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Bethel
To the editor:
Did you watch the March 20 Sullivan County Legislature Executive Committee Meeting? You should. Especially around 59:53.
Legislator Terry Bernardo discusses her …
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Rob Doherty
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4/25/25
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The second half of our second day in the United Kingdom was spent in the land of Downton Abbey. We were quite fortunate that my friend Marystephanie and I had planned our trip for early March, …
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Kathy Werner
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4/25/25
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Co-founder,
Beyond Plastics Sullivan County
Co-founder, Sustainable Sullivan
To the editor:
You learn so much reading the newspaper. I, for example, just learned that I am …
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Rebekah Creshkoff
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4/25/25
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Rock Hill
To the editor:
When President Biden returned U.S. citizens Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan, and Evan Gerskovich home after being held captive in Putin’s Russia, Americans …
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Dave Colavito
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4/25/25
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Liberty
To the editor:
My name is Sandra Hanofee, I am graduating from Liberty High school as a senior, with the class of 2025. I would like to share my frustration about Liberty Central …
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Sandra Hanofee
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4/25/25
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Cochecton
To the editor:
You know the old saying we were taught as children “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me,” is mostly true. …
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Larry Richardson
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4/25/25
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Kiamesha Lake
To the editor:
On March 31, 2025, The Institute of Museums and Library Services (IMLS) was shut down.
This has caused grants to shut down six months earlier than …
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Lynn Skolnick
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4/25/25
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O
ver eight decades ago, liberation was found after the Allies in World War II pushed through the Axis Powers and took back much of Europe, albeit, it was too late to save over 6,000,000 Jewish …
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4/25/25
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If you live in Western Sullivan County, you’re accustomed to long drives and finding ways to fill them. A long drive back and forth from a doctor’s appointment or a run to the DMV is …
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Jeanne Sager
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4/22/25
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Kauneonga Lake
To the editor:
The answer to adding more reasonably priced housing here in Sullivan County is through utilization of an existing NYS law that permits the construction …
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John Maniec
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4/22/25
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Milanville, PA
To the Editor:
PennDOT is holding a ”cultural mitigation” meeting for Skinners Falls Bridge in person and on zoom on Wednesday, April …
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Cynthia Nash
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4/22/25
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Town of Fallsburg
To the editor:
Friday, April 25 is Arbor Day, a day well worth celebrating, especially in the Town of Fallsburg where we give license to developers to clear cut forests …
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Ann Prusinki
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4/22/25
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Farmer
Woodbourne
This letter was addressed tothe the Town of Fallsburg Board and sent to the Democrat for publication.
To the editor:
I am writing to add a very …
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Jerry Skoda
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4/22/25
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I t goes without saying that caring for our shared Earth is one of our most important duties, especially as inhabitants of such a beautiful county and the Delaware River valley. The saying …
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4/22/25
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To the editor:
Once again, members of the Liberty community are gathered to demonstrate our displeasure with the proposed new PUD (Planned Unit Development) law. We are pleased that the Town …
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4/18/25
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My friend Marystephanie and I had set ourselves another daunting schedule for our second full day in the United Kingdom. She arranged for us to be driven to both Blenheim Palace and Highclere Castle …
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Kathy Werner
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4/18/25
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O ne of the most important dates of the Christian religion has hopped back around the calendar – Easter Sunday! Even though the Gospel story about Good Friday and Easter Sunday is a tale of …
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4/18/25
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For weeks now, I’ve spent my early mornings perched in my office chair, wrapped up in a blanket, hitting “delete.”
I’d like to pretend I don’t know how my hard …
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Jeanne Sager
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4/15/25
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W e have one thing here on the Western side of the county, its the Delaware River and its incredible views. The border river runs all the way between New York and Pennsylvania, and along its winding …
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4/15/25
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When we last left our intrepid London vacationers, we (by which I mean Marystephanie and I) had just left the Churchill War Rooms and taken the tube back to our hotel in South Kensington.
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Kathy Werner
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4/11/25
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To the editor:
I miss my friend, and judging by the long line inside and outside of Colonial Funeral Home, I’m not alone. People from all parts of the county: politics, education, …
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4/11/25
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T omorrow marks the beginning of this year’s Passover – and we want to wish all those who partake in this historic holiday a peaceful and happy celebration! Running until nightfall …
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4/11/25
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When kids do battle with the drama inherent in high school attendance, there’s an almost universal mantra adopted by their parents: In a few years, this will end, and you never have to see …
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Jeanne Sager
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4/8/25
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To the editor:
When we elect and then send our upstate legislators to Albany, we expect that they will be inspirational and unique individuals who will lead rather than blindly follow the wishes …
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4/8/25
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Y our local fire department and everyone who is called to the scene of an emergency are counting on you…to do nothing!
At least, they want you to not burn anything as the state-wide burn …
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4/8/25
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