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To the editor:
The thing about a lie is…
… you can’t tell just one. They’re compounding, they feed one another. You have to keep track of what you said and who you said it to. And …
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9/1/26
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To the editor:
In the early morning hours of August 19, I can only describe what I felt as gob smacked. The news was atrociously reported as a callous leak unbeknownst to the staff, residents, …
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8/27/26
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To the editor:
For the past year, I have wanted to address several matters concerning the Youngsville Fire District and provide the community with information I believe has not been fully or …
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8/27/26
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To the editor:
To us Fortunate Sons (and Daughters) who scored an invite to this year’s Jeff Bank Customer Appreciation Night at the Forestburgh Playhouse, what can you do but steal a line …
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8/24/26
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To the editor:
It is with sincere sadness that I have submitted my resignation to the Youngsville Fire District Board today, August 17.
When I was asked to join the board, I felt it was one …
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8/24/26
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To the editor:
I was extremely pleased that Fred Stabbert III was the most recent inductee to the Sullivan County Democrat Golf Tourney Hall of Fame. No one is more deserving of the honor.
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8/21/26
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To the editor:
Despite being classified as a mostly rural county with a year-round population of only 80,000 residents, Sullivan County is not immune to serious crime. …
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8/21/26
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To the editor:
On July 30th, Gubernatorial Candidate Bruce Blakeman, made outrageous and misleading claims regarding NYS energy policy and renewable energy’s impact upon the high electricity …
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8/10/26
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To the editor:
I am writing this letter on behalf of myself and others in our Youngsville Community who are concerned about the direction our local Fire Department seems to be taking. It would …
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8/7/26
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To the editor:
My husband and I live in Livingston Manor; Verizon provided phone service until last Tuesday, when there was a rainstorm. Our phone is the final one on its line with a wire …
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8/7/26
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I live in Livingston Manor, where flooding on Main Street and low-lying areas has been a problem for the entire history of the hamlet.
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Patricia Parks
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8/4/26
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To the editor:
As someone who fought -mostly unsuccessfully it felt at the time- hard to help the Town of Highland embrace both its natural assets of rivers and valleys and its people assets of …
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7/31/26
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To the editor:
The recent reports of antisemitic attacks in Woodridge and Greenfield Park should grieve every person of conscience. Whether hatred takes the form of threats, intimidation, or …
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7/31/26
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To the editor:
Thank you for the article in the July 17 edition about the Trans+ Support Initiative, (TSI). Having a transgender person in my family and also in the family of a close friend has …
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7/31/26
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To the editor:
Once school’s out for the Summer, thousands of families flock to second homes and camps in the “Yiddish Alps” to escape the city heat. Though this does boost Sullivan …
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7/31/26
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To the editor:
Finally, after what feels like wading through dozens of column inches over months of opaque reporting, the July 10 Democrat at long last explains why this Resorts World bond sale, …
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7/30/26
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To the editor:
Our neighborhood in Loch Sheldrake has been working to humanely manage a growing population of abandoned cats through our project, Neighbors Loving Cats. We trap, neuter, spay, …
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7/30/26
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To the editor:
Thank you for taking the time to highlight the good work TSI is doing to provide support for transgender and non-binary citizens in our area. At a time when some have demonized …
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7/30/26
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To the editor:
I wonder why there hasn’t been any public announcement that the Adult Care Center [Editor’s Note: now called the Care Center at Sunset Lake] in Liberty is not accepting …
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7/17/26
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To the editor:
Every year around Independence Day, we celebrate the people who built this country through hard work, sacrifice, and self-reliance. No one embodies those values more than …
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7/9/26
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To the editor:
If you have not noticed, the landscape in Sullivan County has been changing quickly. Several townships are in the process of updating their comprehensive plan. A …
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To the Editor:
Traveling through your area recently, I got a copy of the April edition of the Sullivan County Democrat.
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Jim Jenkins
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7/7/26
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To the editor:
The Sullivan County Coalition Against Antisemitism warmly welcomes all of our summer residents and visitors and encourages everyone to enjoy the very best that our …
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6/30/26
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To the editor:
Thompson, the ball is in your court.
Last month, the Village of Monticello’s Board of Trustees unanimously passed a law designed to protect the health of its …
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6/30/26
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To the editor:
When I read in the Democrat the listing of graduation ceremonies scheduled for Sullivan County school districts, at first, I was appalled, then very much saddened …
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6/30/26
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