Millerton News Opinion/Viewpoint

When does common sense come into play?

Lock down, isolation, self-imposed safety stay-at-home — we’ve all been at this for more than a year. As COVID restrictions begin to ease all of us are — no doubt — welcoming the freedom and the opening up of our lives.

Dear EarthTalk: What’s the latest on hydrogen powered fuel cells? Not long ago they were touted as the energy source of the future, but news has been scant of late.

— J. Gorman,
Columbia, S.C.

Rarely does a single issue so inspire this newspaper to pen an editorial about everyday citizens moved to take action for a cause near and dear to their hearts as the one you are about to read here now. 

Forty years ago, the National Teachers’ Association decided to censure Sesame Street for “giving children the wrong idea of education.” Yes, I’m serious.

This is directly related to long term lock-down of small businesses and public education that I wrote about a few months ago, when I wrote of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and its effect on the military, health care workers and civilians experiencing constant, unending stress. 

Reader encouraged by Tangled Lines column

I’ve been meaning to send this note to Mr. [Patrick] Sullivan [of The Lakeville Journal, whose column, “Tangled Lines,” often appears in The Millerton News], and am hoping you could forward it appropriately.

Dear Sir,