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My View: Letter from Lyuboml

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Returning to Ukraine and confronting history

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Reader Endorsements: Philipstown Board

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Readers make their case for Democratic candidates

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The Cartoon

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Worth one laugh…

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Roots and Shoots: Tallest Corn in Brooklyn

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Gardening without a garden

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The Cartoon

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Worth one laugh…

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My View: We Can Afford to Cut Tax

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A Putnam County legislator responds

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The Cartoon

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Worth one laugh…

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Roots and Shoots: Another Season, More to Learn

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Learning to live with non-native species

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The Cartoon

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Worth one laugh…

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Classic Wheels: 1961 BMW R60

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A smooth operator that carried a famous passenger

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The Cartoon

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Worth one laugh…

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Out There: The Silent Majority

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More people care about climate than you think

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Roots and Shoots: Are Pesticides Safe?

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan April 25, 2025April 25, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Myths: They are “organic” or kill only certain insects

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The Cartoon

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Worth one laugh…

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Small, Good Things: No Cheese? No Problem!

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A miso-butter sauce that stands alone

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My View: 10 Years Later, What Has Changed

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The dehumanizing affects of prison on inmates and guards

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The Cartoon

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Worth one laugh…

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Classic Wheels: 1932 Ford Coupe

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The star of “American Graffiti” hits the road

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Out There: Sacred Ground

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin April 4, 2025April 4, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

EPA head calls climate change a ‘religion’

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The Cartoon

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Worth one laugh…

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Roots and Shoots: Test Your Soil

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan March 28, 2025March 28, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

The joys of NPK, pH, soluble salts, texture, organic matter and Pb ppm

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Hooray for Open Government

by Staff March 28, 2025March 28, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

Best practices for local boards and agencies

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The Cartoon

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Worth one laugh…

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Small, Good Things: In-Betweening

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney March 21, 2025March 22, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

A dish for (very) early spring

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The Cartoon

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