There's a phenomenon that comes naturally with the passage of time. We forget.
We forget people. We forget places. We forget names and dates and moments and sounds.
But there's a funny …
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Jeanne Sager
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12/27/22
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I’ve seen the sign a few times in recent weeks as I've traveled throughout the county, or some version of it anyway. “I say Merry Christmas, not happy holidays,” it says.
Once …
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We were watching a documentary on, of all things, Barney the Dinosaur, when I spotted something familiar.
“Wait a second. Rewind that?” I asked my husband.
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12/13/22
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I would like to say the timing couldn't be worse. Three weeks before Christmas. Seven months before the first college tuition payment is due for our teenager. Just six years after we carried a bundle …
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Jeanne Sager
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12/6/22
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Hallmark Christmas movies. They're silly and syrupy and absolutely everywhere right now.
They're predictable with the guarantee that there will certainly be a big city girl who heads back …
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Jeanne Sager
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11/29/22
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They pop up on Facebook again and again: Photos of missing elders, runaway teens, lost dogs.
They target the most basic level of emotions: The human need for connection. When we see that …
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Jeanne Sager
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11/22/22
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I have this to say about testing positive for COVID-19: You can finally stop worrying about catching COVID-19.
For two and a half years I walked around with varying levels of anxiety over …
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Jeanne Sager
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11/15/22
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I have a bit of a confession to make. My copies of the Democrat turned into a pile on my kitchen counter this past month. What can I say? Fall is a busy season for photographers. But when I finally …
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Jeanne Sager
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11/8/22
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Plopped in the middle of Callicoon Main Street with a camera in one hand and another camera hanging off my other shoulder, I clicked photo after photo of a child in costume.
That white …
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Jeanne Sager
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11/1/22
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I'm pretty sure I spent hours of my childhood holding my breath. Each time I spotted a cemetery on the horizon, I'd quickly suck in a deep breath of air, filling my cheeks like a chipmunk loading up …
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Jeanne Sager
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10/25/22
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When the Sullivan West capital project plan pamphlet arrived in the mail, one thought immediately sprang to mind: This work won't affect my child.
Should the project garner voter approval …
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Jeanne Sager
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10/18/22
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It's officially been 100 years since the US began marking the week of October 9 as Fire Prevention Week — a tradition that kicked off in 1922 in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire, which …
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Jeanne Sager
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10/11/22
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Watching the footage from Lee County, Florida on CNN this week, it was hard to keep tears from pricking at the corners of your eyes.
Minute after minute, hour after hour, video footage of …
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Jeanne Sager
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10/4/22
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It has occurred to me that I have become a very specific sort of person when I run into teenagers or young adults who I’ve known for a very long time.
You have almost definitely …
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Jeanne Sager
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9/27/22
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There’s something about a group of volunteers who have worked together time and time again that makes an event even more joyful to watch, and Saturday’s Jeffersonville Duck Race was a …
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Jeanne Sager
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9/20/22
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When you ask someone from Sullivan County if they live upstate, they’re going to have a pretty clear answer for you.
Yes, of course we’re upstate. We’re north of New York …
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Jeanne Sager
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9/13/22
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If you've read this column over the years, you might be familiar with the feelings of angst that begin to rise in my stomach around this time of year.
As the nights begin to cool and …
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Jeanne Sager
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8/30/22
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Many of us have returned to a place where you spent extensive amounts of time as a child, only to realize it’s no longer the place you remember.
But sneaking …
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Jeanne Sager
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8/23/22
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We were mid-conversation with a local resident on our recent vacation when she asked where we were visiting from.
“The Catskills,” we said.
“Oh, so you get it!” she …
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Jeanne Sager
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8/16/22
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Now this is a story all about how my life got flipped, turned upside down (for an afternoon at least).
And I’d like to take a minute — just sit right there — I’ll tell …
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Jeanne Sager
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8/9/22
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My eyes were on the rearview mirror as I reversed the car when the head popped into view. Two eyes, two long ears and a mouth that seemed to be smiling at me.
Throwing the car in park, …
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Jeanne Sager
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8/2/22
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Ah, summer. It’s that time of year when quiet back country roads become not-so-quiet.
Byways rarely traveled become destinations for bikers, walkers, and Sunday drivers.
And suddenly, …
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Jeanne Sager
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7/19/22
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Who’s ready for a quick dive into the economy. I’ll keep this one simple, I promise. The Consumer Price Index is a measurement of the change in prices consumers are paying for common …
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Jeanne Sager
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7/12/22
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Where can I get a good haircut? Where can my 14-year-old get a summer job? What’s a good place to eat? Who’s a good vet in these parts? The questions come fast and furious in local …
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by Jeanne Sager
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7/5/22
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Three per 1,000. That’s how many children in America enter foster care every year, a figure that comes from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Twenty-eight thousand five hundred twenty-four. …
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Jeanne Sager
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6/28/22
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