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How is toilet paper made?
Trees are stripped of their bark and the wood is chipped into small pieces. The wood chips are cooked with chemicals and water in a pressure cooker to create …
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Ramona Jan
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3/1/33
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We hadn’t even finished the Thanksgiving leftovers when I heard Bonnie let out a disparaging observation: “Oh, great, now we gotta start planning for Christmas.”
“Excuse …
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Barry Lewis
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12/6/24
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Sullivan 180 Beautification Program Manager
Looking for a nutritious and easy breakfast? This Maple Banana Whole Wheat Muffin is my family’s favorite! Adding walnuts, pumpkin seeds …
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Carmela Hugel (Guest recipe)
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12/6/24
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No matter how many times I promise myself to not stuff myself at Thanksgiving, the meal usually has some of my favorite side dishes on the menu. Besides the obligatory turkey and/or ham I become a …
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Hudson Cooper
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12/6/24
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I had a very rewarding concert to go to on Saturday November 16th in Brooklyn at the beautiful residence of Dan and his partner.
The Empire State building was still lit up in red, white …
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June Donohue
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12/6/24
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Baby it’s cold outside and many of you have told me it seems colder this year. Well not really, we haven’t seen any record lows even though it has been colder than many recent past years. …
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Jim Boxberger
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12/6/24
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If you’re active on instagram you’ve seen it... the “Italian penicillin” soup recipe. I made this simple recipe for my husband since he hasn’t been feeling well lately, …
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11/29/24
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Time flies when you’re having fun. For 50 years Saturday Night Live has been a mainstay on NBC airing at 11:30 pm. When it began, most homes lacked the equipment to tape the program. So, …
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Hudson Cooper
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11/29/24
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1. What if we were all equally beautiful by society’s standards, would we find each other attractive?
Perhaps physical attractiveness would take a backseat to personality, …
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Ramona Jan
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11/26/24
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“Hello, my name is Barry. I’m a turkey picker.”
“Hello, Barry.”
“It’s been nearly 365 days since my last turkey pick. But I can practically smell …
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Barry Lewis
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11/22/24
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Since they’ve been married, my parents have been hosting Thanksgiving for the past 30+ years for our extended family, so we know all about cooking for a large crowd. Since us kiddos have gotten …
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Claire Burns
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11/22/24
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You might have seen some flurries this week, but there is still time for a couple projects before the snow flies and the ground freezes. If you have been growing tender semi-perennial bulbs or tubers …
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Jim Boxberger
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11/22/24
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Last week on November 19th, the United Nations celebrated a special day in the countries around the world that are members. Unfortunately, it had nothing to do about possible peace in the Middle East …
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Hudson Cooper
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11/22/24
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Potential snow in the forecast this week brings about a true change in season as Thanksgiving rounds the corner, fully driving us on toward the holiday season.
And first, to note around that are …
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Lori Orestano-James
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11/19/24
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First, some background information:
When we met, private investigator and polygraph examiner, Andrea Forrest Brock (nee Andrea Forrest), was already famous for researching and verifying …
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Ramona Jan
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11/19/24
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The first nude beach I was aware of was one in Sarasota, Florida. Since there are a lot of Senior citizens in that area, my aunt and I would joke about it, saying they would hang out together …
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June Donohue
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11/15/24
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While some things are no laughing matter, others are a barrel of laughs. Some even say that at the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. I would have to …
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Ramona Jan
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11/12/24
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Did you know that flamingos bend their legs at the ankle, not the knee. They essentially stand on tip-toe. Their knees are closer to the body and are covered by feathers. Neither did I.
You …
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Barry Lewis
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11/8/24
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Well I was going to talk about houseplants this week, but with the warm mid-week weather I ended up outside again doing some landscaping when a new subject uncovered itself. I had a fungus amoungus. …
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Jim Boxberger
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11/8/24
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I thought we were done with this. Was it my imagination that the outdated practice of “Spring forward, Fall back” was being discontinued? As my readers discovered last week, Daylight …
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Hudson Cooper
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11/8/24
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And, just like that, November is here and we change our focus from witches and pumpkins to elections and the beginning of our country. As we prepare for celebrating with our family and friends, …
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Lori Orestano-James
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10/29/24
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It’s come to my attention that gems, diamonds perhaps, of precious conversation between myself and The Huz (my husband) might be worth sharing. The Huz is a singer. You may know him. His name …
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Ramona Jan
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10/29/24
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What a week of beautiful weather. It is a little cooler and more seasonable now but the 70’s that we saw from last Saturday through Wednesday were a great example of a weather phenomenon called …
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Jim Boxberger
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10/24/24
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If you want to try to label a person, it seems that lumping them into their zodiac signs may not be the way to go anymore. People are now influenced by what generation they were born into. I …
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Hudson Cooper
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10/24/24
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As October comes to a close, the Sullivan Catskills Visitors Association (SCVA) continues to make strides in promoting our beautiful region to a national audience. Tourism is the economic backbone of …
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Sullivan County Visitors Association
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10/24/24
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