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There's no doubt about it. Holidays can be wonderful, and holidays can be pretty awful.
Here's hoping that we all can go with the flow and meet ourselves and each other where we are.
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By LAURIE STUART
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12/19/25
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I have often been told that misery loves company, and agony can be your best teacher.
Not surprisingly, according to psychologist Noam Shpancer, the outcome of a tough dilemma is predicated on our …
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By LAURIE STUART
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12/12/25
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Some say that the ordinary becomes the extraordinary when a little bit extra is added.
It's good to know that, in this instance, the English language makes perfect sense!
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By LAURIE STUART
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12/5/25
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No one likes chaos. Well, at least not many of us.
Yet there is a certain freedom in our own inability to control our surroundings.
And it certainly calls for invention.
Which is …
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By LAURIE STUART
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11/21/25
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According to A Single Bite, a non-profit Sullivan County-based organization, one out of five children in the county is hungry.
With those staggering numbers, the organization currently provides …
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By LAURIE STUART
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11/14/25
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It's all well and good to love. Loving is an important state of being. But love is not passive. Love is action.
And according to Mother Teresa, love is service in action.
Mother Teresa's …
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By LAURIE STUART
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11/7/25
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Woody Allen is attributed with the saying that "90 percent of of life is just showing up." Actually, the actual percentage he cited is somewhere between 75 and 90 percent, according to what source …
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By Laurie Stuart
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10/31/25
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According to Thurgood Marshall's biography at Ozey , as a boy Thurgood was quite mischievous and was often sent to the principal's office. There, it said, he was required to read the …
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By LAURIE STUART
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10/24/25
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I have always held the opinion that after sitting down with the River Reporter, and perusing through the pages for 20 minutes, you will feel a bit more connected to the local community.
As you …
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By LAURIE STUART
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10/17/25
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One of my convictions that I never stray from is the belief that if people of various political viewpoints collectively work on a local challenge, they will come up with a better solution than if one …
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By LAURIE STUART
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10/10/25
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There is an adage that every little bit helps. Small bits add up to larger bits, and soon those bits contribute to significant amounts.
As we reel daily, understanding that the way things …
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By LAURIE STUART
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10/3/25
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It's one of those ironic truths that when we are challenged, when we don't actually know what to do, we find a way through by going deeper and reaching within to find the strength and wisdom that we …
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By LAURIE STUART
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9/26/25
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This week's quote has me musing on the difference between revenge and retribution.
In our common understanding, revenge is a personal, emotional response to being wronged. It is motivated by …
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By LAURIE STUART
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9/19/25
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The human brain likes to fill in the blanks. When we don't know something, our brain goes into hyperdrive to create some sort of narrative.
Oftentimes what we conjure in our minds is not true …
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By LAURIE STUART
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9/12/25
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For some, the year begins in January. For many others, it begins in September with the school year.
In one sense, even if we're not shepherding youngsters through school, September provides us …
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By LAURIE STUART
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9/5/25
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Sometimes we need a bit of bolstering up.
So let me say it again: "You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."
You are! Yay.
Good thing. …
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By LAURIE STUART
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8/29/25
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I was fortunate to attend a one-day workshop at the Garrison Institute a couple of Saturdays ago. The institute, a former monastery on the banks of the Hudson River, a couple miles north of the Bear …
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By LAURIE STUART
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8/22/25
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First, let me say right out that I have never surfed.
I don't have lived experience that informs what I am about to say. That being said, a surfer does not go into a wave thinking that they are …
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By LAURIE STUART
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8/8/25
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This quote reminds me of the phrase "seize the day."
And speaking of seizing the day, please join the River Reporter staff at Forestburgh Playhouse on Thursday, August 7 for a River Reporter …
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By LAURIE Stuart
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8/1/25
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I first heard this phrase in 1996 from a friend at a party. When I looked it up to use it as this week's quote, the internet told me that Terry Wogan had said it.
I forwarded the quote to …
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7/25/25
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