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Searching for aliens
If life is routine and old enough to have developed intelligence...
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Letters to the editor: July 17, 2024 (wrong dummy, good questions, political extremes and more)
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Letters to the editor: July 10, 2024 (NATO, SCOTUS, drinking water and more)
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It’s a combo pack!
Having dispensaries around means getting all kinds of new advice...
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Berry season, summer school, forest fires and more from the headlines 100 years ago
The entries have been copied from the July issues of the New Paltz Independent...
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Midsummer lifestorm/the buck moon
Bald eagles with eaglet. (Photo by Dave Holden) Once again the Earth has cycled back to where its northern half...
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Threats from space
Only last Saturday, an asteroid barely missed hitting Earth...
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Letters to the editor: July 3, 2024 (Uncle Willy, the debate, prayer in school and more)
The views and opinions expressed in our letters section are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the...
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Letters to the editor: June 26, 2024 (ADUs, Medicare, the debate and more)
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The heart of a first responder
He carries a pager connected to the Ulster County 911 dispatch, and is, essentially, on call 24-7...
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Finding the new nova
Many TV, online and print media are headlining an expected “new star” that could pop off any time...
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Letters to the editor: June 19, 2024 (Shrestha vs Madden and more)
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Review: Pine Island Kush
It's kinda sweet, kinda reminds me of patchouli, and definitely smells a little bit purple...
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Letters to the editor: June 12, 2024 (Shrestha vs Madden, the solstice, Pride and more)
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Cool Moon things
Average number of stars visible from Manhattan: 11. From Woodstock: 2,600...
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Suddenly…summer!
The light in the woods has changed so abruptly...
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Letters to the editor: June 5, 2024 (Pride, Central Hudson, conviction and more)
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Letters to the editor: May 29, 2024 (PFOS, digital literacy, campaign finance violations and more)
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Incremental beauty
Life is starting to really flow now, gradually gaining that glacier-like, unstoppable momentum...
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