Millerton News Opinion/Viewpoint

This newspaper includes in its mandate communicating not just with its readers, but also with its colleagues across the region through press associations and other groups, such as the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors.

Eating disorders like anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating and similar disorders are often assumed to be issues for much younger people, but they can occur at any age. In later life, addressing the issue can be far more complex, with less margin for error.

It seems to me that there are different approaches to the inflationary woes we’re all facing. One is based on the financial institutions making sure their assets and power remains intact. Another way is to build the economy and strength of the workforce.

It’s been a summer of celebration of local journalism in the Northwest Corner, spurred by the 125th anniversary of the founding of this newspaper, The Lakeville Journal, in 1897.

Dear EarthTalk: What’s new in food packaging to make it more sustainable? — E.C., Bern, N.C.

The Office for the Aging’s (OFA) fall newsletter THRIVE60+ is being mailed to the thousands of local households on the OFA mailing list. It’s also available at libraries throughout Dutchess County, online at www.dutchessny.gov/aging and in the front lobby at OFA headquarters at 114 Delafield St.

The place you are standing occupies a spot on this planet. The field the farmer plows stretches across some of the surface. The coastline the fisherman sails goes from here to there. All these demonstrate the traditional need for maps.