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Forty-five years ago
Forty-five years ago, I wrote a column entitled "Diversity blooms in New Paltz..."Â
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Letters to the editor: February 26, 2025 (BYOTP, ICE, DEI and more)
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Anthony and Susanna’s memorial
It was still cold and icy underfoot on Saturday, February 22, the sky clear and cloudless...
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Killer asteroid?
Let’s look at the actual facts...
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Letters to the editor: February 29, 2025 (Gulf of America, David Wallis, rubber stamp and more)
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What is he really like?
I was asked the same question every time I screened The Game Changer, a short film about the dance programs...
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Woodstock Town Supervisor pens a “fact check”
I will start by saying I am human; I am imperfect, and I make mistakes...
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Letters to the editor: February 12, 2025 (Neck deep, Alexandria Wojcik, HVPAA and more)
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Halfway to spring
As arctic winds roar south...
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Letters to the editor: February 5, 2025 (NoVo, Winston Farm, Tim Rogers and more)
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Snow drift, snowballs, girls in bathing suits and more from the headlines 100 years ago
The entries have been copied from the February 1925 issues of the New Paltz Independent...
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Letters to the editor: January, 29 2025 (immigration, back roads, warming center and more)
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Falling fastest
We stick to Earth's surface without giving it a thought...
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Letters to the editor: January, 22 2025 (Clowning around, rainfall, hunger and more)
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The great 2025 planet show
All four easily seen planets have reached peak or near-peak brilliance at once...
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Letters to the editor: January, 15 2025 (A good read, President Carter, Selfish neighbors and more)
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Haunted by the Afterlife at SUNY New Paltz
From a distance, 23-year-old Risa Oshinsky’s BFA thesis project at SUNY New Paltz looks like an intricate Calder mobile...
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Letters to the editor: January, 8 2025 (2025, PFAs, capital project and more)
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Winter settles in
Early winter was relatively mild and snowless, but the later half has been anything but. Arctic cold has come down...
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Skating on the Wallkill, New Year’s Eve dance, farm fire and more from the headlines 100 years ago
The entries have been copied from the January 1925 issues of the New Paltz Independent...
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