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Lots of maneuvering in Albany when it comes to putting the final dots in place and submitting the 2022-23 New York State budget. Denis Slattery, Albany Bureau Chief covering New York State politics … more
When the pandemic began and toilet paper was in short supply, it was easy enough to blame hoarders filling shopping carts (and basements) with all the TP they could get their hands on. The real … more
One wonders if we are ever going to come together as a nation. Apart from joining together when America faces a common foreign aggressor, those moments of internal domestic harmony have been less … more
Why is there so much hatred in our society today? Matt Rosenberg, a journalist, author and a former Yellow Cab driver in the City of Chicago noted recently “that for several years prior to … more
The last day of our road trip was spent at the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia’s famous science museum. However, we (daughter Liz, SIL Peter, granddaughter Adeline, and I) were not going to … more
So how does the war in Ukraine and the international response to it affect us in New York? Some 54% of New Yorkers, in a special economic impact survey produced by the Siena College Research … more
At some point it began to feel like every single person who left New York City due to the pandemic came to Sullivan County. A slight exaggeration, for sure, but there’s new research out of … more
On our second full day in Washington, D.C., my daughter Liz, son-in-law Peter, and my granddaughter Adeline walked over to the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Museum. Our family has many … more
President Abraham Lincoln always spoke about elections declaring, “elections belong to the people.” In keeping the thoughts on the same wavelink there have been many questions about … more
The arrival of the annual Young Professionals section of the Democrat always hits me with a jolt of energy. As a parent raising a child in our county, the fear that our kids will grow up and … more
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