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Monticello
To the editor:
Professor Paulson’s commentary reminds us we are a free people, not subject to tyrannical powers of a despot. He opens Putin’s playbook for our …
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Richard Stein
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7/8/22
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On July 4, 1966, President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed the federal Freedom of Information Act into law.
According to Bill Moyers, Johnson’s press secretary, “LBJ had to be …
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By Paul Wolf, Esq
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7/8/22
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Senior veteran reporter-journalist Louis Martinz of ABC News reported June 28 that “last week’s Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade and allowing states to ban abortion will not …
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Ed Townsend
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7/5/22
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Where can I get a good haircut? Where can my 14-year-old get a summer job? What’s a good place to eat? Who’s a good vet in these parts? The questions come fast and furious in local …
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by Jeanne Sager
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7/5/22
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Home ownership has long been associated as a core component of achieving the “American
Dream.”
Besides the psychological benefits of pride and security that come from knowing …
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7/5/22
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Jeffersonville
To the editor:
On Friday, June 24, in a vote of 5 to 4, the US Supreme Court struck down the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, ending Constitutional protection of abortion. All five …
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I have been sitting down to write these columns since 1978. For 44 years I have stared at a piece of blank paper or a blank computer screen and wondered what morsels of wit and wisdom I would pass on …
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Kathy Werner
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7/1/22
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As we gather to celebrate Independence Day, it’s a good time to reflect on how our most fundamental freedoms have served this nation well.
It’s an even better time to think about what …
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By Ken Paulson
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7/1/22
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Yahoo West Coast Correspondent Andrew Romano says a poll shows most Americans say, “two gun measures could stop mass shootings but the senate apparently isn’t considering them.”
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Three per 1,000. That’s how many children in America enter foster care every year, a figure that comes from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Twenty-eight thousand five hundred twenty-four. …
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Jeanne Sager
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6/28/22
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As reported in the Democrat last Tuesday, Legislators have adopted a five-year spending plan for the first round of monies received as part of a settlement agreement stemming from class action …
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Neversink
To the editor:
I can understand introducing readers to both ways of thinking. It is fortuitous to know what others think, and in this day and age, a safe and healthy outlook to …
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