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Three cheers for impulse control!
I have a confession to make. I almost hugged the Entenmann’s delivery driver in front of the display of cakes and donuts at the grocery store. He had just stacked the top shelf with several distinctive orange...
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BY KIM KOVACH
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10/9/26
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There are a lot of ways to play someone else’s song.
At one end of the spectrum, you can make the song your own while staying close enough to the original that everyone immediately recognizes it. Van Halen’s version of “You Really Got Me” is a...
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BY DUKE COVONE
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10/9/26
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Dear Editor,
It’s been a long time since I had a choice of candidates for the position of Town of North Salem Supervisor. What makes this election cycle different is that the present supervisor, Warren Lucas,...
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10/9/26
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My friend Chip, who lives on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, flipped a column to me from one of his local politicians recently, and it resonated.
The column, titled "Good Ideas Have No Party," was written by Frank Gunsallus, a former and probably...
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BY DON SCOTT
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10/9/26
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Understanding the Basics of the Attorney-Client Relationship During An Estate or Elder Law Planning Consultation!
All too often a senior client will be accompanied to a consultation appointment by one or two of their children or loved ones. While...
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10/9/26
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One of the most common questions I hear is, “Doctor, if I need cataract surgery, what are my options?”
Today, there are more choices than ever. During cataract surgery, your cloudy natural lens is replaced with an intraocular lens, or IOL....
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By Michael Sayegh, MD
Horizon Family Medical Group | 10/8/26 |
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Have you heard of the “Rule of 7”? If you own a local business, it’s a marketing principle worth knowing.
The Rule of 7 is the long-standing idea that a prospective customer needs to see or hear your message seven times before taking action....
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BY VIM WILKINSON
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10/7/26
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When our country calls, our service members answer.
When an emergency strikes here at home, our police officers, volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers answer. I believe Yorktown has a responsibility to stand with them and their families in...
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BY ED LACHTERMAN
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10/3/26
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Dear Dr. Linda,
My daughter Lynette’s history teacher had Lynette and her other students write words and their definitions on index cards to study for an upcoming test on the American Revolution.
With practice, Lynette was able to define each...
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10/3/26
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Our current affordability crisis touches every single New Yorker, young and old.
President Donald Trump’s pledge to bring down prices gave way to his war with Iran, his tariff battles, his slashing of healthcare benefits, his wrong-sided energy...
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BY PETE HARCKHAM
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10/3/26
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Dear Editor,
With all the chaos and stress of our current economy and politics, it is heartening and exciting to know that we have Gwen Burke, a candidate for the Putnam County Legislature, who is...
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10/3/26
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Dear Editor,
During my career in law enforcement I learned that public safety depends on more than equipment and training. It also depends on elected leaders understanding the...
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10/3/26
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When the days get shorter and the trees get barer and the air gets chillier, I still get an ill feeling in the pit of my stomach that reminds me that I didn't a complete homework assignment I had 51 years ago. My grade-point average was constantly...
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BY RICK MELÉN
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10/3/26
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Dear Editor,
I recently attended the candidate forum hosted by the Carmel-Kent Chamber of Commerce and appreciated the opportunity to hear directly from the candidates about their records and...
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10/3/26
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Dear Editor,
Every spring we do the same grim budgeting at our kitchen table.
Property taxes through the roof, state income taxes on top of that, and a federal deduction capped at $10,000 no matter...
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10/3/26
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I sometimes wonder how anyone gets out of bed in the morning. Think of all we have to fear: mass shooters, deer ticks, the atom bomb, lettuce, the weather. And if that’s not enough to make you pull the covers over your...
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BY LORENZO GARO
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10/3/26
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Dear Editor,
I am voting for Gwen Burke for the Putnam County Legislature because I am deeply concerned about the rising electric bills to heat my home and the cuts to Medicaid. I have an adult son with Autism and he depends on services and...
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10/3/26
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Dear Editor,
In countries around the world where voters get to choose their leaders, history demonstrates that after one party has been in power for a long time, society generally benefits when a new one is ushered in. As in nature, when...
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10/3/26
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Dear Editor,
Much like the prophesy of the three witches in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, political rhetoric is filled with half truths if not flat out and out lies. For instance, the Democrats love to tell you how much your utility bills...
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10/3/26
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Dear Editor,
I congratulate Yorktown High Senior Henry Quintanilla on his appointment to Yorktown’s Climate Smart Communities Task Force. I fear, however, that, given the hostility of the Town’s current governance toward a transition away...
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10/3/26
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