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Twenty-one years. The closer I get to the 40, the less that feels like a big number.
And so I'll say that it was just 21 years ago that I sat down to write what my high school called “senior …
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Jeanne Sager - Columnist
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11/9/20
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The TV is blaring, the counting continues but the final results have not yet been announced.
For me the choice was easy. A man who has served his country well, a true gentleman, is on the verge of …
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Anne Foland - Columnist
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11/9/20
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To the editor:
What is love all about
for a pal or a date
for a teacher or a doctor
Saying sorry, I'm so late
Could be for your daddy
who's gone so far away
or mom who's home …
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Catherine LoBosco
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11/5/20
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At the time we're writing this, the results of the 2020 presidential election are still unknown. In fact, and as anticipated, unofficial results in many of our local and state elections remain too …
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11/5/20
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As a profligate book buyer, I have piles of tomes all through my home, each in various states of consumption. Three of my most recent purchases are memoirs. “Eat A Peach” by Momofuku chef David …
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Kathy Werner - Columnist
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11/5/20
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To the editor:
I hope every one of you voted your conscience. Then commit to accept the outcome of the elections with a full heart for the next four years. The one who wins will rightfully be my …
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Rabbi Ben-Zion Chanowitz - Landfield Avenue Synagogue
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11/5/20
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To the editor:
Waiting for our Halloween
vacuuming my mat
Quietly I hear a scream
I yelled out “Who dat?”
So somber, a little mouse
Footsteps right behind
I turned to …
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Catherine LoBosco
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11/5/20
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I've published my upside down Shepard's pie previously in the paper, but it is such a staple for me in the upcoming winter months and I can't get enough of it. Please enjoy this upside down Shepard's …
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Claire Stabbert - Columnist
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11/5/20
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To the editor:
Webster's definition of gambling is “the practice of risking money or other stakes”. Sullivan County should not have gambled on the profits that the new casino would bring. …
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Dolores Wehrfritz
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11/5/20
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During this life-changing pandemic, things we used to do are diminishing. Shaking hands, dropping in on friends or going to an office for work are temporarily on hold. Likewise going to a movie …
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Hudson Cooper - Columnist
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11/5/20
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To the editor:
I've had the pleasure of working collaboratively with NYS Senator Jen Metzger for the past year. Together, we've successfully tackled NYSEG service issues in the Town of Highland, …
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Robert A. Doherty - Chairman & District 1 Legislator, Sull. Co. Leg.
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11/5/20
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Years ago friends of ours stayed at my house in Callicoon Center. I had made a sour cream cake and asked Charlie if he wanted some. Apparently he was sour on that idea and he declined the offer. …
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June Donohue - Columnist
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11/5/20
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