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For My Stanford 35th Reunion: a bald eagle and Peter Buffett

(For our upcoming 35th reunion, I’ve contributed a page to our class book. Here’s what I wrote.) Here’s a Stanford moment: I live on the outskirts of Woodstock, New York, near an old reservoir pond that’s like a wildlife refuge … Continue reading

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Cannery Row on Tinker Street: The Poem

Earlier this week, I shared the story of a Woodstock artist worthy of a Cannery Row of Tinker Street should someone volunteer to write a fictional history of our town’s one-of-a-kind characters. Well, my friend George Drew has recast this … Continue reading

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The Pocket Guide to Woodstock on WAMC

For the first (and perhaps only) time, The Pocket Guide to Woodstock has been reviewed between Haruki Murakami and Greg Allman. That’s quite a match up. But that’s Woodstock. Listen to Jackie Kellachan’s enthusiastic roundup of summer books on WAMC’s … Continue reading

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“A Walk on the Comeau” by Richard Parisio

(On Sunday, July 8th, Richard Parisio, a retired DEC interpretative naturalist who teaches at the Mohonk Preserve, will lead a “Family Nature Walk” for “kids of all ages” at 5 pm to conclude our “Woodstock Celebration” at the Comeau Property … Continue reading

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Can a Poem Stop Fracking? Let’s Find Out

Can a poem stop fracking? No, but it can put some fun into the effort to stop this rush to industrialize our rural areas by promising quick fortunes while downplaying the hazards to our underground water sources. Listening to the … Continue reading

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