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Opinion: In Search of Progressive Putnam

by Contributor February 16, 2020October 4, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

County offers great potential for LGBTQ residents

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Worth one laugh …

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Roots and Shoots: Eat Your Yard

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Ideas for edible landscaping

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Worth one laugh …

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Reporter’s Notebook: From One Paperboy to Another

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Remembering Decatur Myers

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Letter: DMV Restrictions

by Contributor February 7, 2020September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Is Dutchess county still limiting services?

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Small, Good Things: The Spicy Bits

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An authentic — Hudson Valley — recipe for tikka masala

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Worth one laugh …

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Letter: Beacon Speeds

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Why not more tickets on Verplanck Avenue?

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Worth one laugh …

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A Note to Readers

by Staff January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Paper’s managing editor becomes editor

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Family Trails: Finding Thomas

Valerie LaRobardier by Valerie LaRobardier January 22, 2020January 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Who started the Galloway line in Philipstown?

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Worth one laugh …

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Letter: Earthquake in PR

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Writer: Island devastated; please lend support

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Letter: Bonus Pay

by Contributor January 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Aren’t meetings part of the job?

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Out There: Small Steps

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Strategies to keep your resolution

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Worth one laugh …

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Worth one laugh …

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Letter: Nelsonville Cell Tower

by Contributor January 3, 2020September 18, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Telecom industry is used to getting its way

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Roots and Shoots: What We See

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What 2019 can teach us for 2020

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Worth one laugh …

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The Cartoon

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Worth one laugh …

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Small, Good Things: East to West and Back Again

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The joys of fregola

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