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Opinion

MARTHA SEZ: Venom is not dangerous if ingested

Columns

I hardly need to remind you of our current position in the calendar year. I’m not even going to mention Christmas. But as the present year comes to an end, we are trying — whether consciously or unconsciously—to decide what we want to bring with us into the new year. It’s like the ...

ON THE SCENE: Investing in good ideas

Columns

Silicon Valley is not the only place where a good idea has changed people’s lives and, in doing so, created job and income opportunities for others. The challenge and opportunity is, as Steve Jobs said to us, “Think different.” I think of my grandmother, then Climena Preston Alford, who ...

ON THE SCENE: KCS has a new superintendent

Columns

With the signing of a contract on Tuesday, Nov. 18, Keene Central School officially has a new superintendent, Mark Bennett, who will take up his duties in January. Bennett succeeds Dan Mayberry, who, after 13 years of leading the school, accepted a new position as Guilderland’s ...

MARTHA SEZ: ‘The PTB have way too much time on their hands’

Columns

“A certain man once lost a diamond cuff-link in the wide blue sea, and 20 years later, on the exact day, a Friday apparently, he was eating a large fish —but there was no diamond inside. That’s what I like about coincidence.” — Vladimir Nabokov, “Laughter in the ...

Remembering the 1863 Thanksgiving Day proclamation

Editorials

(The following is President Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving proclamation from Oct. 3, 1863.) “The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to ...