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We may be looking at new legislation in Albany that would modernize the Bottle Bill and increase the returnable bottle deposit to ten cents.
State Assemblyman Kevin Cahill of Kingston wants to …
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Ed Townsend
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1/25/22
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When a local radio station shared a list of local towns with the “ugliest sounding names,” I couldn’t help but cringe.
Many names on the list come from Native American words or …
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Jeanne Sager
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1/25/22
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For 44 years the annual WSUL Heart-A-Thon hasn’t skipped a beat in its effort to raise money to help change lives. Being Sullivan County's longest running fundraising event for cardiovascular …
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1/25/22
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Callicoon Center
To the editor:
I’m disgusted that legislators Brooks, Conklin, Salamone and Sorenson voted to reinstate Rob Doherty, Chair of the county legislature for another two-year …
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Bruce Ferguson
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1/21/22
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Cochecton
To the editor:
The Inside Out column on December 21 was a well written, emotional plea for securing your guns so they don’t wind up being used in school shootings by …
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Liberty
To the editor:
I was a scooper the first ten years of my life growing up in Swan Lake in the 1950’s. I didn’t know I was a scooper but I was. We lost the farm to the bank …
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Well, I finally pulled the plug. I got rid of my landline, after having one all my life. No more phone on the wall or the counter. No more home phone. I’m feeling a bit sentimental about it, to …
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Kathy Werner
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1/21/22
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In the January 7 front page article written by managing editor Joseph Abraham regarding the airport agreement between the county and HatzolAir it appears during discussion that the entire Sullivan …
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Ed Townsend
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1/18/22
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It’s around this time of year that you tend to see reminders pop up telling you that pets should spend no more than a few minutes outside in the cold.
It’s good advice, and it’s …
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Jeanne Sager
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1/18/22
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Both of my paternal great-grandparents came from countries that no longer exist. These places are gone, off the map, done. Allow me to explain.
Recently my sister-in-law Regina sent me a photo of …
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Kathy Werner
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1/14/22
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To the editor:
The Democrat’s January 7, 2022 issue has a photo of our County Clerk, Russell Reeves swearing in the newly elected Chair of the County Legislature on the front page. …
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Professional football has never really been the sport I wrote much about but individual players like Ben Roethlisberger is a stand-up quarterback who has given back to the sport in many ways.
In …
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1/11/22
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