Guest Commentary

The Black Sea, which recently received in its depths the Russian battleship Moskva, on its way to join the battle against the Ukrainians, was anciently the setting of another Black Sea voyage that did not end well. This was the voyage of the Argo, celebrated in the third century BC epic Argonautica, composed by Apollonius Rhodius.

Today, with over 900,000 COVID-19 deaths (Feb. 4) we remain the tragic outlier in COVID public health effectiveness. We have the highest per capita death rate among the world’s 10 richest countries. Ezra Klein (NYT Feb. 6) maintains that our vast unvaccinated millions lack trust. “Public health is rooted in the soil of trust.

Dear EarthTalk: Is it true we needn’t worry about plastic pollution because nature will evolve microorganisms to break it all down? — C. Davis, Sacramento, Calif.

A friend telling me she is reading James Baldwin’s “Giovanni’s Room” gets me thinking about an iconic photo of Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry, sitting on a couch with cigs and drinks before them, when people did those sorts of things.

Dear EarthTalk: What’s up with all the debate lately as to the flow allowed in new showerheads?

— Bill G., New York, N.Y.

On Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021 Dutchess County’s newest commissioner of the Department of Behavioral & Community Health, Livia Santiago-Rosado, MD FACEP, appointed one day previously by Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro on Dec. 20, penned the following letter to Mary T.

The night after Thanksgiving, I walked out of The Millerton Moviehouse with some friends and saw that while watching the movie for a mere two hours, snow had been falling and at least 3 inches were covering Main Street in Millerton.

I am writing to express my thanks, with deep humility and gratefulness, for all of those who contributed to The Music Cellar gofundme. You’ve allowed us to purchase the building, and thus secure our home-base of 10 years, Millerton, N.Y.