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Second terms and three strikes
Thoughts from Behind the Pressline
Is it just that the lure of a second presidential term is so unlike anything else that administrations will do anything to secure it?
Taste of Home coming to Ti E.M.A.
All of the excitement of the Taste of Home Cooking School is coming to the Employees Mutual Association in Ticonderoga on Saturday, June 1.
Truth or consequences
Thoughts from Behind the Pressline
Back in the 1950s, “Truth or Consequences” was a popular television show where contestants received roughly two seconds to answer a trivia question correctly before “Beulah the Buzzer” sounded.
The era of rage
Thoughts from Behind the Pressline
We see it on the highways. It’s becoming more apparent in politics these days.
Common sense, political convenience
Thoughts from Behind the Pressline
It almost boggles the mind how quickly our elected officials can move when properly motivated and when, in their collective judgment, know they must act.
Life in a dangerous world
Thoughts from Behind the Pressline
While the events of last week continue to unfold it reminds us how fragile life is and how quickly our lives can be turned upside down in the mere blink of eye.
The pettiness of politics
Thoughts from Behind the Pressline
United States politics is one of the biggest money businesses in the world.
Supers Debate alcohol hours
Essex County Lawmakers have come up with a compromise when it comes to the matter of when “closing time” will be here. Members of the Public Safety Committee voted April 8 to turn back the clock on the time bars and restaurants can serve alcohol — from 4 a.m. until 3 a.m. Last month, the committee tabled a resolution that would have moved last call up to 2 a.m.
Real life and sports
Thoughts from Behind the Pressline
Last week the news was a buzz with the now-disgraced basketball coach at Rutgers University, Mike Rice, who was fired for physically assaulting and verbally abusing his players
The price of free speech
Thoughts from Behind the Pressline
This country, once called the melting pot of the world, was known for taking in immigrants from all corners of the Earth and merging their cultures into ours to create a patchwork democracy.