8+ mon, 2+ day ago  (128+ words) I am writing as a peace activist and member of the global peace group World Beyond War, which published a report that exposes the harm and scale of military bases worldwide. Of 1,247 bases in the world, the United States operates…...

7+ hour, 32+ min ago  (297+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. " Assemblyman Brian Maher has reintroduced legislation that, if enacted, would require the state Office of Children and Family Services to conduct a comprehensive study examining existing state laws and regulations that may be preventing the creation of new child…...

2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (1135+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. " A group of landlords has sued the city over the Common Council's vote to continue rent control under the Emergency Tenant Protection Act. Tenants' rights advocates and some officials, meanwhile, blasted the lawsuit as baseless. The landlords filed the…...

18+ hour, 56+ min ago  (747+ words) KINGSTON, N.Y. "The leaders of the Ulster County Legislature's two political caucuses on Wednesday called for bipartisan cooperation as they laid out their party's agendas for the upcoming year in back-to-back addresses that differed both in substance and specificity. Both Majority…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (509+ words) I've received a few letters from readers over the past few weeks asking me why I keep writing about antisemitism. One was a simple question, with no negative intent. The others run the gamut between "stop carrying water for the…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (226+ words) Letter: Neither timely nor warranted'Daily Freeman As children, we played a card game called War. No one was hurt except possibly sore losers. Our president has led us into war and it is the real thing with death and destruction....

3+ day, 7+ min ago  (390+ words) RED HOOK, N.Y. " Supervisor Robert McKeon expects draft zoning regulations before Red Hook may become another hot spot in the growing battles between industrial-scale lithium-ion battery array developers and opponents who see them as dangerous. Briefly discussed during a Wednesday, March…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (201+ words) Letter: The real problems'Daily Freeman Donald Trump calls it like it isn't " again. The SAVE Act, now being considered by the Senate, does not "safeguard voter eligibility." It suppresses it. This bill should be called "SAVE Trump's Bacon Act." If…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (89+ words) Cartoonist's take: "Next Board of Peace meeting'Daily Freeman "Next Board of Peace meeting." (Rick McKee, CagleCartoons.com) Dutchess County man dies in motorcycle crash Kerhonkson man charged with promoting obscene sexual material involving children, state police say St. Patrick's Parade,…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (110+ words) Stuck in the Strait by Jeff Koterba,patreon.com/jeffreykoterba Stuck in the Strait by Jeff Koterba, patreon.com/jeffreykoterba Kerhonkson man charged with promoting obscene sexual material involving children, state police say Ex-trooper found guilty of manslaughter in 2020 death…...