Millerton News Opinion/Viewpoint

According to the Minnesota newspaper, the Star Tribune, organizers of the social justice group, Black Visions, who are charging the Minneapolis Police Department “can’t be reformed through initiatives like training and body cameras” and therefore should be dismantled, are working to envision a “police-free future.” According to Star Tribune repo

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.

The Moviehouse stands with the Black community

Cinema has always reflected who we are. If you watch and listen it has a profound ability to affect us by offering a way to experience the world, if only just for a few moments, through a different lens.

Getting out the vote is not always the easiest task for people. It seems that some voters need a little nudge, a little push, to head to the polls. We get that, even if we don’t understand why, exactly. Let’s just put it down to human nature. Procrastination, possibly.

If the planet Earth were animate, it would have shuddered at the news that S. David Freeman passed away May 12. Freeman was that important to Earth’s future. In his 94th year, he inspired all he met with his burning passion, relentless energy and keen intellect.

A thank you from Ancram Fire Chief David Boice

I would like to thank everyone who came out to watch the Memorial Day Morale Drive, as well as all the people who were involved in organizing and participating in the Morale Drive.

The very backbone of any global possibility of peace is arms’ control. In the past 100 years, every world war has started with adversaries (not enemies yet) secretly building up arms and weapon development. Flying machines in WWI and then German battleships and bombers in WWII.