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🗞️ The Front Page:

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Tip of the Hat, to the Tip of the Spear

The dream of making Hudson America’s best small town lives on. **Read the full editorial here.

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This Week’s Guest-Op Ed: Ron Bogle, A Time to Listen, Not Dismiss

This week’s Guest Op-Ed by Ron Bogle, CEO of the National Design Alliance, urges the Planning Board to consider the Hudson Public as a partner — not an enemy. To read it, click **here.**

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Voters ousted Council President Tom DePietro 604–301. He plans a lame-duck ‘Midnight Charter Commission’ before leaving office.

Reportedly nudged by Gary Purnhagen, the move reeks of political opportunism. History warns against such shadowy power plays. Defeated candidates should step aside, victorious candidates should be allowed a fresh start. Read our full editorial.

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Hudson is known for its housing affordability crises.

But are we even doing the basics to fix it? And does Columbia County face a housing problem, or an employment problem?

This week’s Guest Op-Ed by Walter Chatham, a local architect, asks exactly that. Read it **here or click on the image below.**

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FB Comment or IG Reel, Email or Fax? Hudson’s Mayoral Mediums Tell All

What their chosen channels reveal about temperament, work history, crisis instincts, and the city’s age gap… Read More.

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Candidate Profiles (soon) |  Election ‘25 Guide

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🗣️Hudson Guest Op-Eds

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