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In a year marked by so much trauma and tragedy, it may seem like it’s asking a lot of our Harlem Valley readers to sit down at their Thanksgiving tables this year ready to share what it is that they have to be thankful for with each other.
What do you say, to friends, family and even yourself when someone precious to you passes away? Can you find the words, can you put together a telling phrase or anything poignant enough to pay tribute and, at the same time, express your grief?
Before long, snow will fall here in Dutchess County and may make travel difficult, especially for seniors. Before that happens, check up on the absolute safety basics that no home should be without, especially as more seniors stay home during the winter:
Dear EarthTalk: My husband thinks it’s better for the planet to hand-wash dishes in the sink, but it seems to me using the dishwasher is more eco-friendly. Can you settle this debate for us?
—Chris B., Bowie, MD
There are times for all communities that are tipping points, when some centers that shape their residents’ lives in profound ways change or are at such dramatic risk that there is no turning back to what once was. We’ve all seen or know about such places.
The problem with people who do not understand math adequately, or can even count properly, is that they see a number published by the Census folks and assume it means something it doesn’t. Everything you thought you understood about racial balance in this country is dead wrong.
Letter to the community: Sharon Hospital Board shares a perspective
Dear fellow members of the Sharon Hospital community:
The village of Millerton is in mourning this week, and it likely will be for a long while, after it lost two of its residents to an early-morning inferno that fully engulfed the home of Golden Wok restaurant owner Amy Yang at 5902 South Elm Ave. (Route 22) on Saturday, Nov. 6.
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