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Narrowsburg
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8/5/20
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The river said
I’m glad you’ve come
What took so long
You’re busy?
Indeed I said
You just don’t know
It’s life these days
Not easy
Now let …
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By JENNIFER CANFIELD of Damascus, PA
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8/5/20
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8/5/20
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The beauty of the natural world of the Upper Delaware River region always restores my spirit, especially in these turbulent times. Seeing an eagle, observing nature at different times of the day, and …
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By ERICA HART of Hankins, NY
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8/5/20
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Our country is torn apart by ideology, and this question lies at the heart of the division. We ask you to consider this question through the lens of a people living through a pandemic, looking for …
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8/5/20
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Humming wet rises swiftly over broad boulders,explores storm-stacked debris with cautious foaming fingers,stops to ripple ‘round fat jumping fish.“Call me River!” it shouts,shooting …
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By NANCY DYMOND of Bethany, PA
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8/5/20
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The smallest tendrilhas me in its gripin the gardenpart of a newbornbutternut squash plantI watch itreaching across the groundthough I can’t actually see when it makes a break for itbutday …
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By CHANA POLLACK of Cochecton, NY
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8/5/20
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You shall not revel in our constrainmentCurséd plague, foul maker of forlornness,Nor prison us in woeful malcontent Or sunder our souls from passion’s caress!Toothless are you to crush …
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By GARY HOLMES of Wurtsboro, NY
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8/5/20
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On paperSo pliant Receptive Susceptible to flushes of colorLight’s various temposmark time
Like the still life of a simple peachthe memory of whichmay sufficeif only its furry …
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By MYRA MNIEWSKI of Cocheton, NY
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8/5/20
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Boredom — I miss leavesfalling off trees — wither — it’sCorona season.
Kids meant to prance likedeer in field, now still — hidingfrom COVID-19.
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By Z. A. KOHLOA of Callicoon, NY
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8/5/20
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I almost missed one of my favorite seasons;
I had been busy self-pollinating worry.
The sight of a robin on the berm
of a road way too familiar lately,
caught my attention.
his …
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By SALLY HENDEE of Hawley, PA
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8/5/20
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Being an American means having the right to speak freely, especially when there is injustice.
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By ERICA HART of Hankins, NY
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8/5/20
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For me, right now, being an American means being nervous. Americans have plenty of things to be nervous about and these issues span all ideological divides.
I am nervous about the pandemic, which …
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By PATRICIA SMITH of Narrowsburg, NY:
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8/5/20
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To be an American, you need to believe in change. To be a successful American, you must believe that you can be part of that change. America is about debate and differences. It’s new ideas and …
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By CHARLES A. RUBIN of Lake Huntington, New York:
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8/5/20
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The unending transformation of what “Americans” will become is a subtle dynamic. The heritage of an amalgam of our country as a historical underdog, and for the last 80 years, as a modern …
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By JOHN PACE of Honesdale, PA:
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8/5/20
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In my lifetime, being an African American male, now in my sixth decade of life, has given me the opportunity to experience the world from many different perspectives: gender, ethnicity, religious …
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By OLIVER KING of Kauneonga Lake, NY
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8/5/20
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The collective American spirit is manifestly destined to escape its Manifest Destiny, which has wildly overgrown our sea-washed, sunset gates and now consigned itself to the material homestead. It …
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By NOAH KAMINSKY of Lake Huntington, NY
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8/5/20
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These days, there seems to be a “National Day” for just about everything, ranging from the righteous to the ridiculous. Many serve as motivators to celebrate something worthwhile, such as …
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By SANDY LONG
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8/5/20
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There are a few constants when living in the woods of Northeastern PA. The first is that there will be trees. The second is that said trees will grow and at least some will need to be cut down. When …
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By HUNTER HILL
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8/5/20
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ROSCOE, NY — On Thursday, July 30, the diminutive yet close-knit community of Roscoe said goodbye to one of their own in a memorial tribute to Frederick Clark Ahart, beloved coach and athletic …
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By TED WADDELL
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8/5/20
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