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Debra West

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Freelance writer, editor. Story ideas? DM is open.

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One of the wealthiest counties in America is running out of natural gas. nytimes.com/2019/03/21/nyreg… via @NYTimes
Con Ed Cuts Off New Gas Hookups in New York Suburb (Published 2019)

Con Ed Cuts Off New Gas Hookups in New York Suburb (Published 2019)

The move by the big utility in the New York suburbs has set off anger and panic among developers, threatening a real estate boom and creating uncertainty over jobs.

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Wilderness Survivial
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Fishing at Sharpe Reservation!
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Go Panthers!
Pleasantville Athletics (@PVilleAthletics) profile picturePleasantville Athletics@PVilleAthletics30 Sep 2022
Congrats ladies!! And to our Senior leaders on one last homecoming victory!! @pvillevgsoccer @pvillesoccer @Pville_6th_man
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Thank you to the faculty, students and members of the community who helped coordinate our pep-rally at PHS this morning. A great event, Go Panthers!
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the74million.org/article/the… What happens to moms, happens to kids.
How Women Exiting the Workforce Harms Kids’ Lifelong Success

How Women Exiting the Workforce Harms Kids’ Lifelong Success

Get essential education news and commentary delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up here for The 74’s daily newsletter. In the early months of the pandemic, Melissa Maniego managed to work from...

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First Amendment plates coming down on the Newseum.
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All non-essential Putnam County Government Offices closed today. Putnam County Moves, our public transportation system is closed. No senior lunches or home meal deliveries. The roads are dangerous. Stay home, let the highway crews do their jobs safely.
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Our @PutnamHealthNY vaccinated about 100 seniors and 200 essential workers at its first clinic in Philipstown. Volunteer firefighter Keith Ryan was given the COVID-19 vaccine by his son Kevin, who is also a volunteer firefighter. #vaccinateputnam
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.@AspenInstitute study warns nearly three in 10 students now “have no interest in returning to the primary sport they played pre-pandemic.” That could have disastrous consequences for learning, HS graduation, @gtoppo reports. @The74 the74million.org/?p=564558
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Best donuts anywhere! newstimes.com/business/slide…
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The HBO comedy Veep foretold Trump’s flip-flopping on vote counting ... back in 2015. vox.com/culture/21551121/vee…
How Veep foretold 2020 election recount protests

How Veep foretold 2020 election recount protests

Count votes? Halt vote counting? Veep got there five years ago.

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What a scoop. In April, HHS and the USPS were set to mail five face masks to every US residence. Imagine the impact--lives saved, jobs recovered--that would have had on the pandemic if the Administration hadn't called this announcement off. axios.com/newsletters/axios-…
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Daughters shouldn’t go off to college and then disappear. People also don’t just vanish. How did Lauren? #MISSINGPERSON @IUHoosiers #findlauren #sister #daughter #friend
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As NH residents get ready to vote in the Democratic primary, they've got their school funding issues on their minds. the74million.org/article/thr…

Three Decades After Its First School Funding Lawsuit, New Hampshire Turns to the Public for the...

It’s been more than a generation since the first of New Hampshire’s school funding lawsuits was decided, and yet the state is starting from scratch — again. The Commission to Study School Funding,...

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Connecticut’s Largest City Sees Future in Harnessing Wind Energy - The Wall Street Journal apple.news/AzaTOGxdpSAeY7rjJ…
Connecticut’s Largest City Sees Future in Harnessing Wind Energy

Connecticut’s Largest City Sees Future in Harnessing Wind Energy

For decades, officials searched for an economic engine to boost Bridgeport. Now, an offshore wind venture has pledged to invest $890 million, create thousands of jobs and return the city to its...

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Oops here’s the @NutmegNews photo
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Ken Dixon@KenDixonCT30 Oct 2019
Beto O’Rourke in Newtown town hall meeting, promotes his gun-safety platform: mandatory bans, buyback of assault-style rifles. #CTPolitics
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“Is it reasonable for a private philanthropist to say, ‘I’m giving you all this money; isn’t that enough? Do I have to let you read my email, too?’” @smarick on balancing public’s right to know w/ donor privacy concerns @The74 the74million.org/article/han…
Hands-on Philanthropists With a Proven Track Record, Ray and Barbara Dalio Announced in April They...

Hands-on Philanthropists With a Proven Track Record, Ray and Barbara Dalio Announced in April They...

For years, the Dalio Philanthropies worked quietly — and effectively — to improve the outcome for students in urban public schools in Connecticut. Since 2010, the foundation has spent more than $50...

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Congrats @mshamburge on being selected for the Poytner Leadership Academy. You deserve it. poynter.org/news-release/201…
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NYT Metro@NYTMetro15 Sep 2019
When word came that a transmission cable for an offshore wind farm in the Hamptons would go though one of the most exclusive parts of the already exclusive area, the push protect the planet was out and the imperative to protect a golden plot of sand was in nyti.ms/2AnZV1U

The Hamptons Love Green Energy. But That Wind Farm? (Published 2019)

The transmission line would go through an area where homeowners include the billionaire Ronald Lauder and Marci Klein, daughter of Calvin Klein.

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