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I clearly remember the day forty years ago that I found out that our second child was going to be a boy. I was about eight months pregnant and seeing my obstetrician quite regularly. After he …
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Kathy Werner
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7/30/21
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In a front page article July 16 by Democrat staff writer Isabel Braverman the headline above the story states, “Early voting: Is it worth it?”
Braverman while attending a legislature …
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Ed Townsend
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7/27/21
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An eagle! An eagle!
Now imagine someone yelling it but in a tone that’s both mocking and amused.
Welcome to live with a Sullivan County teenager.
I should have expected this. I was one …
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Jeanne Sager
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7/27/21
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There was an old lady who—almost—swallowed a fly. And that old lady was me!
I made myself a nice cup of tea (is there any other kind?) and had finished half of it when my two doggies, …
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Condominium safety is on the mind of many following the building collapse in Surfside, Florida.
According to an article in the Associated Press, professionals in the condominium business say …
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Ed Townsend
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7/20/21
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Growing up just feet from the river, there were always rules.
You respected the river’s power. This was the unspoken rule, and yet it was the biggest one too — the one that stuck hard …
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Jeanne Sager
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7/20/21
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I have just come back from the dermatologist’s office after having yet another of those little surgeries for my sun-damaged skin. Both Mom and Dad had melanoma, so I try to be extra diligent …
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Kathy Werner
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7/16/21
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She’s retired and will be moving back to Pennsylvania but Tri-Valley spanish teacher Brenda Sloan will remain in everyone’s heart and memories as a teacher who dedicated herself to the …
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Ed Townsend
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7/13/21
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If you’re a woman in Sullivan County, chances are pretty fair that you’ve opened up a letter in your mailbox in recent weeks to the news that Crystal Run is closing its Liberty offices …
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Jeanne Sager
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7/13/21
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This summer has been action-packed as we are all trying to return to some version of normal again. Folks have taken to the highways and byways to enjoy these summer days.
Many people have stopped …
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With 2021 graduation and Nursing Pinning Ceremonies taking place at various locations this year the Orange County Community College Nursing Pinning Ceremony for 59 graduates took place at the Warwick …
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Ed Townsend
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7/6/21
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I’m not sure which was worse — the person who’d plopped down dozens of items in the express lane with the sign that expressly noted it was the place for 15 items or less or the …
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Jeanne Sager
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7/6/21
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