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Hey guys, listen up
It’s that time of year when the world is cast in pink to remind us all that breast cancer is a very real — and very dangerous — disease.   One in eight American women will … more
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Want Gen Z’s vote? Here’s where you’ll need to go
This year marks the first time my 19-year-old will be able to cast a vote for president.   Like most of Gen Z, they’re chronically online, which means their preparations for Election … more
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The Story of the Missing Stop Sign
This is the story of how a missing stop sign was replaced in my town.   I was just a few hundred feet from home when it happened — a driver came to the end of one road and made a … more
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It’s different this time
We’ve been through this before. This time though, it’s in reverse. This time, the feelings are different.   When the dining room filled with bags and boxes in early May, I was … more
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Yielding to the community
This time of year it’s not uncommon to be driving down a roadway in our county and find a section has been closed down for a few hours.   Sometimes it’s for a parade or a street … more
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They had me at dogs
To truly explain why it’s so surprising that I now spring out of bed before 6 a.m. excited to greet the day, I need to take you back 19 years and a few months to the time when my co-workers … more
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What you say about Kamala matters
And just like that, it’s all changed.   Sunday morning, we woke up in a world where two aging white men were the top runners for president.   Monday morning, we woke up in … more
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Kid summer magic
One glance wasn’t enough. I had to look again to make sure I wasn’t seeing things, but I was right the first time.   It wasn’t even 6:30 in the morning, and a child … more
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An immigrant story
A s soon as I snapped the photo, I knew it was one I would want to share with the world.   As Liberty High School seniors played a final song with their high school band, I’d captured … more
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We get to live here
I spent last week hundreds of miles from home with more than 100 people who have never been to our corner of the world.   A few had come near — those with spouses who grew up in … more
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Is sexuality really the problem?
I know that some readers do not understand the need for a Pride Month.   Perhaps you’re in the particularly vocal camp that’s taken to local-focused social media groups to let … more
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A bridge back and forth
“If anything’s certain in life, it certainly isn’t the fate of the Callicoon bridge. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has plans to do . . . well, … more
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You can’t have it both ways
It’s a tradition you can count on — come the second Sunday in June, tractors will roll through Callicoon, and hundreds of onlookers will ooh and ahh.   Some of those tractors … more
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Calling for help ... and waiting
If you happened to be near an emergency scanner this weekend, you may have heard a call go out for emergency medical services once, then again, and then several more times, a 911 dispatcher trying … more
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The best time to be a little kinder
I used to think May was an odd time of the year for America to mark Mental Health Awareness Month.   Why not in December when so many of us struggle with the overwhelm of the holidays … more
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The door before ... and after
When I’d enter the side door of the school, I had two choices.   I could turn right immediately, head up the stairs and venture past the gym first, then the cafeteria before making … more
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They’ve heard of us
Have you noticed a new pattern emerging in those “where you are from” conversations?   The shift was slow at first, only for it to take on hyperspeed since the pandemic began. … more
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The luck of emergency surgery
The emergency room practitioner needed to share just two words for the stress sitting at the base of my skull to start thrusting its elbows outward in both directions, pushing to take over control of … more
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A simple recommendation
Imagine, for a moment, that you’re standing in line somewhere.   Perhaps it’s the post office, or maybe it’s the grocery store. Or possibly you’re standing in the … more
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It’s all in the letters
Growing up, most of us learn that the keys to doing well and advancing in a job are working hard and keeping your nose clean.   It’s true ... mostly.   Here’s what … more
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The parents are learning too
You’re going to be terrified of your kid doing the sorts of things at 18 (almost 19) that you once did quite easily at 17.   This is one of the (many) things I’ve learned during … more
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Going, going...
If you caught the front page of the Democrat last week, you already know the news for parents seeking childcare in our county is bleak.   The Hudson Valley as a whole has seen a 27 percent … more
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These other homes
Have you ever driven by a house and wondered if it still looks the same inside as it did when you were 15? It can’t just be me.   There’s a fairly common movie plot point that … more
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A human responsibility to get it right
I am a journalist who has had to write about suicide-related deaths.   I am also a person who deeply loves a person who died by suicide.   I tell you both of these things to make … more
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It’s not just our kids
I’m not sure when, exactly, I started counting down the days until my child would graduate from school.   Was it on December 14, 2012, as I held tight to my second grader during our … more
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