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Great Mountain Forest to host Nature Writing Retreat at Historic Yale Camp in Falls Village, Conn., Aug. 7 to 9

“The retreat brings people together, builds community in the forest, gets participants outside and off their screens, and uses nature sustainably to heal and inspire minds and souls,” stated Great Mountain Forest Executive Director Michael Zafros. Retreat registration closes on July 30.

Alan Chartock: Swimming upstream

It’s pretty plain to me that Cuomo can be taken at his word that he is not interested in the presidency this time around. But Andrew Cuomo isn’t governor because he has no ambition.

Alan Chartock: Passing the coronavirus buck

This all proves that when something as dangerous as COVID-19 comes along, politics begin to resemble an octopus with tentacles reaching all over the place.

Alan Chartock: Mistake-prone politicians

Let’s take a look at some recent mistakes politicians have made that have come back to bite them in the lower posterior.

Alan Chartock: The professor grades the politicians

Today I am bringing myself out of professorial retirement (I am otherwise employed now) to see if I still have my tutorial chops. I will attempt to give accurate grades to our politicians.

Alan Chartock: Term limits aren’t always the answer

Bill de Blasio tried to position himself as a left-wing antidote to the corrupted political class. It just didn’t work. People got tired of him.

Alan Chartock: Joe Biden should be the Democrats’ choice

This country needs a stable, decent father figure: someone who inspires trust and hope.

Alan Chartock: Politics as a self-protection racket

These Democratic folks have to be thinking that if you change the rules on voting, they may get kicked out, let’s say by the new progressives.

News Briefs: Debate watch parties; ‘Buy Massachusetts’ not implemented

Political activist Tim Kushi and Lift Every Vote founder Joyce Hackett, under the umbrella of the Berkshire Democratic Brigades, have organized public watch parties for the first Democratic presidential debates of the 2020 campaign season.

Alan Chartock: Government for sale

One of the reasons why we need a free press is that they are capable of figuring out who is buying influence.

ALAN CHARTOCK: Murray counsels the governor

In our family we know what we have and we try not to spend ourselves into debt. I hate to sound like one of them, but if Andrew figures out how to spend less, he’ll be a hero.

LEONARD QUART: Combatting New York City’s store vacancies

The solution to the problem of store vacancies is hard to achieve. In 2017 there were 200 empty storefronts on Broadway alone.

Alan Chartock: Amazon and the great rift among Democrats

The newly empowered Democrats in the state Senate miscalculated and as a result, Amazon pulled out of the deal of the century.

Alan Chartock: Politicians out in the cold

Even if the weather doesn’t live up to the advance hype, it is still possible for the politicians to be held responsible. I mean, someone has to take the blame, right?
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