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It only took 28 years to learn why the guy around the corner had my number.
“Hey, Mister Ripp — how are things over on Simmons Street?”
Pollination occurs when pollen from the flower’s anther (male part) is deposited on the pistil (female part) of another flower. The pollen travels down to the ovules and fertilizes them, producing fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds.
Monday, June 22, through Sunday, June 28, was Pollinator Week this year. Pollinators include bees, butterflies, birds, beetles, bats, wasps, flies, other insects and small mammals.
Precaution during the Spanish Influenza Epidemic would not permit anyone to ride on the street cars without wearing a mask, including those pictured above in this image from Seattle, Wash. (ca.1918), according to the Library of Congress. Original image from Library of Congress; Digitally enhanced by rawpixel
In days past — not so very long ago — small town newspapers acted as backyard fences: Visitors were introduced, trips noted, luncheons reported and activity in general was tracked.
As professional law enforcement officers who have dedicated their careers to saving lives and helping people in need, the Sheriffs of New York State condemn the senseless, shocking action of the officer who unjustifiably took the life of George Floyd in Minneapolis last week.
We keep learning new things about the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. Some general characteristics apply in most situations, but this bug’s personality is capable of some crazy, dangerous stuff.
Yesterday I was 6 feet from the grocery cart in front of me waiting to buy some groceries when the woman ahead of me, recognizing me as a clergyman, asked, “Is God causing this pandemic?”
Millerton was an active village in the past, and it will be again, once the COVID-19 pandemic passes. In 1941 the Millerton Movie Theater was a popular spot. Above, from left, Robert A. Libby and Roger S. Parks posed for a shot in front of the theater. Photo courtesy of the North East Historical Society
What a difference a month can make.
Far from the front lines of a grimly desperate big-city hospital, it’s starting to feel real. I now know one victim and am 3 degrees of separation from another. As our president didn’t mean to say about the 40,000 ventilators Governor Cuomo wants, “I have a feeling the numbers are not what they are going to be.”
It may feel like a welcome break. But steel yourself. A week ago, my wife’s boss said the organization would close through the end of March. More recently, Governor Andrew Cuomo said the pandemic won’t peak here until about May 1. He didn’t mention that it will need to subside, at roughly the same rate.
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