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My mother told me a story the other day when speaking with her on our now-habituated Sunday evening check-ins.
It was a story about how I had, as a teenager, given her a bit of wisdom after she …
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By LAURIE STUART
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5/8/26
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Here's something we can all agree on.
The Upper Delaware River Valley is a beautiful place to live in all seasons.
Although spring, and particularly this spring, has been amazingly …
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By LAURIE STUART
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5/1/26
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Oh, what a glorious stping.
I am thankful for the cooler weather that has slowed spring's rush into summer.
As the weather unfolds in uncertain patterns, it reminds us that every day is a …
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By LAURIE STUART
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4/24/26
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Sometimes I remind myself that there is great hubris in thinking that things ought to go differently than they did.
In one sense, it's an impossible notion.
Of course, what happens is …
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By LAURIE STUART
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4/17/26
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Here's what I know about publishing a local newspaper.
Newspapers have their own heart and soul. They reflect the passion and mission of the people who work to publish them.
They reflect an …
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By LAURIE STUART
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4/10/26
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I have to admit, I never understood the Monte Python movies. The humor, the juxtaposition of deadpan and slapstick, the irreverence to historic figures, and the ironic creativity were lost on me.
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By LAURIE STUART
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4/3/26
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There is something about gentle ripples in water that is soothing. I particularly like watching raindrops as they fall into puddles and on still lakes.
As rain falls into the water, that single …
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By LAURIE STUART
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3/27/26
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Oftentimes, we are reminded that silence is golden. We usually mean it to mean that sometimes it's more advantageous to listen than to speak.
There is self-reflection in silence. And there …
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By LAURIE STUART
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3/20/26
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There's an awful amount of things in the world right now that are fear-driven.
Fear can be "in your face" kind of fear — as in a dream that simply paralyzes us. And it can be an underlying …
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By LAURIE STUART
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3/13/26
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Leave it to Amelia Earhart to refer to tenacity as merely a sidelight of decision-making.
Tenacity is embodying a certain grit, resolve, and adaptability. Tenacity embodies an …
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3/6/26
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It's SO important that we see the humanity in each other.
It brings out the best in us and in the other.
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By LAURIE STUART
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2/27/26
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When I first met Tom DeGaetani, the founder of the River Reporter, he explained his way of getting things done.
"If you cannot move the mountain, blow it up. "
The full idiom is …
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By LAURIE STUART
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2/20/26
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At its simplest, adding light to darkness dispels the darkness. Adding negativity to an already negative situation does nothing but enhance the negativity.
Here's to the remembrance that …
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By LAURIE STUART
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2/13/26
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I, too, am a firm believer in people.
I, too, am a firm believer that when people are given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any challenge.
In some ways, however quaint, we all …
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By LAURIE STUART
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2/6/26
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It's true. It's easy to be angry.
It's easy to look at everything and everyone that is swirling around you in this chaotic time and wonder why it is that everything is so frustrating. And …
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By LAURIE STUART
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1/30/26
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Finding invincible summer in the midst of the depths of winter seemed to me an apt metaphor as our nation braces for a large winter storm.
It is also an ultimate anthem for the human spirit. It …
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By LAURIE STUART
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1/23/26
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"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice" is a quote that was made famous by Martin Luther King, Jr. He used it to inspire action that, with human effort, the moral arc of …
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By LAURIE STUART
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1/16/26
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Sometimes when the task at hand seems totally overwhelming, I like to remind myself that you can drive from New York to California at night, seeing just 100 feet in front of you.
The point is …
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By LAURIE STUART
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1/9/26
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Anyone who has learned to ride a bike has likely experienced being a bit wobbly when first starting.
It takes a bit of momentum to keep a bicycle upright. In fact, it is a lesson in …
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By LAURIE STUART
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1/2/26
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During the Second World War, German paratroopers invaded the island of Crete. When they landed at Maleme, the islanders met them, bearing nothing other than kitchen knives and hay scythes. The …
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By LAURIE STUART
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12/26/25
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