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

A photo of the 2024 eclipse, taken at the Adirondack Sky Center in Tupper Lake by Cold Spring resident Aaron Freimark
Posted inColumnists

Out There: Cloudy, With a Chance of Awe

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin April 12, 2024May 24, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

We traveled 300 miles for the totality, but the weather had other ideas

Alison Rooney, holding one of the last of her nearly 2,000 Current articles Photo by Brooke Phillips
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Reporter’s Notebook: Bye Bye, Byline

Alison Rooney by Alison Rooney April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Our intrepid arts editor bids farewell

Black-Eyed Pea & Sweet Potato Soup 
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Small, Good Things: Get Lucky!

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Black-eyed peas aren’t just for January 1st

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The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly April 12, 2024April 11, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

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Roots and Shoots: Rooting for the Underdogs

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan April 5, 2024April 4, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

How your garden can support local bats

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Classic Wheels: 1968 Volkswagen Beetle

Avatar photo by Michael Turton April 5, 2024May 25, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

AKA The Frog, The Turtle, and Herbie the Love Bug

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The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly April 5, 2024April 4, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

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The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly March 29, 2024March 28, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

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The Cartoon

by Clay Jones March 22, 2024March 21, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

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Roots and Shoots: Cool Spring Flowers

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan March 22, 2024March 22, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Spring emerges

Sumac-Spiced Chickpea & Fennel Purée
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Small, Good Things: The Case for Chickpeas

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney March 15, 2024March 15, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

A sumac-spiced spin on hummus

Main Street in Beacon, shown here in a mid-century postcard, was disrupted by Urban Renewal.
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Wide Angle: Urban Orphans

Avatar photo by Stowe Boyd March 15, 2024March 15, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Secondary Main Streets need some attention

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The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly March 15, 2024March 15, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

Shane Stevens, a CCE regional director, points out the effects of beech bark disease during Master Forest Owner training. Photo provided
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Roots and Shoots: Into the Woods

Avatar photo by Pamela Doan March 8, 2024March 8, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

How to get help from, or become, a Master Forest Owner

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The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly March 8, 2024March 14, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

cartoon
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The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly March 1, 2024February 29, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

George Stevenson reads his get-well cards at the state veterans home in Montrose.
Posted inColumnists

Reporter’s Notebook: Relax, Cold Spring: George is Doing Well

Avatar photo by Michael Turton February 23, 2024April 28, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Checking in with a local hero

1937 Bell House Car
Posted inColumnists

Classic Wheels: 1937 Bell House Car

Avatar photo by Michael Turton February 23, 2024May 25, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

A car that’s literally one of a kind

Raki
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My View: What We Lost, and What We Found

Avatar photo by Fred Osborn February 23, 2024February 23, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

It took a village to find a missing friend

Posted inColumnists

Out There: Strange Light

Brian PJ Cronin by Brian PJ Cronin February 23, 2024February 23, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

The season in-between winter and spring

Cartoon
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The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly February 23, 2024February 22, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

Brent Chaim Spodek
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My View: Two Truths

Avatar photo by Brent Chaim Spodek February 16, 2024February 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Beacon rabbi calls for dialogue and reconciliation

Flageolet, Leek & Artichoke Gratin
Posted inFood

Small, Good Things: Seasonal Surrender

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney February 16, 2024February 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Vegan comfort food for the winter blues

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Posted inLetters to Editor

Letter: Hamilton Fish and the Unknown Soldier

by Contributor February 16, 2024February 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Writer: Library should keep his name in honor of his service

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The Cartoon

Avatar photo by Dave Coverly February 16, 2024February 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Worth one laugh…

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