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Here’s my top pick
By Ralph Gardner Jr. April 9, 2022 PHOTO PROVIDED BY BRANDON BLINKENBERG Maybe it’s my time of life or the state of geopolitics, but I find myself taking refuge in stories that avoid bad news. As far...
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On the road, finally.
April 23, 2022 Ralph and Deborah Gardner with movie director Henry Jaglom, center, in Santa Monica, Calif. PHOTO PROVIDED BY RALPH GARDNER JR. GHENT, N.Y. — My wife is calling our...
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Meet the redwoods
LISTEN • 5:25 Ralph Gardner Jr. /The Redwood forest above Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn Have you ever experienced this: you’re walking down the street, or some sort of artery, when your eyes rest on a...
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The unambitious tourist
LISTEN • 5:22 Ralph Gardner Jr./Big Sur, California As we’ve made our way up the California coastline into Oregon and now Washington State friends and strangers have expressed their admiration for our...
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What would Ed Koch have thought?
The New York Times ran a long story last week, an expose really, dragging former New York City Mayor Ed Koch out of the closet. Koch, who died in 2013, denied his homosexuality throughout his life....
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Seeing the Hudson Valley through fresh eyes
May 20,2022 Upon returning to the Hudson Valley following a monthlong trip to the West Coast and Canada, a dip in the 70-degree pond was a refreshing taste of home.PHOTO provided BY RALPH GARDNER...
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Congratulations to the Class of 2022 — it’s the time of your life
Taconic High School graduates celebrate after the 2021 commencement. There is nothing quite like the feeling of school getting out for the summer — especially if it’s your high school graduation...
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It’s National Dog Bite Awareness Wee
LISTEN Courtesy Of Ralph Gardner Jr./ Wallie by Beth Rundquist You may have gotten one in your mailbox or inbox, too. It’s a flier from the United States Postal Service announcing that June 5th...
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the Climate Carnival is coming!
LISTEN Columbia County is throwing its first ever climate carnival on Saturday, July 16th. It’s happening from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Columbia County fairgrounds in Chatham, N.Y. But as I write this...
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Becoming the pool man I always wanted to be
LISTEN Ralph Gardner Jr./Frog footbridge Our pool seemed to be doing well, if not great. It finally resigned itself to shaping up in late spring, in recent weeks even turning a characteristic shade of...
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