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The words were out of my mouth before I’d quite realized what I was about to say, but as they tripped over my tongue, a feeling rushed over me.
When I told this teenager who had …
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Jeanne Sager
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12/12/23
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To the editor:
For the past twenty plus years, under the leadership of long-time Swan Lake resident Nancy Levine, many residents and volunteers have put in countless hours to beautify and …
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Cora Edwards
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12/12/23
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I don’t decorate for the holidays.
The stockings hung in my living room have been there for a year now, left up last holiday season because no one ever took them down, and I simply …
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Jeanne Sager
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12/5/23
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Parksville
To the editor:
Recently a few basketball experts and afficionados were speaking about the annual Maurice Stokes basketball game and adjoining golf outing.
The …
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Ralph Savarese
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12/5/23
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The attack on Pearl Harbor, which happened 82 years ago this year on December 7, 1941, altered the shape of the world as we know it today. With 2,403 American civilians and military personnel killed …
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12/5/23
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When the world seems really crazy these days, I like to remember that it has always been this upsetting. The difference is that we didn’t have to hear about it twenty-four hours a day.
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Kathy Werner
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12/1/23
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Swan Lake
To the editor:
My name is Marilyn Wood and my husband and I moved to Swan Lake 23 years ago. We came up from Long Island looking to escape the stresses of urban life. The early …
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Marilyn Wood
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12/1/23
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Callicoon Center
To the editor:
Frank Hahn was a great man who was a stalwart and quiet leader. Whether on the road with the Maintenance Crew or at the Callicoon Volunteer Fire Department …
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Kevin and Missy Murphy
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11/28/23
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It’s one of those Sullivan County events that I’ve always associated with childhood joy. The bright lights, the candy, the appearances by Santa, and the holiday feel have long made the …
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Jeanne Sager
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11/28/23
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Beach Lake, PA
To the editor:
We have in the current US Senate a former Collegiate coach who has taken upon himself to hold up the promotions of over three hundred Military promotions. This …
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Jim Stone
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11/24/23
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Liberty
To the editor:
I am writing in regard to your article about the Liberty Town Board budget. Vince and Brian McPhillips were outraged by the $41,000 position that was slipped in at …
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Susanne Huggler
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11/17/23
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Livingston Manor
To the editor:
It is important for us, the residents of Sullivan County, pay attention to the possible change/ sale of the Adult Care Facility.
We need a place in the …
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To the editor:
Appalled by the amount of plastic packaging that enters your life? Virtually all that packaging is deliberately designed to be used once, then thrown away — which is …
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The holiday season is right around the corner! Soon there will be feelings of festivity and the desire to volunteer time and participate in food and toy drives will peak once more and shine bright …
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11/14/23
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There is a very common saying that breaks down to some variation of “Sometimes you gotta pay the piper.” But the question few people ask is what kind of life this piper must lead. Well, …
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Michael Werner - Guest columnist
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11/10/23
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Lake Huntington
To the editor:
Sen Gillibrand wants more funding for the FBI and DHS to fight the Hate Crime of Antisemitism here in the US.
Two things would have to be done …
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To the editor:
To all the hearts and souls that have been touched by our beloved husband, father and son, Timothy Mills,
We thank you for your care, comfort and presence during this most …
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The Mills Family
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11/10/23
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The winds of change blew heavy through Sullivan County on Tuesday night as nearly 15,000 voters across 15 townships elected a new legislature to lead our county government for the next four years.
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11/10/23
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One of the most moving experiences I had in Montreal was at the McCord Stewart Museum, which features the history of Canada. Now on permanent exhibition is “Indigenous Voices of Today: …
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Kathy Werner
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11/3/23
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Swan Lake
To the editor:
The Smallwood Civic Associations’ 4th Annual Halloween Trick or Treat Walk last Saturday was one of the Town of Bethel Halloween Highlights. What a terrific …
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Wendy E. Brown
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11/3/23
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E lection day is only four days away and the hundred of candidates who are running for public office in Sullivan County are busy shaking their last hands and kissing their last baby trying to win …
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11/3/23
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I’d approached the mom to get both her name and the name of her son because I’d captured what I’d hoped was an adorable photo I could send in to the paper for our parade coverage. …
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Jeanne Sager
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10/31/23
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Pompton Plains, NJ
To the editor:
Just read your generous article (“Former Callicoon Theater owners bid farewell to Sullivan”, Democrat, Tuesday October 24, 2023) …
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Jim & Barbara Kayton
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10/31/23
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T oday is the day — or rather, the night of the scariest time of the year. Happy Halloween! Around the county, hundreds of young people are expected to take the journey from house to house in …
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10/31/23
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Callicoon
To the editor:
Good judgment and leadership are qualities one should seek in a candidate running for public office. George Conklin has not demonstrated either of those qualities …
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Jeremy Neimand
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10/27/23
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