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THE LATEST IN COLUMNS

Goodbye, Buttercup

Hope is where we hang our hearts. We might hope a cherished bridge that connected communities on both sides of the magnificent Delaware River could continue its legacy as a crosswalk …

the way out here

April gusts

My least favorite element is wind. I believe I’ve expressed that in past columns, but in case you’ve missed my heated disagreement with that particular force of nature, there it is. …

in my humble opinion

Passover

By the time this issue hits the stands, both Easter and Passover will have come and gone, but not without a bit of family drama—at least where I come from. With the passage of time, …

the food out here

Quick bacon jam

It happens to be the Easter season, and many folks are enjoying their smoked hams. After all, that is a classic entrée for all the Christian holidays. I got curious as to why that was and was …

jude’s culinary journey

An Italian odyssey

If you told me to imagine myself traversing just two or three streets for over five hours, I would say I couldn’t fathom the idea. Then again, if you mentioned I would be encountering two …

Snarky newcomer opines, basely

Ch-ch-ch-changes

When I was growing up, our great worries were iron-poor blood, ineffective laundering and imminent nuclear annihilation. Fortunately Wall Street and our schools had the answer for each: a clever …

SPECIFIC COLUMN LISTINGS

Publisher's Log

An evolving Earth

For a long time, I did not think of the Earth as an evolving living entity. It was constant. The weather was constant. As a kid, I spent a lot of time outside. I worked as a YMCA camp …

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River Muse

If we ran the government like a business

There’s so much talk about government efficiency right now, without much real attention to the meaning of the word. Merriam-Webster defines efficiency as “productive of …

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Peace and Justice Files

Truth(s)

“But what is truth? Is truth unchanging law? We both have truths—are mine the same as yours?” —Pontius Pilate, “Jesus Christ Superstar” South …

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Snarky Newcomer Opines, Basely

Look, in the road—a head!

Sometime in the sort-of-recent past (it’s hard for me to keep years straight since moving here to Shangri-La and losing all sense of time), my editor and a fellow columnist were planning on …

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Jude's Culinary Journey

Pop quiz

I’ve always thought of my food and cooking columns as more anecdotal than instructive. They are passions that have guided my life for as far back as I can remember. Still, I hope I’ve …

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Mixed Greens

Desperate measures

Back in 2016, there was tremendous anxiety among climate scientists and environmental activists that the new administration would delete or even destroy the historical record of climate change data …

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Standpoint

To be or not to be

One of the most powerful moments in cinematic history comes from the movie "Crimson Tide. " Following the destruction of a Russian Akula Class Attack Submarine, the USS Alabama SSBN (Submerged …

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Monthly Conversation Experiment

Reflecting

I believe the old adage that it’s better to collect your thoughts before blurting something out in the heat of the moment. That makes sense: When we take the opportunity to collect our …

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Latest in Outdoors

The Way Out Here

First bloom in a warm room First bloom in a warm room

As I write this, I tense with uncomfortable anticipation of what I hope will be our last snow event of the winter. Has spring sprung yet? I know it’s trying, but it appears it’s a slow …

Ramblings of a Catskill Flyfisher

The negative impact

An internet search determined that the first no-kill trout fishing regulations were put into effect in Michigan in 1972. New York State followed in the early ‘60s, with those same regulations, …

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