Last week I was in Savannah, Georgia, with my sisters Laurie and Mary and their better halves, Dick and John. We rented a gorgeous Airbnb in the downtown area, a completely renovated brick …
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Kathy Werner
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3/15/24
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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 …
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Jeanne Sager
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3/12/24
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Dave Colavito
Rock Hill
To the editor:
I don’t know all the candidates who interviewed to head our Office of the County Attorney – I’m told some already work there, …
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3/12/24
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Anthony Ritter
Linda Slocum
Narrowsburg
To the editor:
The town recently announced that they had made arrangements with an architect to advise the town on renovations to the …
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3/12/24
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Steve White
Bethel
To the editor:
Is it just me or is it a remarkable coincidence that the day after George Santos reappears at the State of the Union Address in Washington D.C., …
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3/12/24
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Bethel
To the editor:
On Tuesday, February 27th the Conservative Party of Sullivan County led by Chairman Ed Magilton endorsed Camille O’Brien for the 100th Assembly seat in the …
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Rob Doherty
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3/8/24
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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 …
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Jeanne Sager
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3/5/24
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Rock Hill
To the editor:
County records show reconciled expenses Infinite Care owes the county for operations at the adult Care Center 4Q21 through 4Q22 total over $6.5M. 2023 amounts are …
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Dave Colavito
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3/5/24
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Yesterday, for the first time in four years, we all were gifted with one more day — thanks to the leap year. That’s 24 whole hours more of living, with all of the …
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3/1/24
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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 …
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Jeanne Sager
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2/27/24
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Rhinebeck
To the editor:
Many that are lined up against former President Trump have been poised to be dancing on his grave for quite awhile. The recent ruling of a $355 million penalty in …
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Rex Bridges
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2/27/24
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Liberty
To the editor:
From the news I am hearing the Isrealis are acting just as brutally toward the Palestinians in Gaza as the Nazi did toward the Jews in Europe during World War …
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Brian Shera
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2/27/24
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A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to travel with my daughter Liz, son-in-law Peter, and granddaughter Adeline to Universal Studios in Florida. This trip was a combination Christmas and birthday …
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Kathy Werner
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2/23/24
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Narrowsburg
To the editor:
My 14 year old daughter who has mental health issues went to Garnet Hospital in Harris NY seeking help and they had us there for about two hours and finally we …
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Lauren Aumick
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2/23/24
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Cochecton
To the editor:
President Obama & Biden’s ‘Fast n Furious’ gun running program that killed many with no charges brings us to today; Mexico can sue our …
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Don Dittmer
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2/23/24
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Before it was “normal,” before it was “just another shooting,” before it was “thoughts and prayers” galore, there was a time when there was the benefit of the …
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2/20/24
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Imagine my surprise when I went to my Amazon Prime Video channel this past week and discovered that they were now going to show ads while I watched shows unless I paid them an extra three dollars a …
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Kathy Werner
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2/16/24
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I nearly forgot to clear up one little mystery about our Christmas cruise from Vienna to Budapest that I teased in my first article about this trip.
While we were driving into Vienna from …
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Kathy Werner
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2/9/24
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Grahamsville
To the editor:
l wish to personally congratulate Tri-Valley Central School Students Samantha Mentnech (age 17) and Devyn Callahan (age 17) for receiving Regional Awards in the …
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William Brenner
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2/9/24
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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 …
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Jeanne Sager
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2/6/24
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Glen Wild
To the editor:
Every President has his faults and makes mistakes. Afghanistan could have been done better but at least we’re done with 20 years of occuptaion. Did former …
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Pamela Zaitchick
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2/6/24
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My sister-in-law Susan and I enjoyed our first day on board our Avalon Christmas Market Danube River cruise this past November. We visited the Schonbrunn Palace and then after a most delicious dinner …
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Kathy Werner
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2/2/24
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Monticello
To the editor:
Teacher of the Century award. This is how we describe Eugene Weinstein still running around at 98.
Because of him many of his students have saved the lives of …
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Bill Kapito
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1/30/24
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Liberty
To the editor:
I have been motivated to write this letter by Trump’s victory in the caucus in Iowa. I had hoped that the people in Iowa would have sent Trump and all that he …
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Charlie Barbuti
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1/23/24
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Lake Huntington
To the editor:
In the Friday, January 12th edition of the Democrat, a letter from Steve White of Bethel was published under the heading, “Thank God for THIS …
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M.E. Hubbard
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1/19/24
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