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Home»Entries posted by Deb Lucke

Reports from the Field

Reports from the Field

The wheat field, the rye field, the barley field, and the oat field

By Deb Lucke on November 30, 2018No CommentRead More

Up-and-Coming Crops: Hops

Up-and-Coming Crops: Hops

A symbiotic relationship between brewer, farmer and legislator

By Deb Lucke on November 16, 2018No CommentRead More

Briton to Beaconite: Gwen Nerrie

Briton to Beaconite: Gwen Nerrie

Interview with a pillar of the community …

By Deb Lucke on October 7, 20182 CommentsRead More

Pack-N-Fold Colonialism

Pack-N-Fold Colonialism

Campaign furniture at Boscobel

By Deb Lucke on September 23, 2018Comments Off on Pack-N-Fold ColonialismRead More

Disability Dream & Do

Disability Dream & Do

With the Hudson Valley Renegades

By Deb Lucke on September 3, 2018Comments Off on Disability Dream & DoRead More

Pinot and Augustine

Pinot and Augustine

Slipping on the banana peels of interpersonal relationships

By Deb Lucke on August 19, 2018Comments Off on Pinot and AugustineRead More

4-Hers Are Something to Crow About!

4-Hers Are Something to Crow About!

Cartoonist Deb Lucke visits the Putnam County Fair

By Deb Lucke on August 3, 2018Comments Off on 4-Hers Are Something to Crow About!Read More

Love in the Time of Misogyny

Love in the Time of Misogyny

The twists and turns of the Taming of the Shrew

By Deb Lucke on June 25, 2018Comments Off on Love in the Time of MisogynyRead More

The Eastern Coyote: So Elusive!

The Eastern Coyote: So Elusive!

Plenty of evidence, few eyewitnesses …

By Deb Lucke on May 18, 2018Comments Off on The Eastern Coyote: So Elusive!Read More

Maple-Flavored Comic

Maple-Flavored Comic

Follow the signs or follow your nose…

By Deb Lucke on March 25, 2018Comments Off on Maple-Flavored ComicRead More

The After-Schoolers

The After-Schoolers

Beacon kids expend (some of) their energy

By Deb Lucke on March 8, 2018Comments Off on The After-SchoolersRead More

It Was a Kinetic Day at Dia:Beacon

It Was a Kinetic Day at Dia:Beacon

Our cartoonist reporter hangs out at Community Free Day

By Deb Lucke on July 16, 2017Comments Off on It Was a Kinetic Day at Dia:BeaconRead More

Last Saturday at Saunders’ Farm

Last Saturday at Saunders’ Farm

Stompers test floorboards at annual barn dance

By Deb Lucke on June 17, 2017Comments Off on Last Saturday at Saunders’ FarmRead More

Update to the Cub Scout Handbook

Update to the Cub Scout Handbook

Based on observations made at the Philipstown Pinewood Derby

By Deb Lucke on March 14, 2017Comments Off on Update to the Cub Scout HandbookRead More

The Spirit of Beacon Parade (9/25)

The Spirit of Beacon Parade (9/25)

Our roving cartoonist watches the parade

By Deb Lucke on October 2, 2016Comments Off on The Spirit of Beacon Parade (9/25)Read More

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