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Alfred North Whitehead, one of the greatest thinkers of all time, famously announced in 1929, “the safest general characterization of European philosophical tradition is that it consists of a series of footnotes to Plato.”
In other words, all...
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BY JAMES MARTORANO
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3/27/26
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By the time you read this, the Town Board will have held another public hearing on the proposed Homeland Towers cell tower project on Granite Springs Road.
As of this writing, the outcome is unknown. But whatever the board decides, one thing is...
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3/27/26
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I didn't get to watch much of the Olympics this year, which makes me uniquely qualified to deliver an uniformed yet unbiased account of the major stories.
I did manage to see coverage of the curling events almost EVERY time I turned on the...
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3/27/26
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Before the SAVE Act, prepare your voter go-bag
Dear Editor,
A "go-bag" is a pre-packed bag containing essential items for survival that you grab in an emergency, like a wildfire or rising flood waters.
I’m suggesting you get together a new type...
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3/27/26
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Congressman Lawler’s moderation is just an act
Dear Editor,
In the wake of the recent brutality and cold blooded executions by ICE of two U.S. citizens, Congressman Mike Lawler saw his popularity beginning to wane. No one can accuse this most...
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3/27/26
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Don’t blame renewables for rising electric costs
Dear Editor,
I’ve been enjoying Don Scott’s articles in your paper. But I’m writing to provide another perspective to his recent 100-foot rule opinion piece ("The most regressive tax you've never...
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3/27/26
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My son is Mike (the original was Michael, and ordained by me, his mother, never to be shortened).
When he was in second grade, however, he was asked to fill in a form with his full proper name. When he came home from school that day, he asked me...
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3/27/26
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We are fortunate to live in a community that is, by nearly every measurable standard, safer than most in the country.
Putnam County and Northern Westchester benefit from strong public institutions, responsive law enforcement, engaged civic...
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BY PIAGET SOLPIAGET
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3/27/26
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Republicans point to bipartisan praise in endorsing Lucas
Dear Editor,
As members of the North Salem Republican Town Committee, we proudly support Supervisor Warren Lucas for re-election.
For decades, Warren Lucas has served the people of North...
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3/27/26
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It takes years of training and thousands of dollars worth of equipment to get up onstage. Underpaying musicians hurts everyone.
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BY DUKE COVONE
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3/27/26
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With elections coming up this year, I felt it was appropriate to ask a philosophical question: what yardstick should we use to decide whom to support?
Of course, many of us vote by party affiliation. However, for the purposes of this exercise,...
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BY JAMES MARTORANO
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3/27/26
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To the Yorktown Community,
On the morning of Sunday, Feb. 1, we experienced one of the most devastating losses imaginable.
Our home caught fire and, in a matter of hours, we lost all of our belongings and everything we had worked so hard for. We...
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3/27/26
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Twenty food drives and counting for Sen. Harckham
Dear Editor,
When COVID-19 brought the world to a halt in the spring of 2020, Sen. Pete Harckham sprang into action.
Recognizing the needs of constituents and neighbors throughout New York's 40th...
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3/27/26
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The Town Board's announcement that they're reestablishing a committee to evaluate the 485-b commercial tax exemption is a step worth taking seriously. But before that committee convenes, two fundamental misstatements need to be corrected — because...
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3/27/26
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As a baby boomer, I am essentially a living meme for technological incompetence. Clichés are clichés for a reason.
Back when this newspaper was still being run out of a brick-and-mortar office, I relied heavily on my...
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3/27/26
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A crisis center rejected — but the crisis remainsDear Editor,
I am saddened and disappointed but not surprised by the Carmel Planning Board decision to reject the site plan application that would have brought a Crisis Stabilization Center to the...
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3/27/26
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Carmel GOP backs Lombardi and KearnsDear Editor,
A hearty congratulations to Frank Lombardi, our endorsed Republican candidate for Legislative District 8, and Robert Kearns, our endorsed Republican candidate for Carmel Town Supervisor.
Both of...
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3/27/26
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Ask Halston Media readers with electric heat their biggest gripe, and their skyrocketing electric bill is the likely answer.
Cold weather blanketing our region since December and the electric bills that follow have them steaming.
A major cause...
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BY KEN FREEMAN
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3/27/26
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Mahopac families are in an affordability crisis. The cost of groceries, gas, housing and taxes keeps climbing, and now NYSEG wants to hit our community with massive electricity and gas rate increases.
For a lot of households here, this isn’t some...
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BY TANNER MCCRACKEN
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3/27/26
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Rethinking gas, fracking and Indian PointDear Editor,
Was just reading Don Scott’s piece about gas line installs ("The most regressive tax you've never heard of," Feb. 5, Page 19), and I have to ask, does anyone subsidize the cost of putting in a...
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3/27/26
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