Planting times are running late this year
Daffodils typically bloom here in early April – although back in 2016, they bloomed on March 25; this year, April 21.
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Fascinating facts about the Evening Star
The night’s brightest object is the Moon, of course. But the second-brightest? Surprisingly, most people don’t know. That’s why a dazzling apparition can now dominate the western sky, shining a hundred times more brightly than the brightest stars, and yet travel incognito. It’s Venus, the Evening Star, and she’s in her glory from now through August.
A stepping stone
What’s the ticket to upward mobility for America’s lowest-paid workers without much of an education? Economists have compiled a list of “opportunity occupations” that are attainable to persons without a college degree. Most of the upward moves are modest.
Kingston Times letters (4/26-5/3)
Topics include: Gang coverage creating fear; GlidePath is the wrong idea.
Hugh Reynolds: Who’s on first?
Those who try to figure out how power flows in Ulster County government might find the following of interest. Let’s call it the last autopsy.
Kids’ Almanac (4/29-5/3)
Great family-friendly festivals throughout the region: KidVenture, Bright Ideas, Beltane, Pinkster and AFS!
Letter: Slow down and enjoy the scenery
The roads of rural Saugerties are full of twists, turns and deer. It’s a beautiful place. Slow down and enjoy it!
The glaciers of Overlook — ‘Part Two’
Good hiking weather is coming up soon enough. Maybe you should climb Overlook and see the geology up there for yourself.
Kingston Times letters (4/19-25)
Carnright is wrong; can we trust Steve Noble?
Will the blue wave reach the 102nd Assembly District?
In a normal year, Republican Chris Tague would be a shoo-in to succeed Pete Lopez in the 102nd Assembly District. But nothing about this year is normal. Democratic voters are more invigorated than they’ve been in generations, a key factor in a April 24 special election that is likely to draw only the most fervent true believers to the polls. And then there’s the independents, who make up fully a quarter of the district’s registered voters. If they’re looking for a Trump surrogate to punish, Tague — a Trump delegate back in 2016 — is conveniently at hand.