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I want to express my heartfelt appreciation to those who made possible the recent additions to the Vietnam War Memorial plaque. After much fine work, a new plaque, mounted next to the original, combines the names on the smaller plaque, created a few years ago, with some new names of Vietnam War...

The role of Republicans

A two-party system is one in which the out-of-power party has a real hope that it will become the ruling party in the next election. If one one party has full control, it is in a position to do real harm to the nation.

County Redistricting Complete

On January 30th the Dutchess Legislature adopted the new county legislative district map based on the 2010 census data. It was three years in the making. In its finished version our local District 25 retains 87 percent of its former self. The new District 25, effective in 2014, will still...

Community College Concerns Arise

Dutchess Community College is among only 30 community colleges in the State that comprise part of the SUNY educational system. Despite a semester tuition increase of $500 as part of the 2012-2013 budget, the college still prides itself on the lowest tuition in the state. It also prides itself on a...

A flawed gun bill passes

We can applaud the prompt response of the New York state government to the national demand for stricter gun laws. But we can also lament the lack of process by which this law was passed. For reasons that are not clear, Governor Cuomo declared the law eligible for fast tracking, an exception to the...

Millbrook New Year's Eve

January 3, 2013 To the Editor,

Accident on the Hudson

On Dec. 21st of last year, our son Baylin Coddington and his friend Barrett Raymond, were lost in a canoe accident on the Hudson River. We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all who participated, and continue to participate in the search and recovery mission. We would particularly like...

Preventing Foreclosure

Foreclosures increased in Dutchess County by 17.6 percent in 2012 from 2011. Of the 1,096 foreclosed properties, 154 came into county control and the County Legislature voted to place them up for public auction in an attempt to recoup unpaid taxes. By Real Property Tax law the County acquired these...

How does NY become business-friendly?

by Kevin McEneaney

The rhetoric surrounding Governor Cuomo’s announcements of Economic Development grants is that we are encouraging business, innovation, education and jobs. When we look at the grants that have been announced, we have trouble differentiating between the rhetoric and pork. Few of...

Do our representatives in Washington work for us or for special interests?

The sands may be shifting in that desert we call Washington. The NRA, as described in the following column by Tom Parrett, may now be seen as a wounded bear. AIPAC, that for years has overplayed its hand as a high pressure lobbying force, may find itself exposed if it continues its...

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