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Election Day is approaching, and with it comes an opportunity that too many Americans take for granted: the opportunity to have a say in who represents us and how our communities are governed. …
New York has an opportunity to put the Hudson Valley at the center of America’s next chapter in space exploration — and it should seize it. NASA is seeking a future location for the United …
When the Declaration of Independence was signed 250 years ago, newspapers throughout the colonies shared the life-changing news with their readers. With all of the enormous changes in this …
There is plenty to discuss about what happened Friday night at the Poughkeepsie Galleria. An estimated 100 young people were involved in a disturbance that began after an argument and spilled …
The testimony heard by the Ulster County Legislature Tuesday night should not be allowed to fade with the adjournment of a meeting. For more than an hour, more than two dozen women described …
How vulnerable is the Town of Gardiner to extreme weather? That is not a question that should be answered solely by scientists, consultants or government officials. The people who live in …
Jacob Freytes, 12, a student at Valley Central Middle School was a victim of gun violence in New York City on Aug. 1.
In our yard, there is a young apple tree planted in memory of Jacob Freytes. It does not offer much shade yet. Its branches are still small, and no one passing by could see the roots quietly taking …
Governor Kathy Hochul’s decision to add $36 million in state funding for victims services organizations is welcome news. But for Orange County — and for the survivors who depend on these services …
There are few American institutions that belong to all of us quite like our national parks. From the towering mountains of Yosemite to the rugged coastline of Acadia, the sweeping landscapes of …
Ninety-one years ago this week, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, creating a program that would become one of the most important and enduring commitments the …

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American schools need to be as safe as possible, but there is still resistance to putting a school safety plan that has never failed in place. If the only open door to a school has a police officer …
Trump has definitely crossed the line in his inexcusable, indefensible, despicable remarks at a recent campaign rally in Grand Island, Nebraska. The paramount duty of any public official is to secure …
We in the Town of Shawangunk are fortunate and thankful that we have an excellent candidate in Adrienne Gelfand-Perine for Ulster County Legislature in District 13. Adrienne has spent decades in …
I write today to respectfully ask the voters in Shawangunk to vote for Adrienne Gelfand-Perine for County Legislature.  If you know Adrienne, you know that she is a bundle of positive energy who …
As repulsive, self centered, and delusional as our current president is, there are probably other worries that deserve more of our attention. One such issue is the end of our democracy as the …
In our upcoming midterm elections, I want to vote for a Congress that can govern effectively and exercise its powers to restrain a runaway executive. We need representatives who will seek legislative …
If Jack Kennedy could be contacted in the hereafter I am certain he would agree to having his name removed from the Kennedy Center and having the building renamed the Trump Center if President Trump …
I’m right in the middle of the festival from hell. And I was so prepared this time. I had every reasonable thing done: all the garlic was cleaned and sorted and weighed and bagged, and some …
California Governor Gavin Newsome just signed 13 election protection bills to secure the Midterms. Governor Hochul should follow his lead to safeguard voters and their votes from interference by the …
I am writing to express my concerns about the lack of term limits for many elected officials in New York State and Orange Countygovernment. A few years ago, Assemblymember Brian Maher of the …
Climate change is an immediate, rapidly accelerating threat that is negatively impacting the environment and people all over the world. The Hudson Valley is no exception. Small and large communities …
A good number of rulings by the conservative majority on the US Supreme Court have favored Trump. Let me recall a few of them to make my point. The earliest one gave Trump broad immunity from …
To spite Doug Ford, the premier of the Canadian province of Ontario, our president has by executive order “renamed” Lake Ontario “Lake America”. Fortunately, it is not binding outside the …
My mother was born at the start of the Roaring Twenties. That means, when the stock market crashed in ’29, she was at the age of peak awareness. My mother was a quintessential child of the Great …
Waking up in New York is one of the greatest experiences in the world. However, this summer, I woke up to an orange cloud covering the city. The air was hard to breathe, and what could have been a …

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