Rescue us
On Sunday, October 8 I had an opinion. My viewpoint was published in the October 20 edition of Hudson Valley...
It only takes a second
Was it at a workshop? Or did I read about it? Maybe I saw a YouTube video. Possibly someone just...
It’s not your imagination, people are acting crazy
The car behind me was honking his horn, and then he passed me crossing a double yellow line.
The first day of school
What I have come to know is the first day of school is only one in the parade of days...
What makes a good candidate?
Someone I know has all the right stuff needed to be a great leader, maybe even president of the United...
Can we bridge America’s great divide?
America is a sick child. I have never loved her so much.
Feeling like a stranger in your own town? Visit the Bakery
Yesterday, I spent an hour with Dawn Borrello, the new owner of The Bakery who intends to elongate the life...
A stacked deck: Youthful offenders and recidivism
On Tuesday, May 9 the City of Kingston police arrested two juveniles responsible for the 18-second, brutal, life-altering attack on another child....
The Master’s Touch Ministry brings tradition and acceptance to New Paltz
When Pastor Chris Williams survived a severe car accident at age 18, in which he and his father were miraculously...
Former prison superintendent offers unique insight into policing debate
Eastern Correctional Maximum Security Prison houses 1,100 men and hundreds of law enforcement officers tasked with overseeing and supervising the...
How well do you know your community?
Recently, Lula Pearl told me about a stupid ignorant comment I made way back then which could have interfered with...
Stranded in the worst blizzard in Buffalo’s history
My son-in-law, a tiny speck among the white-out world around him, walked miles with only inches of visibility during the ...
Helping the homeless in New Paltz
"When a stranger sojourns with you in your land, you shall not do him wrong. You shall treat the stranger...
Harrowing health care journey in Ulster County shows it’s a “bad time to be sick”
A doctor in the house gently feeling the forehead of a sick child, whispering words of encouragement set the stage for...
Let’s have only good thoughts (when possible)
I took an informal survey of as divergent a group I could find in Ulster County and discovered that regardless...
Susan Slotnick: Try the latest anti-trauma exercise
Anxious about your life, the planet, famine, war, pestilence and greed? My next door neighbor, a therapist, did a good deed...
Etiquette equals kindness
What can I or you do with our few moments of cosmic time to bring love, unity, forgiveness, empathy and...
Susan Slotnick: My mother, my daughters, my grandmother and me
Taking away choice and letting the government legislate personal behavior is an anomaly in conservative politics. Usually fighting against government...
Susan Slotnick: Aging
Rarely, only a couple of dozens of times over all these years, has a stranger stopped me in town and...
Susan Slotnick: And they wound up here
On August 30, the Americans left Afghanistan. On August 31, Taliban operatives attacked the home of the father, his wife...
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