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Please save our prison
I n November, the Sullivan Correctional facility in Woodbourne will face closure after being placed on the chopping block as a result of New York State’s adjusted 2024-2025 budget. The boarding … more
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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More than just books!
P ublic libraries remain the key to communal knowledge. For nearly two centuries in the United States, institutions such as these have acted as a bastion of intellectual progress and a place for … more
Museum of Broadway a smash
In my continuing series of Field Trips for Seniors, I have another fabulous destination for you to visit. It is the Museum of Broadway, located on 45th Street, just off 7th Avenue in Manhattan. … more
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Vote for Riley
Callicoon To the editor: Marc Molinaro is trying to deceive us. He pretends voting for him will protect access to IVF treatment and other reproductive freedoms, but that is not true. A vote … more
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A Vote for Paula Kay
District 1 Legislator Town of Bethel To the editor: With the primary season now complete, I thought it was a good time to point out what is at stake in our local race for the 100th … more
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The Unsafe Paramount Hotel
Adrian Perlmutter - President Rob Rayevsky - Vice President Kim Rayevsky - Secretary Parksville Priorities Committee Parksville Dear Town of Liberty Supervisor Frank DeMayo … more
Flowering businesses
B ack in the days of Sullivan Renaissance, the organization that eventually merged and expanded into the sole title of Sullivan 180, there was a dire need for a boost to Sullivan County’s … more
A vote for Ingrassia
To the editor: I am writing in support of Lou Ingrassia’s candidacy for the NY Assembly - District 100, the seat that is being vacated by Aileen Gunther who is retiring. My wife and I … more
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God bless America
F orty-three years ago, a crazed political fanatic by the name of John Hinkley, Jr. thought he could change American history by taking aim at the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan. … more
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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Shifting focus
Parksville To the editor: Now that phase one for the selection of the next Assembly person for the 100 District is over, hopefully focus can now be placed on the needs, concerns, and issues … more
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Oppressive heat
N o, your thermometer has not been lying to you, it really has been hitting those uncomfortably high temperatures without relenting – but you don’t need to read that to know … more
It’s time for new choices
T o dedicate one’s life to public service is one of the most noble ways anyone can spend their limited time on this earth. It is literally an oath to do right by your fellow man, acting … more
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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A Garden for the Ages
  A few days ago, on my way back from New York City, I decided to take a side trip that I had been meaning to take for a long time.   My destination was the Untermyer Gardens in Yonkers. … more
Response to What Am I Missing
Eldred To the editor: In response to “What Am I Missing” 6/24/24. It is simple, we are picking The President of the United States, not a 7th grade class president. This is not a … more
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Just barely 10 percent
A s per the results of the Republican Primary for the 100th Assembly District, Lou Ingrassia Jr. of Wallkill garnered more votes than challenger Camille O’Brien last week…in … more
A birthday card to America
D ear United States of America,   A deceptively young 247, the years look good on you! Oh, how you’ve grown and changed since you took your first steps, which eventually turned into a … more
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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Step Away from the Screen
I am as guilty as charged.   I find myself spending all-too-much time with that addictive little screen that fits right in my pocket. And let’s not kid ourselves—these screens … more
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Keys to the world
D ear Graduates, Whether the working world awaits you, or an academic endeavor calls your name, or possibly you joined the armed services, never forget the lessons you have learned these past few … more
Through fire, flame and heat
P icture this: the thermometer is reaching the upper nineties, you are at your day job putting in honest work, and a call alerts you of an active barn fire on one of the busiest roads in the county. … more
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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Google Rules
Thank heaven for the internet. I have concluded that you can find the solution to almost any problem in its ether. Hear me out—when I am trying to solve a problem after everything that I can … more
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