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Opinion

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

Posted inFood

Mouths to Feed: Of Class and Corn

Avatar photo by Celia Barbour August 15, 2012September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

When good corn sense trumps another’s corn foolishness

Posted inFood

Mouths to Feed: Summer Beauties

Avatar photo by Celia Barbour August 4, 2012September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Tomatoes and peaches have arrived, causing a bit of a buzz.

Posted inFood

Mouths to Feed: Hello, Potatoes​

Avatar photo by Celia Barbour July 20, 2012September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Potatoes are back! Did you notice they were gone?

Kale Caesar Salad
Posted inFood

Mouths to Feed: A Control Freak’s Guide to CSAs

Avatar photo by Celia Barbour July 17, 2012August 9, 2022 Why you can trust The Current

Some things are easy to love: others, not quite so easy

Posted inFood

Mouths to Feed: The Radish Glut Solution

Avatar photo by Celia Barbour July 1, 2012September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

These radishes are starting to get to me.

Posted inColumnists

Mind, Body & Spirit: How to Avoid Injury

by Jeffrey Kauffman May 22, 2012July 3, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Information and tips to help you avoid injury 

Posted inLetters to Editor

Letter: Evelyn Carr for Haldane School Board

by Contributor May 14, 2012September 19, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Dear Editor, Before I got to know Evelyn Carr-White, I saw her all around town. It did not take me long to meet her, since she seemed to be everywhere. It is from witnessing Evelyn in action that I know of her immense commitment to our community, and to our children in particular. I am […]

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Letter: Abuse of Executive Session/Closed Session

by Contributor May 11, 2012September 19, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

How another town handles matters

Posted inLetters to Editor

Letter: Haldane Kept Tax Increase Low

by Contributor April 19, 2012September 19, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

For the fifth straight year, Haldane has managed to keep its tax rate increase below 2 percent. The recently adopted budget by Haldane’s Board of Education will mean that property taxes will only increase an estimated 1.95 percent. It is a spending plan I can support for its creative cost-cutting and sensitive consideration of the […]

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Reporter’s Notebook: The Highly Intelligent American Crow

Avatar photo by Michael Turton April 15, 2012March 12, 2021 Why you can trust The Current

An underrated personal favorite 

Posted inColumnists

Mind, Body & Spirit: Your Immune System

by Pattie Traina March 6, 2012July 3, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

How to boost your body’s natural protection

Posted inColumnists

The Sounds of Silence: Lessons for a Teacher

by Contributor February 22, 2012January 5, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Haldane grad experiences creative teaching in a South Boston classroom

Posted inColumnists

Mind, Body & Spirit: Skiing & Snowboarding

by Jeffrey Kauffman February 6, 2012July 3, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Skiing and Snowboarding: reducing the risk of injury

Posted inColumnists

Mind, Body & Spirit: Consider Holistic Approach

by Pattie Traina January 29, 2012July 3, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Consider holistic approach to better health

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Reflecting Upon 2012?

Avatar photo by Michael Turton January 2, 2012January 26, 2016 Why you can trust The Current

Is it even possible to reflect upon things that have not yet occurred?

Posted inColumnists

Time to Vote and Come Together

Gordon Stewart by Gordon Stewart November 6, 2011December 19, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

Political comment suspended, blanket anonymity ended

Posted inColumnists

A Month in Peru

by Contributor September 15, 2011January 5, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

A trip to the snowcapped peaks of the Andes and into the sacred valleys of Peru

Posted inLetters to Editor

Letter: Fracking With Our Future

by Contributor August 2, 2011December 19, 2023 Why you can trust The Current

What do the great dust bowl, T. Boone Pickens, Texas Law and the Ogallala Aquifer have to do with fracking in New York State?

Posted inLetters to Editor

Opinion: Greece’s Sovereign Debt

by Contributor June 15, 2011September 19, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

EU should offer a receivership

Posted inColumnists

Why Are There Two School Districts in Philipstown?

by Contributor May 26, 2011January 5, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

A definitive history is yet to be written

Posted inLetters to Editor

Opinion: Works Progress Administration II

by Contributor February 11, 2011September 19, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

Would lift employment and beaten-down spirits

Posted inColumnists

A Vision for Cold Spring, Part 2

Avatar photo by Ken Veltz February 1, 2011September 15, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

The continuation of my fantasy for what can become a reality in Cold Spring

Posted inColumnists

A Vision for Cold Spring, Part 1

Avatar photo by Ken Veltz January 23, 2011September 15, 2020 Why you can trust The Current

This little fantasy represents just one night but there’s no reason why this shouldn’t be a reality every night in Cold Spring.

Posted inColumnists

Philipstown Review: Home to the Hudson

by Pete Smith January 15, 2011May 7, 2025 Why you can trust The Current

The Philipstown Review presents longer work about art and life in our area. In defiance of the internet drive, it will stay for a longer time.

Posted inColumnists

Reporter’s Notebook: Bowl Game Balderdash

Avatar photo by Michael Turton January 12, 2011May 25, 2024 Why you can trust The Current

Who names these games anyway?

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