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Recently I saw a picture of Trump and Melania standing in front of Mt. Rushmore. It made me realize how absurd it really was. I wonder how many Americans could identify the four images preserved in …
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4/29/25
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Re: “Can there be too much of a good thing?”
Surely the cold water from the Pepacton Reservoir has changed the nature of the East Branch of the Delaware. It destroyed a …
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4/29/25
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Can you have more moderate-income housing without losing any more rural land?
The answer here in Sullivan County is through the utilization of an existing NYS law that permits the construction …
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4/29/25
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PennDOT is holding a “cultural mitigation” meeting for the Skinner Falls Bridge in person and on Zoom on Wednesday, April 30.
The only mitigation the public should demand is a new …
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4/22/25
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When President Biden returned U.S. citizens Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan and Evan Gerskovich home after being held captive in Putin’s Russia, Americans sighed in relief. Similarly so when …
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4/22/25
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The recent strike by state corrections officers highlighted the many problems that exist in our state prison system. On the picket line in Woodbourne, officers and their supporters huddled together …
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4/22/25
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The president wants to be king. He wants to rule without regard to the Constitution and the rights of individuals. His ridiculous executive order on “Maintaining Water Pressure in …
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4/22/25
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We heard him say Obama was not a citizen; we heard him say that Sen. Ted Cruz’s father helped kill JFK; and we know he still believes the greatest conspiracy of all—that he won the 2020 …
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4/22/25
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When we elect and then send our upstate legislators to Albany, we expect that they will be inspirational and unique individuals who will lead rather than blindly follow the wishes of others who have …
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4/16/25
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Trump’s on-again, off-again trade war has been a disaster for many Americans. Autoworkers in the Midwest have been thrown out of work and billions of dollars in retirement savings disappeared …
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In our community, there is confusion concerning the demolition date of the Skinners Falls Bridge. One source said it could be as early as this week, possibly Thursday if not sooner. …
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4/16/25
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You know that old saying we were taught as children, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me,” is mostly true. So calling wounded or captured soldiers …
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4/16/25
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Re the fire at the Governor's Residence in Harrisburg:
Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton) today condemned the alleged arson attack that occurred at the …
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4/13/25
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On March 25, I looked forward to a phone town hall meeting with Rep. Robert Bresnahan (Pike County), as his representatives told me he wanted to hear his constituents’ ideas. Respectfully …
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4/9/25
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Regarding the NY State Education Department (NYSED), which declined to sign on to a federal certification placing conditions on federal funding:
The New York State United Teachers proudly …
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4/9/25
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In typical Albany fashion, the state has blown past the legally mandated April 1 deadline for the state budget, forcing us to adopt an “extender” to keep the lights on and ensure that …
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4/9/25
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The astronauts’ rescue was a hoax—just like the ‘69 “moon landing.”
If God wanted us to go to other planets, he would’ve given us flying saucers instead of …
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4/2/25
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Dear Sheila, we stand with you. My distant relatives have found their last resting place in the hills and mountains of the Delaware River valley. Those hills are soaked with the blood of soldiers …
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4/2/25
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Donald Trump is losing in the federal courts and so he is threatening judges. The Speaker of the House is suggesting eliminating federal courts entirely. Sounds incredible that such language is being …
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4/2/25
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I just reread the article “Tying flies, then and now” (River Reporter, February 20-26). I too began tying flies many years ago. I attended Beech Mountain Boy Scout during the …
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3/26/25
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