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Every lockdown drill.
Every stay in place announcement.
Every emergency phone call.
You text your child, “I love you.” You wonder, will this be the …
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Jim Patterson has a podcast and writes with the Kiplinger Letter about high gas prices.
Jim notes that “It is increasingly painful to fill up your gas tank.”
Is there …
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Ed Townsend
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5/31/22
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To the editor:
I originally paid light attention to the “Here and There” column of May 17 that reported on the recent schism between the United Methodist Church (UMC) and the …
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Writer and naturalist Henry David Thoreau once said, “I think that I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at least - and it is commonly more than that - …
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5/31/22
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To the editor:
At first I paid mild attention to the “Here and There” column of May 17. It reported on the very recent schism between the United Methodist Church (UMC) and a …
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Marshall Rubin, Pennsylvania
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5/27/22
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So here we are, again. Mass shootings have become a regular occurrence in American life. But even we, inured to bad news, are grief-stricken by the news of yet another school shooting …
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5/27/22
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This Monday marks Memorial Day, a time when we pause to remember all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.
The three-day holiday weekend usually marks the …
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5/27/22
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Kept hearing reports recently about the baby formula shortage and in talking with a relative who recently had a baby I was surprised to hear her tell me that she could not get her baby formula.
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Ed Townsend
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5/24/22
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I used to root around in my car for coins when I knew I had to buy something small at the grocery store and didn't have any cash on hand.
Now I simply apologize for pulling out a credit card …
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Jeanne Sager
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5/24/22
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May is designated as National Foster Care month. An initiative of the Children's Bureau, it’s a time each year to acknowledge foster parents, family members, volunteers, mentors, policymakers, …
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5/24/22
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Bethel
To the editor:
In his letter of May 13 Steve White, when referring to Jewish expressed concerns over antisemitism causing opposition to Jewish building in Forestburgh refers to the, …
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Dr Phillip Jacobs
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5/20/22
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Tuesday’s budget votes and school board elections across all eight Sullivan County school districts sent a positive sign to educators, residents and administrators.
Following a state-wide …
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5/20/22
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