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Opinion

Advocates for ideas and draws conclusions based on the author/producer’s interpretation of facts and data.

Celeriac Pavé
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Mouths to Feed: Deep Roots

Avatar photo by Celia Barbour February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Layers upon layers

cartoon
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The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly February 3, 2023December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

Jaguar
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Classic Wheels: 1960 Jaguar XK150 Drophead Coupe

Avatar photo by Michael Turton January 27, 2023May 25, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

‘There’s nothing automatic about this car.’

Beautiful young woman enjoying in the snow
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Living Green: Can We Save Winter?

Krystal Ford by Krystal Ford January 27, 2023January 7, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

“If you hate change, you’re really going to hate climate change.”

Can you spot the smeuse? Photo by B. Cronin
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Out There: Thunderstruck

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Why the right word matters

The Cartoon
Posted inComics & Cartoons

The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly January 27, 2023December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

Bloodroot is one of the earliest flowers to bloom in the forest and the flowers emerge before it is fully leafed out.
Posted inGardening

Roots and Shoots: Digging Up Plants Online

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Surfing the wood wide web

Indian Pudding
Posted inFood

Mouths to Feed: An Un-hasty Pudding

Avatar photo by Celia Barbour January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

A dessert with deep roots

The Cartoon
Posted inComics & Cartoons

The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly January 20, 2023December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

Almond Pancakes with Spiced Apple Compote
Posted inFood

Small, Good Things: Not-So-Cold Comfort

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney January 13, 2023January 13, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

In a funk? There’s pancakes for that

Cartoon
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The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly January 13, 2023December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

Nature in action in winter: This fungus has found a good home on a tree stump. Photo by P. Doan
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Roots and Shoots: Garden Resolutions V.11

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan January 7, 2023January 12, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Looking back on 10 years of garden resolutions

White Bean and Roasted Garlic Dip
Posted inFood

Mouths to Feed: Where You Bean?

Avatar photo by Celia Barbour January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

An unreliable memory leads to a reliable dip.

Red checkmark
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Reporter’s Notebook: Every Generation Has It Worse

Avatar photo by Michael Turton January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Learning Latin, with the scars to prove it

Putnam County courthouse
Posted inLetters to Editor

Letter: Civil Service

by Contributor January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Politicians were congenial — can it continue?

Levenberg
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Letter: New in Assembly

by Contributor January 6, 2023January 6, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

District 95 representative introduces herself

Deer, like people, enjoy a good run now and then.
Posted inColumnists

Out There: This Deer World

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin December 30, 2022December 30, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

How the presence – or absence – of deer changes the landscape

Bison Chili with Black Beans
Posted inFood

Small, Good Things: This-Is-Not-That Chili

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney December 30, 2022December 30, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

The wild flavors of bison chili

Cartoon
Posted inComics & Cartoons

The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly December 30, 2022December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

Chocolate Sandwich Cookies with Peppermint Buttercream
Posted inFood

Mouths to Feed: The 12 Verbs of Christmas

Avatar photo by Celia Barbour December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Doing things instead of getting things

1930 Ford Model A Town Sedan
Posted inColumnists

Classic Wheels: 1930 Ford Model A Town Sedan

Avatar photo by Michael Turton December 23, 2022May 25, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

A new column about classic vehicles and motorcycles

Galef
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Letter: Galef Says Thanks

by Contributor December 23, 2022December 23, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

After 30 years, Assemblywoman will retire on Dec. 31

Posted inComics & Cartoons

The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly December 23, 2022December 23, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

Violeta (right) celebrates with her parents, Eduardo and Francisca, and sisters, Cala and Rita, after the family moved to Cold Spring in 2015.
Posted inColumnists

Reporter’s Notebook: Farewell, Mi Pueblo Acogedor

Avatar photo by Violeta Edwards Salas December 16, 2022January 5, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Student correspondent returns to Santiago

Expensive housing market vector concept. Unaffordable, out of reach price, market crisis, recession. Minimal design. Eps10 vector illustration.
Posted inColumnists

Wide Angle: Priced Out

Avatar photo by Stowe Boyd December 16, 2022December 16, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

The housing crisis and the Highlands

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