Editorial

The Digital Age

If you look at what is going on in journalism schools, as we sometimes do, you will find that the focus is shifting away from print into other media such as television, radio and on-line websites.  At the job fairs sponsored by the journalism schools, the hottest booths are those of the...

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On the Wild Side

Prince Constantine Sidamon-Eristoff, known by everyone simply as Connie, was the scion of a five-hundred-year-old noble family from Georgia, a small country to the south of Russia, bordering the Black Sea. His father, a general, immigrated to the United States after the Russian Revolution and...

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From our County Legislator

In the wake of the Hudson River Psychiatric Center closure, the State made available to Dutchess County funding to build up community mental health. The amount offered was $1.875-million, with $1.5-millon renewing annually, restricted to “diversionary” programs to reduce hospital admissions and...

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Editorial

The Mideast is full of imponderables. We read a piece in a blog from India about Palestinian refugees in Lebanon last week that reported that the refugees were still dependent on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNWRA).  The Palestinian...

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Editorial

Editorial

Is anyone watching the primaries?

Contemplating national politics seems a frustrating exercise, and so we have attempted to avoid doing it for as long as possible.  The airwaves, should one be listening, or the televised media, should one be watching, seem...

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Wellness on the Western Front

By Western front, I mean Poughkeepsie, and while not all is well, things are looking up. This month, by a 24-1 margin the County Legislature moved initiatives of new County Executive Marc Molinaro forward in crucial areas of economic development and solid waste planning. Contrary to possible...

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Will the Appalachian Trail’s New Boardwalk Become Pawliings Top Tourist Attraction?

The first Saturday morning of 2012 was unseasonably warm and gloriously sunny. I joined 45 others at the Appalachian Trail crossing of Route 22 for a preview, sponsored by the Oblong Land Conservancy, of the new boardwalk across the Great Swamp.   For years I have touted this crossing as a...

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