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Open letter to the Sullivan County Legislature
In light of the 21 September 2023 unanimous jury verdict finding that Chairman Doherty defamed Legislator Alvarez, your urgent action is needed on …
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10/4/23
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Gov. Hochul’s historic commitment to invest in our public schools is a huge step forward, and is exactly what our state needs. Fully funded foundation aid will dramatically improve the lives of students, educators and families across New York.
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1/18/23
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Help a third grader learn about New York
Dear people of the great state of New York,
Hello! I am a third-grade student in Northern Virginia. Our class is learning about the United States, …
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3/3/23
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The Jacob Lang piece would have been better illustrated with a photo of him attacking the Capitol, as described in the article, instead of a blowup of his Twitter feed.
Leah Casner
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1/3/24
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November is National Family Caregivers Month. In New York, 546,000 family caregivers are providing care worth over $19 billion to their loved ones with dementia. Though these caregivers provide …
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11/7/23
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New York State Corrections Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) membership elected three new leaders after votes were counted in a runoff. Chris Summers was elected president, Matt …
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1/3/24
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We continue to gather at sundown, to hold candles and signs in memory of the growing thousands of children killed and for calls for a cease-fire.
The horror in Gaza of so …
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2/12/24
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Re the story “Ending the stigma” (River Reporter, November 2-8) on ending mental health stigma:
We seem far more intent on preserving it.
Here are five reasons to continue …
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11/7/23
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On election day, we in Sullivan County chose a new legislature of civility over the past four years of drama and chaos.
In January the legislature will choose a chair to lead for the next …
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1/3/24
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The Commonwealth Court decision that the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is an illegal tax is misguided. Gov. Shapiro has made clear his commitment to tackling the climate crisis while …
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11/7/23
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The Decepticons over at Fox have built their media empire on the obvious and formidable power of sheer media attention.
Whether they were shamelessly fawning over former president, Donald …
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1/3/24
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Please note that chipmunks are related to squirrels but not part of the squirrel family. Chipmunks are part of the rat family. Chipmunks are rats with stripes.
They cause lots of damage to cars, …
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5/26/22
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Banning books and ideas is never the answer
I am writing in response to the efforts of a fringe extremist group that insists on inserting partisan politics into the curriculum at the Delaware …
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3/28/23
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Regarding Councilor David Nilsen’s remark at a June Honesdale Borough Council meeting that he shouldn’t be referred to as a man because he identifies “as an eggplant,” perhaps I have the solution.
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9/28/22
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We listened to the recent August 8 Tusten Town Board meeting and were surprised to find that the board is entertaining the idea of constructing a 30-foot-by-50-foot pavilion in the middle of a …
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In a dizzying world sometimes cluttered by misdirection, there is a refreshing, atmospheric-cleansing quality to the courtroom principle of “proof.” Concepts such as “facts of the …
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4/10/24
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Private benefit amid public squalor
I write in response to Betty Sutliff’s “My View” about fracking in the Delaware River Basin.
She argues that Pennsylvania’s …
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5/11/22
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New York State’s presidential primary election is on Tuesday, April 2. Joe Biden has already garnered the numbers needed and has won the nomination to be the Democratic nominee in the general …
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3/25/24
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Half of all veterans identify as political independents, and voters increasingly register as unaffiliated with any party.
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9/6/22
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Check out this link from the River Reporter:
I read this letter and it wanders dangerously into the matter of moral equivalency and a denial of Israel’s many past efforts and …
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By RABBI LARRY ZIERLER
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11/21/23
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