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Hello and welcome to summer!
June is the official kickoff to the warmest season of the year, and one of my favorite things about summer is how many travel opportunities families can take advantage of. School’s out, a lot of us have more...
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BY ERICA TERRY
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6/1/26
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On Memorial Day we gather together as a community to honor the brave men and women who gave their lives defending the United States of America. Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day, began …
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BY SERGIO ESPOSITO
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5/25/26
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Recently I thought about the phrase, “You are judged by the company you keep.”
A person’s character and reputation can be reflected by the friends and influences they choose. That may be true for the friends we associate with in real life, but...
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BY KIM KOVACH
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5/23/26
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I have always been a fan of Ben Sasse.
He was a professor and a former senator from Nebraska and most recently the president of the University of Florida as well as an author. For years, he has been writing about tribalism, loneliness and the...
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BY DON SCOTT
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5/23/26
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May 20–21 marked when Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
I remember reading about her in elementary school. She was actually the first biography I can …
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BY ROBIN MURPHY
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5/23/26
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Call me Lefty.
I’m in a coaching group that likes to keep things interesting and one of our recent assignments was to write with our nondominant hand.
The idea is that this strengthens …
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BY ROBIN MURPHY
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5/15/26
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As the tulips begin to bloom, political mailers are starting to arrive in our mailboxes, a sure sign that another campaign season is beginning.
This year's campaign season arrives with a significant change. For the first time, most local...
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After writing about my own experience learning music later in life, I realized something important — my story isn’t unique.
Every week at local jams and music gatherings, I meet people who picked up an instrument well into adulthood. Some started...
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5/15/26
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May 5 gets a lot of attention for Cinco de Mayo, and while we celebrate the holiday in our office, it’s also National Cartoonist Day, which I’m finding more fun to write about today.
Because …
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BY ROBIN MURPHY
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5/7/26
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Do you remember the song "Double Dutch Bus"?
It is ridiculous in the best possible way: part bus ride, part Double Dutch jump rope game, part funk-fueled word salad. The whole thing sounds like …
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BY ROBIN MURPHY
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4/30/26
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I've got advanced arthritis in my right wrist, and I think I know what caused it.
The same thing that's responsible for everything else that's wrong with every male of the species: saying immediately after we sprained something, "It's probably...
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BY RICK MELÉN
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4/30/26
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I am 97 years old, and I’ve spent most of my life writing things down. Diaries, stories, poetry and long letters to my penpal.
But sometime in my early 90s, my hands stopped cooperating. The words in my mind stayed as lively as ever, but gripping...
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BY MARY ANN SCHUNK
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4/30/26
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“Am I responsible for my parents’ debts?”
That's a common question I receive from clients. Unfortunately, the answer is typically, “it depends.”
Debts can range from credit card debt, taxes, unpaid medicals bills to liens on real property and...
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BY LAUREN ENEA
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4/30/26
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On a recent sunny afternoon, I walked around my neighborhood searching for signs of spring.
I spotted one bright yellow daffodil plant blooming proudly in a patch of dirt on the side of the road. The six bell-shaped yellow daffodil heads facing...
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BY KIM KOVACH
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4/30/26
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Fishkill may be a long way from Brussels, but one recent lunch at Dutchess Biercafe made it feel like we crossed an ocean.
Belgium remains one of the world’s most fascinating beer cultures, home to roughly 400 breweries and more than 1,500 beer...
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BY JOHN BART
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4/30/26
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The Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia, is, as Jim Nantz of CBS likes to say, “a tradition like no other.”
Last week, the day after the Masters, was the first day it touched 80 degrees. I was out walking our dog, Bo, wearing a Masters hat...
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BY DON SCOTT
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4/30/26
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Dear Dr. Linda,
Our son, Kevin, was just rejected from three of the six colleges he applied to. He didn’t get into any of his “reach” schools and is devastated. So are we. Four years ago, his older brother applied to the same schools and was...
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BY DR. LINDA SILBERT
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4/30/26
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I started thinking about some of the places I’ve lived over the years and decided I want to tell you about Quigley.
Quigley was my first-ever landlord. It was in college, while I was attending SUNY Oswego. I had transferred there as a junior and,...
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BY BOB DUMAS
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4/30/26
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Each year, Earth Day invites us to reflect on our responsibility to protect the planet we call home.
But in 2026, that reflection must turn into urgency. The challenges before us — climate change, rising energy costs and threats to public health...
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BY PETE HARCKHAM
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4/30/26
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NY STATE BUDGET WOES CONTINUE
I am deeply saddened and find it increasingly alarming that Gov. Kathy Hochul continues to delay setting forth the New York State budget, which will help municipalities, schools, highway departments and ordinary...
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BY SERGIO ESPOSITO
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4/28/26
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