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The American shad, Alosa sapidissima, is a special fish in this country, with a cultural and historical importance matched by few other species. While the eagle may be the official …
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By PAUL KAMEEN
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4/15/26
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I received a call from my gas company—let’s call them National Grid.
“Good news!” they said. “Your budget plan is ending!”
Ah yes, the budget plan . That magical system where …
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By MICHAEL KOSSOVE
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4/9/26
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On April 12, 1861, Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter, a Union garrison in the harbor of Charleston, S.C. The bombardment lasted 34 hours, leading to the surrender of the fort and marking …
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By RANDALL BLOOMQUIST
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4/2/26
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WILKES-BARRE, PA – Country superstar Trisha Yearwood reflects on her storied career and brand-new album, “The Mirror,” during an acoustic evening of stories and songs at the F.M. Kirby Center …
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By WILLIAM MCKENZIE AND CHRIS WALSH
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3/31/26
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I own a home in Sullivan County, Town of Bethel, NY. We are experiencing extraordinary growth of high-density housing. This growth impacts all of us in the area in two ways.
The water table …
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We pay for our government, and it should answer to us. But too often, that’s not how it works.
Records get buried. Agencies stonewall. Officials wait out the news cycle or criticize reporters …
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By CHRISTOPHER BAXTER
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3/24/26
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Each April, as winter fades and spring emerges in full color, millions of people around the world prepare to celebrate either Easter or Passover. Though these sacred observances belong to different …
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By MICHAEL KOSSOVE
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3/24/26
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March is Women’s History Month and a time to take a look at how women are progressing, or otherwise.
Alas, the news for women in the United States isn’t good, and the future is foreboding as …
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By LLEWELLYN KING
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3/19/26
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Here is a surprise: the president’s tariffs have been ruled unconstitutional (6-3). He bragged that he could willy-nilly upset international trade markets and use tariffs as an economic and …
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There’s a concept circulating on social media: “Inconvenience is the cost of community.” It suggests that if we want healthy relationships, we need to show up. Practicing self-care, setting …
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By LENORE ROGAN
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3/17/26
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Artificial intelligence is here to stay, and whatever limitations it might have today, we can expect it to have a big effect tomorrow. In recent months, there has been a growing chorus of AI …
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By JACK HARRIS
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3/15/26
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The attack on states’ rights to benefit big Chinese conglomerates is back again. The Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act, now rebranded as the Save Our Bacon Act, has resurfaced in the House …
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By MARGARET IUCULANO
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3/12/26
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Members of Congress petitioned then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to exempt the health care industry from the $100,000 fee on H-1B applications for immigrant medical professionals. The …
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By ROBERT KROL
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3/10/26
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International Women’s Day was on March 8, and it is worth reflecting not only on how far women have come, but on the inequities that persist in places where fairness should be nonnegotiable. Health …
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By JENNIFER RILEY
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3/10/26
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America’s housing affordability crisis has increasingly become a political drama in search of a convenient antagonist.
In his State of the Union address , President Trump elevated …
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By PATRICK M. BRENNER
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3/8/26
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I’m one of the many Americans who hate being forced to time-shift twice a year. After only four months on standard time, daylight saving time returns with a vengeance on Sunday, March 8, when 2 …
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By WILLIAM F. SHUGHART II
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3/6/26
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America’s current daylight saving time system — spring-to-fall DST followed by winter standard time — is an excellent compromise, providing all of DST’s many benefits for the majority of the …
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By DAVID PRERAU
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3/6/26
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My name is Angela, and I am a grateful recovering addict. Six months ago, I came to Monticello, NY to get clean. Yes, you read that right: Monticello. You may not be aware, but Sullivan County has a …
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By ANGELA PUGLIESE
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3/3/26
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Several years before her death at the age of 55 years due to complications of cerebral palsy, my sister Ellen was again in hospital, this time in intensive care and on the brink of respiratory …
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By HARVEY MAX CHOCHINOV
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3/3/26
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March is National Mirth Month, and in a world that often feels heavy with headlines, that may be the best news of all.
“Mirth” means joyful laughter, amusement and light-hearted happiness .
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By MICHAEL KOSSOVE
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3/1/26
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