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The GOP isn’t ruining the country A recent letter writer blames Republicans for potentially pushing our country into default.  He claims that they demand drastic spending.  … more
Over 10 years ago, my husband was told to convert a FEMA loan into a small business loan by the Department of Treasury. Upon his death in April 2013, Social Security began taking out approximately … more
I understand how painful it is to lose a family member suddenly. There are so many memories that collide, and no lack of anecdotes about a man who was indeed “a man about town,” as was … more
Today, our nation lost a monumental figure in Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor.  As the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court, Justice O’Connor inspired millions … more
I am writing to express my deep concern about a recent report on the condition of rural public education in Pennsylvania.  “Why Rural Matters 2023,” a nonpartisan report … more
At the end of 2021, the Tusten Town Board opted OUT of allowing cannabis dispensaries, as well as on-site consumption establishments in Tusten. more
Should you overlook the incredible importance of the common toilet in all our lives, allow me to remind you of the kind of crapper into which even a modern society can devolve absent this ingenious … more
I have enjoyed reading your publication for quite some time and I have become very disappointed by the hostility and disdain you are expressing towards your neighbors who don’t share your … more
Mr. Holdiness’s frustration with our binary party system is understandable. But as my father always said, to register as an independent is to forfeit an opportunity to vote. And voting in the … more
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul finally signed the Birds and Bees Protection Act into law, and thanks go to any who encouraged this development.   The birds, bees and other pollinators are … more
Human rights, like simple auto traffic, seem to have no beginning or end; there is only a flow—or not. more
Calling all seniors who are sick—or might ever be sick! Your traditional Medicare is under attack.  more
I was excited to see the headline “Saving our world from becoming Planet Plastic” (Sustainability, July 21-27). more
Editor’s note: Tom Migliorino, a volunteer firefighter with the Yulan Fire Department and a Highland town board member, submitted following statement about the physical altercation he had with … more
Health comes preventively or reactively I am tired of helicopters roaring over my head at night, ferrying gunshot victims from Wayne Memorial Hospital to a level 1 trauma center down in the Lehigh … more
Bees need us. They are being killed by neurotoxins called neonicotinoids (neonics for short). Just one neonic-treated corn seed has enough active ingredients to kill 250,000 bees. When neonics in treated corn and soybean seeds became more toxic, bee die-off increased. As with mercury and lead, there are no known safe levels for these chemicals, and they are in our soil, water and, increasingly, in us. They sterilize the soil and cannot be removed from water. more
A chance to remove toxins in plastic If scientists were to expose populations to a host of different chemicals without consent, it would be considered extremely unethical. Yet that is what is … more
Thank you so much to Jonathan Charles Fox for sharing Judaic-themed content. It is such a nice feeling of comfort and safety to read such pieces in a publication. It gives me hope for a better … more
Tell me who paid me! Tom Cawley should be ashamed of himself. His opinion diatribe [June 8] displays why he is unfit to be the District Attorney of Sullivan County. To call Ken Walter, a … more
During the recent back and forth about FIMFO, I repeatedly questioned why there wasn’t similar outrage about the incursion of AIRBNB into the local market.  Local real estate … more
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