Editorial: My best Hugh Reynolds imitation
Hugh’s taking a few weeks off to soothe his fevered brow before things really start getting politically and budgetarily serious
Voices
Kids’ Almanac (October 4-11)
The genuine apple-eater comforts himself with an apple in their season as others with a pipe or cigar. When he
Language fun
For many years as a college teacher I taught a course titled The Psychology of Language. Amazingly, even with that
Hugh Reynolds: He shot the sheriff
Before astonished and perplexed Ulster County legislators last Wednesday, an obviously agitated Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum put a beating on
Harvest Moon meets Uranus this weekend
“The Night Sky” has been running continuously in these newspapers for almost four decades. During that time, the Harvest Moon
Kids’ Almanac (September 27-October 4)
Kindle your creativity, walk in the moonlight, feast on pie & more The outer is an elaboration of the inner.
Releasing my inner child
When you’re expected to write something funny every two weeks, it’s not easy. Just pick up a newspaper, and you
Got a crush
The wild concept of a crushed sun started in 1783 with the British natural philosopher John Mitchell. He proposed the
Hugh Reynolds: Wrath of the IDA
It seems the Ulster County Industrial Development Agency is finally getting hard-nosed about underperforming recipients of county-sponsored tax breaks and
Letters (Sept. 20-27)
Robin Hood in reverse Former New York State Governor Mario Cuomo once said something like this. “Words and phrases like