Saugerties Times letters (12/28-1/6)
Anti-Semitism, Mother Earth, and one too many Hinchey namesakes.
Voices
Kingston After Dark: Good cheer
Kingston continues to inspire me with the constant ways the old and new intersect. From Rough Draft’s opening Uptown to the continued mindful expansion of the waterfront to the influx of friendly faces from yesterday coming back around for the holidays — plus some people deciding to move back and stay when they see Kingston’s rebirth — this is a time of excitement and potential.
A huge cultural shift
Male predatory behavior is due, in part, to biology. So what do we do?
SUNY New Paltz looks for a clear road ahead
New York City is a hub for good jobs and half of SUNY New Paltz students come from the city and its suburbs. How well is SUNY New Paltz preparing them for life after graduation?
Hugh Reynolds: Looking forward to 2018
The showcase contest in 2018 will be the Congress race, with incumbent Republican John Faso looking like Custer at Little Big Horn.
Joy, health, love, and capitalism
I think we can all agree that the real joy of Christmas is spending time with the important people in your life. People like Jan the Xbox tech support specialist. Jan and I got a lot of quality time in this Christmas.
Party allegiances shape one’s perception of economic reality
According to the research, partisan bias and what is called “affective polarization” has been increasing over time, exerting a more powerful influence over the formation of economic expectations.
A very Reynolds Christmas: Hugh’s gift list
This edition marks the 25th anniversary of Hugh’s Christmas list. As Hugh has detailed in the past, each one-line mention can require a hundred words of explanation. If you’re on the list, you know what he means. Otherwise- good luck!
Longest night
Despair isn’t new, and neither are the cold, and the dark, and the depredations of the ruthless during lean times. We defy these things at solstice. We talk about “Christmas cheer,” but this thing we do with the burnt-out stub of the dying year is older than Christmas, and it has always been a light in a dark place.
This old house
The experience of tearing away decades of bad design choices is familiar to anyone who owns and old house. Some day, no doubt, a future homeowner will scratch their heads at our renovations. What can I say? 2017 was a weird time.