By Chuck Williams
After Reagan, the country has been divided down ideological lines to such an extent that it seems the split can never be closed — even with the most common sense solutions to the horrendous problems facing us today.

By Jeffrey Page
“And no, not, not, real enthused about what it is that is being done.”

By Michael Kaufman
When it comes to the information super highway, I always seem to get stuck in traffic.

By Shawn Dell Joyce
Next Sunday, the Wallkill Valley will be treated to a local foods/homesteader’s delight. The Hudson Valley Food Network is sponsoring a “Seed and Skill Share” from 11 am to 3 pm at Hodgson Farm and Garden Center on Albany Post Road in Walden. If you ever wanted to grow your own foods, be a homesteader, or just look like one, it will be the best five bucks you ever spend!

By Russ Layne
He told us his story; there was a lot of weeping.

There’s a freedom to making art to give away, that is its own reward.

by Jason Poggioli

So, if you were a dictator, how threatening would you find the Internet?

By Gretchen Gibbs
There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but when you’re caught in a domestic violence relationship, it’s not so easy.

By Shawn Dell Joyce
Arts businesses are what give our town local color and local flavor. They are what differentiate us from every other exit on the highway which has the same six chain stores. We bring in tourism for our gallery receptions, and classes, but also, we are a local industry. That means we create (manufacture) products locally generating a multiplier effect.

By Jeffrey Page
Allen, who should have been banished to an island somplace in Arctic waters, is back as a contender, not even having to campaign against an incumbent in next year’s race.