Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, asking if Santa Claus was real in September 1897. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun and the quick response was printed as an... Columns 10 Dec 2020 | 12:49
‘Our children are watching” To our beloved Orange County, As James Baldwin said: “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed... Columns 12 Jun 2020 | 02:06
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York: “I am eager to share some good news. Daily Mass began earlier this week in the parishes of the archdiocese in Dutchess, Sullivan, Ulster, Orange, Rockland, Westchester and Putnam counties, and Sunday Mass will begin in those same counties this Sunday, June 14.” Mass resumes at Catholic Churches in Orange County this Sunday, June 14 Cardinal Timothy Dolan released the following missive on Friday, June 12: Because the news headlines of the past few months... Columns 12 Jun 2020 | 11:08
America honors the Class of 2020 Last weekend’s massive virtual graduation for high school and college seniors carried a message of community at a time when... Columns 18 May 2020 | 02:11
Soldiers gargle with salt and water to prevent influenza. Sept. 24, 1918. Camp Dix, New Jersey, during the 1918-19 Spanish Influenza pandemic. Deja vu The “Spanish flu” pandemic struck with lethal force in 1918 and infected an estimated 500 million people worldwide, about... Columns 06 May 2020 | 11:18
Photo illustration ( Photo illustration) Roads are a quality of life issue What’s the first thing we notice when driving? The condition of the road. Our roads really matter in people’s day-to-day life,... Home 06 Mar 2020 | 02:01
Photo illustration ( Photo by Bill Oxford on Unsplash) My Turn/State Sen. Jen Metzger The bail reform law passed last year sought to fix a system that practically everyone, including District Attorneys and law... Home 03 Mar 2020 | 10:48
This is just one of the portraits of Santa Claus created by Thomas Nast (1840-1902), the editorial cartoonist often considered to be the "Father of the American Cartoon." ‘Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus' The letter: Dear Editor: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, ‘If you see it in... Home 13 Dec 2019 | 01:09
Civil War artist Alfred R. Waud sketched this Thanksgiving scene at a Civil War camp. Library of Congress image ( Library of Congress image) Abraham Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation The year that is drawing towards its close, has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To... Columns 25 Nov 2019 | 12:26
Lower Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2014. ( Photo by Robert G. Breese) Husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, neighbors and friends David D. Alger, Tuxedo Park Lt. Gregg A. Atlas, FDNY, Howells Carl F. Asaro, FDNY, Middletown Michael E. Asher, Monroe Matthew... Home 03 Sep 2019 | 04:49
My Turn James Skoufis 'No parents should ever have to worry about taking their child shopping or to the park out of fear for contracting measles' Growing up in middle school, I often played a game called "Oregon Trail." Set in the mid-1800s, one's mission was... Columns 13 May 2019 | 01:26
Investing in our region’s quality of life, economic well-being Orange County is one of the fastest-growing counties in New York state and, for more than a decade, we have been seeing a... Columns 05 Apr 2019 | 05:58
Title X gag rule: Undermining ' the most important family planning program in this country' Planned Parenthood Mid-Hudson Valley issued the following after the Trump Administration ordered the final gag rule on Title... Columns 01 Mar 2019 | 09:00
Source: Library of Congress 'To carve a tunnel of hope through the mountain of despair' Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed on Monday, Jan. 21, in recognition of the civil rights leader's contributions... Columns 18 Jan 2019 | 01:35
Santa by Thomas Nasy ‘Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus’ Editor’s note: Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and... Columns 20 Dec 2018 | 01:44
