social media is two-way dialogue; it provides governments with a platform for gaining feedback that is signifigantly wider, and often more diverse than a typical … more
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Lawmakers reward themselves with a huge raise
State lawmakers gave themselves a nice fat Christmas present recently during a one-day special session, increasing their own salaries from $110,000 to $142,000. Governor Kathy Hochul said she … more
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Adieu Congressman Maloney
Next month Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney will end his tenure as our Congressman. I was associated with Congressman Maloney for most of his ten years of service. We worked together on issues vital … more
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Thank you for the honor
Thank you for the great honor of serving our 99th Assembly District for the last four years. This Saturday night, December 31, my term will end and new district lines represented by newly elected … more
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Trump hits rock bottom
Trump the grifter, the flim-flam man, the snake oil salesman, has reached an all-time low. He will go to any lengths to have his gigantic ego stroked, do what it takes to continuously be in the … more
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Fentanyl
Two fatal crashes in Indonesia in October 2018 and in Ethiopia in March 2019 of two Boeing 737 Max planes killed 346 people. The crashes resulted in a halt of production and a U.S. House … more
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Climate leadership
Although the season of gift-giving may be coming to a close, the approval of the Final Scoping Plan which will provide a way forward to achieving the emissions-reduction targets initiated by the … more
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Guns and the Moscow murders
The murders of four Idaho college students that have marred the national news this joyous season leave us with the nagging question, generally untouched upon in the so-called liberal media, of how … more
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Let’s close the book on Trump
Trump’s enormous ego just can’t accept defeat. He continues to rant on his social media platform, ‘Truth Social,’ that the 2020 Presidential election was stolen from him based … more
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