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T hese days, life can be difficult. They say that what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, and while strength often comes at the cost of experience, it doesn’t mean it was necessary. And …
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5/7/24
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E ach year, National Nurses Week has been celebrated from May 6 to May 12, which is nurse practitioner and healthcare pioneer Florence Nightingale’s birthday – May 6. Today, we are proud …
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5/3/24
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I t is one thing to clean up your own messes when you make them, as it wouldn’t be right to leave your trash where someone else may have to clean it up. It is another thing to take the time to …
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4/30/24
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It is a welcome sight to see SUNY Sullivan select their new President, Dr. David Potash, especially with a healthy amount of time between what was the tenure of the last formal president and today. …
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4/23/24
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A lost dog is a terrible thing, an abandoned dog is even worse. And not being able to temporarily house them while the search for the owner or a new home is the pinnacle of frustration that …
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4/16/24
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T hese past few weeks seem to have proved a challenge for our electric grid. Power outages have become increasingly common. Combined with less than decent weather patterns, thousands of residents …
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4/5/24
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S hort term rentals, or STRs, have become wildly popular, especially here in the county. They are usually inexpensive, hidden in plain sight, secluded and offer a sense of home away from home. As an …
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4/2/24
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Dear US Senator Charles Schumer and US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand,
We know it can get very hectic on Capitol Hill, but we have to express our request in this timely manner before the …
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3/22/24
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Yesterday, for the first time in four years, we all were gifted with one more day — thanks to the leap year. That’s 24 whole hours more of living, with all of the …
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3/1/24
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Before it was “normal,” before it was “just another shooting,” before it was “thoughts and prayers” galore, there was a time when there was the benefit of the …
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2/20/24
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O ur news pages have been full of interesting facts lately and 2024 is shaping up to be a very interesting year for Sullivan County.
Business news seems to be grabbing a lot of headlines as of …
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1/16/24
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I t’s easy to find yourself in a similar mindset to George Bailey from the Christmas classic, It’s A Wonderful Life (1946), where the results of one’s good deeds aren’t …
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12/26/23
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W e take pleasure in answering thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun:
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12/22/23
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The attack on Pearl Harbor, which happened 82 years ago this year on December 7, 1941, altered the shape of the world as we know it today. With 2,403 American civilians and military personnel killed …
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12/5/23
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The holiday season is right around the corner! Soon there will be feelings of festivity and the desire to volunteer time and participate in food and toy drives will peak once more and shine bright …
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11/14/23
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The winds of change blew heavy through Sullivan County on Tuesday night as nearly 15,000 voters across 15 townships elected a new legislature to lead our county government for the next four years.
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11/10/23
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T oday is the day — or rather, the night of the scariest time of the year. Happy Halloween! Around the county, hundreds of young people are expected to take the journey from house to house in …
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10/31/23
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R olling V is joining Communities across the country this week to celebrate National School Bus Safety Week, October 16-20. Even though school buses are one of the safest means of transportation, …
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10/20/23
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W hile sometimes overshadowed by Breast Cancer Awareness Month, equally critical in necessity is Domestic Abuse Awareness Month.
It is an evil that often takes place behind closed doors …
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10/17/23
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A s it has become widely known for being the first time ever in our nation’s history, former United States House of Representatives Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, was recently ousted out …
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10/13/23
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One individual worthy of a rose is a local leader who was recently recognized around New York State for her work in the booming tourism business in the Sullivan Catskills is Sullivan Catskills …
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10/10/23
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October has universally become recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month for many Americans, not just those personally impacted by the awful disease. There is power in pink — with the …
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10/6/23
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Opioid overdose — two words that have stained our community with pain and grief. With the distribution of some of the remaining Opioid Settlement Funds, there is still hope.
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9/29/23
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T he new school year is now well underway, and we can only say we are encouraged by what we see.
Last Friday we published our annual “Sullivan County’s Official Fall Sports …
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9/26/23
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A ll registered voters in Sullivan County have the right to cast their ballot, but unfortunately sometimes it takes longer than they want. Even with the addition of on-sight ballot printing and …
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9/22/23
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