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There are certain magical moments we get to experience just once each year.
What makes them so special isn’t just the brief time we’re afforded but the fact that you …
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Jeanne Sager
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3/18/25
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I get the text that my teenager is on their way home, and my breath catches.
This is the moment I’ve been waiting for. For weeks I’ve been counting down the days like a little …
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Jeanne Sager
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3/11/25
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A note of apology: To my loyal readers who missed Inside Out last week, I am sorry. Doctor visits and hospitalizations for seasonal flu hit a 15-year-high in the U.S. last month, and yours truly was …
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Jeanne Sager
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3/4/25
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“Yes ... if it’s not snowing.”
This was the answer an uncle gave me recently when I asked if he’d be free for lunch a few weeks into the future. It’s an answer …
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Jeanne Sager
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2/18/25
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It’s not how they act at home. It’s how they act when they’re in public.
Every parent has heard this — or a version of it anyway — over the years.
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Jeanne Sager
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2/11/25
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Along with his estimate, the contractor said something most of us likely wouldn’t expect to hear from someone in the service industry.
Naming another, much larger, competitor, he …
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Jeanne Sager
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2/4/25
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There’s been much talk nationwide about the fate of the U.S. Department of Education. The new presidential administration has threatened to abolish the federal government agency, and at least …
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Jeanne Sager
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1/28/25
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I recently read a lengthy apology from a local small business owner who had to shutter the business for a few weeks to deal with some health and family concerns.
My immediate reaction may …
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Jeanne Sager
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1/21/25
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I was checking out at the pharmacy when the text arrived.
“Your vehicle has an unpaid toll. To avoid excessive charges ...” The warning was followed up with a link to a …
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Jeanne Sager
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1/14/25
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Chances are you’ve driven around the county of late with heat blowing at full blast from the vents in your vehicle, a thick parka wrapped around you to fight the bitter cold.
Maybe …
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Jeanna Sager
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1/7/25
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Raise your hand if you gave up making new year’s resolutions because you knew you’d just end up breaking them.
If you’re reading this in the diner or the gas station, …
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Jeanne Sager
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12/31/24
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The holiday season may be best known for lighting candles, ho hos, and mistletoe, but it’s also the top season for charitable donations.
The fourth quarter — or Q4 in …
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Jeanne Sager
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12/17/24
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At last count, an online petition asking the new owners of Peck’s Markets to close the doors to its local grocery stores on Thanksgiving Day had more than 840 signatures.
As the …
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Jeanne Sager
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11/19/24
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I wasn’t expecting to find hope in a high school hallway.
Late last week, I had the honor of capturing senior portraits for the Liberty High School senior class.
For …
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Jeanne Sager
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11/12/24
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If you’ve driven around Sullivan County, or anywhere in upstate New York, in the past few weeks, you’ve likely seen at least a few yard signs calling on you to “protect girls …
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Jeanne Sager
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10/22/24
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It’s that time of year when the world is cast in pink to remind us all that breast cancer is a very real — and very dangerous — disease.
One in eight American women will …
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Jeanne Sager
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10/8/24
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This year marks the first time my 19-year-old will be able to cast a vote for president.
Like most of Gen Z, they’re chronically online, which means their preparations for Election …
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Jeanne Sager
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10/1/24
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