Letters to the editor (3/3/21)
Topics include: Support of farm community; Ulster County seniors getting a “raw” COVID vaccine deal; Courtesies on the hiking trail; Citizens against bike lanes on Broadway; and more.
Voices
The dark side of the full moon
When the Full Moon arrives next Saturday night, the 27th, let’s finally learn its brightness. For, in the mass media the past 20 years or so, all sorts of make-believe things have been presented about the Full Moon.
Letters to the editor (2/24/21)
Topics include: New Energy Opportunities for Saugerties; Overpolicing in New Paltz breaks town budget; 1/6 is the new 9/11; Rush Limbaugh; and more.
Susan Slotnick: The old woman in the snow
Several years ago while cross-country skiing with my 18-year-old daughter, we came upon an icy patch next to a ledge. My prudent daughter removed her skis. I kept mine on, sat on them and proceeded to slide down the hill on my derriere. My impudent “devil may care” behavior precipitated loud screams of, “Mommy! Mommy! Take off your skis.”
Poll: Will you still wear a face mask in 2022?
According to the New York Times article Fauci expects Americans could still need to wear face masks in 2022, the
I’m vaccinated— ring the bell!
The bell rang but I didn’t hear it. I’d been vaccinated — the first shot — and I was verklempt. Maybe I’d survive.
Snow removal for sidewalks
With the right equipment, the same people who plow the middle part of the road can also plow the edge parts called sidewalks.
Full text: Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan’s State of the County speech
Delivered February 16, 2021. Hi, this is County Executive Pat Ryan. Thank you for joining me for the 2021 State
Letters to the editor (2/17/21)
Topics include: Be aware of simple courtesies on the trail; Stealing from hydrants fine set at $2,000; Second impeachment; The passing of Dan Guenther; and more.
Letters to the editor (2/10/21)
Topics include: The importance of local government; Danskammer power plant expansion; New Paltz should not regulate gas-powered leaf-blowers; Dogs on the trail; and more.