I often accuse my daughter of making things up. Like the time she told me to buy “bronze die cut pasta.” I’ve been around a long time, and I never in my life heard about pasta cut …
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Kathy Werner
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8/19/22
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To the editor: The last letter I wrote was partly about Term Limits. Interestingly today, at the County Legislature Meeting, I watched my legislator of District 9, Alan Sorenson, leave before the …
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Pamela Zaitchick
Glen Wild
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8/19/22
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Summer ushers in many amazing local traditions. This includes various fairs and festivals that provide opportunities for family fun and for memories to be made that will last a …
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8/19/22
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Reading the internet recently (actually went the route and purchased a laptop windows 11) and yes I honestly believe I have entered a new life span, but it will take me awhile to completely get …
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Ed Townsend
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8/16/22
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We were mid-conversation with a local resident on our recent vacation when she asked where we were visiting from.
“The Catskills,” we said.
“Oh, so you get it!” she …
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Jeanne Sager
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8/16/22
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The public library is a cornerstone of society, whether it’s in big cities, suburbs or rural towns. While some may argue the decline in circulation of bound books and other periodicals is a …
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8/16/22
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About a month ago, I purchased a new computer. Mine was running slowly and was all out of memory so that it was difficult to run programs and my Zoom calls were always in danger of getting …
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Kathy Werner
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8/12/22
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Water is one of the basic building blocks of life as we know it. With it we flourish. Without it nothing can survive. As the Democrat reported last week, the town of Fallsburg issued a notice to …
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8/12/22
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Now this is a story all about how my life got flipped, turned upside down (for an afternoon at least).
And I’d like to take a minute — just sit right there — I’ll tell …
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Jeanne Sager
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8/9/22
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Woodbourne
To the editor:
Every day, many people around the world take their recycling to a transfer station or put it into a recycling bin, and have no idea what happens to it after …
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Thomas Houghtaling
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8/9/22
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It’s that time of the year folks when y’all start thinking about New York’s state fair and that big opportunity to purchase $3 admission tickets and $5 parking tickets.
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Ed Townsend
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8/9/22
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As reported in the Democrat on Friday, a draft of the merger study for the Livingston Manor and Roscoe Central School Districts has been released for the public to read.
This 133-page …
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8/9/22
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I am a very lucky grandma because I have my wonderful granddaughter Adeline staying with me so she can attend Horse Camp nearby.
We’re having lots of fun and I am very impressed …
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Kathy Werner
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8/5/22
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To the editor:
In a recent issue of ‘The Democrat ’, the Lifelines column on July 22 goes on a tirade against President Trump as the January 6 committee slogs along with its hearing.
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To the editor:
I read with great interest about all the new housing developments that are ‘done deals’ and ‘in the process’.
My interest is because I love …
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8/5/22
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Polio was declared eradicated in the United States in 1979, putting an end to a horrible virus that at one time permanently disabled an average of 35,000 people a year.
Since then, and thanks …
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8/5/22
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Baseball’s Hall of Fame at Cooperstown, New York was rocking on Sunday, July 24 because Big Papi was in town to receive his induction into the Hall of Fame.
Born November 18, 1975, David …
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Ed Townsend
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8/2/22
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My eyes were on the rearview mirror as I reversed the car when the head popped into view. Two eyes, two long ears and a mouth that seemed to be smiling at me.
Throwing the car in park, …
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Jeanne Sager
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8/2/22
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It’s that time again where we take a few moments, or in this case, paragraphs, to recognize a few individuals, groups and/or organizations for their efforts.
You might have seen last …
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8/2/22
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I have a rather momentous birthday that is quickly bearing down on me. I have no idea how exactly I have reached this grand age, but it seems that somehow or other, I have.
My …
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Kathy Werner
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7/29/22
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To the editor:
And the ‘left’ go nuts!
Thank you SCOTUS!
Gov. Hochul, without numbers or proof, is making the law-abiding gun-owners the ‘Blame’ for what …
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7/29/22
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As reported in the Democrat on Tuesday, there’s been an ongoing discussion in the Town of Delaware about how to regulate noise from local businesses and prevent it from affecting neighbors …
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7/29/22
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To the editor:Robert Doherty’s letter about Kerilands (July 22, 2022) is either deliberately misleading, or grossly ill-informed, or both.Mr. Doherty seems to think that a modest retail store, …
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David Brittenham and Carolyn Summers, Neversink
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7/26/22
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To the editor:We’ve been introduced, once again, to a ‘developer’ who imagines a way to turn our wilderness into a millennial wonderland! I refer to the proposal currently under …
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Jim Newton, Livingston Manor
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7/26/22
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To the editor:I was very disappointed to read Robert Doherty’s Letter to the Editor concerning the proposed Kerilands project in Willowemoc. Is this how the Chairman of our Legislature …
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Moe Weinberg, Willowmec
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7/26/22
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