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While we are accustomed to getting numbers for the temperature outside, many of us now check on the AQI. The Air Quality Index dictates whether it is safe to leave your house. A few weeks ago, the …
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Hudson Cooper
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7/14/23
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It’s hot out and the power just went out. My plans for tomorrow are dashed. I need to do laundry before I head out of town for my treatments. Okay, I’ll go to the laundromat. It’s …
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Ramona Jan
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7/11/23
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We all can use some downtime in a dead zone.
To unplug. Disconnect. Leave our emails, tweets and Facebook postings behind. To be in a place where we won’t be tempted to “just …
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Barry Lewis
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7/7/23
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When I’m cooking in the summer, I try to use as many seasonal ingredients as possible. With corn and zucchini being in season, I figured why not make a beautiful corn and zucchini pasta with …
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Claire Stabbert
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7/7/23
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Fungus in our garden can be both good and bad, meaning there are good types of fungus like mycorrhizal fungi that help our plants grow. Found naturally in soil, mycorrhiza attach to plant roots to …
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Jim Boxberger
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7/7/23
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Every so often things seem to spring up out of nowhere and become part of our existence. A mere decade ago we had never heard of Wordl, orange smoke haze nor Sebastian Maniscalco. The latter is one …
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Hudson Cooper
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7/7/23
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Last night I held my head in my hands agonizing over, “decisions, decisions, decisions” because that’s what every cancer patient is faced with; where to go, what doctor to work …
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by Ramona Jan
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7/4/23
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I am a big fan of Ramona Jan. I met her over ten years ago when we did a skit at the North Branch Inn that John Bale was running. We were to make something up on our own that portrayed us …
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June Donohue
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6/30/23
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The Sullivan Catskills Visitors Association (SCVA) has been dedicated to promoting our region to travelers both domestically and internationally. A couple of events from June highlight the importance …
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By the Sullivan County Visitors Association
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6/30/23
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Over the past few years, we have been bombarded with stress inducing events. The list includes a covid pandemic, the war in Ukraine and most recently the smoke from the Canadian forest fires that …
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by Hudson Cooper
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6/30/23
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While getting twigs picked up in the yard before mowing this week, I came across an interesting bit of wildlife, an Eastern Box Turtle. She was just digging at an old stump looking for grubs and …
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by Jim Boxberger Jr
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6/30/23
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Very few things will get me to turn my oven on in the summer months... But guys, this blackberry tarragon cobbler is worth it. I love experimenting with herbs in desserts, especially in the summer …
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by Claire Stabbert
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6/30/23
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We all know that Sheena was a punk rocker. Well, some of us do. The point is; so was I. To prove said point, the Ramone’s song, Sweet Little Ramona, was written about me. I had worked with the …
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Ramona Jan
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6/27/23
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Just about a month ago, I put my books down and got on a bike strapped with bags stuffed with clothes, snacks, tools and tubes, and a swimsuit. A few months prior I had met a college friend for …
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Tracy Gates
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6/27/23
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Before I get into the meat of my column this week, I just wanted to point out how fast time flies. As you look at the picture above from Tuesday’s paper, take a look at the dates, Friday came …
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Jim Boxberger
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6/23/23
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This is the week that I usually share a column I wrote when my children graduated high school. I still can’t believe that it’s been more than 17 years.
In that column I reflected on …
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Barry Lewis
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6/23/23
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I recently was invited to a dinner party at the house of a couple I had never met. But they are big fans of my column and often take the time to email me their approval. So I was honored to be …
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By Hudson Cooper
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6/23/23
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“Our company has been retained to mediate on a serious matter under your name and social security number,” says a voice on my answering machine. I think ya’ll know by now that I …
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Ramona Jan
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6/20/23
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Many years ago, I spent some time in Buffalo. Besides the Buffalo Bills football team, the city is famous for another entity. As fate would have it, I had a unique introduction to a popular food item …
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Hudson Cooper
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6/16/23
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There are many types of losses- some more serious than others. Lately I seem to be getting more than my share. A dear friend of mine recently confided in me that she has recently been …
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June Donohue
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6/16/23
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I cannot express how much my fiancé and I are enjoying our backyard (back porch) herb garden. These fresh herbs not only save me a trip to the grocery store, but brighten up any dish I cook …
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Claire Stabbert
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6/16/23
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If you have traveled around the county lately then you have surely seen the show that the native Mountain Laurels are putting on. I travel Route 55 between Eldred and White Lake often, and it is the …
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Jim Boxberger
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6/16/23
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‘Ronno’ was the nickname of David Bowie’s lead guitarist, Mick Ronson, a small but tightly muscled mousy-haired fellow who eventually had to bleach his hair and wear make-up to stay …
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Ramona Jan
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6/13/23
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Trying to get some yard work done on Tuesday was quite a chore with all the smoke that was around. I couldn’t believe reading the weather forecast on Monday at Thunder 102 that Tuesday we were …
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Jim Boxberger
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6/9/23
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Livingston Manor Free Library Director
Juneteenth, the now federal holiday, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, annually on June 19th. It’s acknowledged under …
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Peggy McGuire
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6/9/23
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