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What you say about Kamala matters
And just like that, it’s all changed.   Sunday morning, we woke up in a world where two aging white men were the top runners for president.   Monday morning, we woke up in … more
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Kid summer magic
One glance wasn’t enough. I had to look again to make sure I wasn’t seeing things, but I was right the first time.   It wasn’t even 6:30 in the morning, and a child … more
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An immigrant story
A s soon as I snapped the photo, I knew it was one I would want to share with the world.   As Liberty High School seniors played a final song with their high school band, I’d captured … more
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We get to live here
I spent last week hundreds of miles from home with more than 100 people who have never been to our corner of the world.   A few had come near — those with spouses who grew up in … more
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Is sexuality really the problem?
I know that some readers do not understand the need for a Pride Month.   Perhaps you’re in the particularly vocal camp that’s taken to local-focused social media groups to let … more
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A bridge back and forth
“If anything’s certain in life, it certainly isn’t the fate of the Callicoon bridge. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has plans to do . . . well, … more
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You can’t have it both ways
It’s a tradition you can count on — come the second Sunday in June, tractors will roll through Callicoon, and hundreds of onlookers will ooh and ahh.   Some of those tractors … more
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Calling for help ... and waiting
If you happened to be near an emergency scanner this weekend, you may have heard a call go out for emergency medical services once, then again, and then several more times, a 911 dispatcher trying … more
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The best time to be a little kinder
I used to think May was an odd time of the year for America to mark Mental Health Awareness Month.   Why not in December when so many of us struggle with the overwhelm of the holidays … more
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The door before ... and after
When I’d enter the side door of the school, I had two choices.   I could turn right immediately, head up the stairs and venture past the gym first, then the cafeteria before making … more
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They’ve heard of us
Have you noticed a new pattern emerging in those “where you are from” conversations?   The shift was slow at first, only for it to take on hyperspeed since the pandemic began. … more
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The luck of emergency surgery
The emergency room practitioner needed to share just two words for the stress sitting at the base of my skull to start thrusting its elbows outward in both directions, pushing to take over control of … more
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A simple recommendation
Imagine, for a moment, that you’re standing in line somewhere.   Perhaps it’s the post office, or maybe it’s the grocery store. Or possibly you’re standing in the … more
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It’s all in the letters
Growing up, most of us learn that the keys to doing well and advancing in a job are working hard and keeping your nose clean.   It’s true ... mostly.   Here’s what … more
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The parents are learning too
You’re going to be terrified of your kid doing the sorts of things at 18 (almost 19) that you once did quite easily at 17.   This is one of the (many) things I’ve learned during … more
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Going, going...
If you caught the front page of the Democrat last week, you already know the news for parents seeking childcare in our county is bleak.   The Hudson Valley as a whole has seen a 27 percent … more
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These other homes
Have you ever driven by a house and wondered if it still looks the same inside as it did when you were 15? It can’t just be me.   There’s a fairly common movie plot point that … more
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A human responsibility to get it right
I am a journalist who has had to write about suicide-related deaths.   I am also a person who deeply loves a person who died by suicide.   I tell you both of these things to make … more
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It’s not just our kids
I’m not sure when, exactly, I started counting down the days until my child would graduate from school.   Was it on December 14, 2012, as I held tight to my second grader during our … more
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A kid who came back
Seated on the examination table at my doctor’s office, I was trying to do the math in my head.   If my daughter was 7 or 8 when my new physician’s assistant spent summers as my … more
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A step to solve our county’s health crisis
Four thousand steps.   That’s how many we’re supposed to take daily if we want to reduce our risk of dying, at least according to the largest study to date on the topic. … more
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A chance at the joy
There are plenty of groups you can split humanity into cleanly — the “toilet paper over” people vs. the “toilet paper under” people, the ones who would load the salsa … more
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The children we love
The words were out of my mouth before I’d quite realized what I was about to say, but as they tripped over my tongue, a feeling rushed over me.   When I told this teenager who had … more
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Is this what the Grinch felt?
I don’t decorate for the holidays.   The stockings hung in my living room have been there for a year now, left up last holiday season because no one ever took them down, and I simply … more
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Slow down
It’s one of those Sullivan County events that I’ve always associated with childhood joy. The bright lights, the candy, the appearances by Santa, and the holiday feel have long made the … more
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