‘Boss Hogg’ Wannabes Exposed by Local Newspaper in Oklahoma When I first spotted a Tulsa TV news anchor’s tweet two weekends ago about the horrifying threats leveled against local newspaper journalists in McCurtaind County, Okla., I immediately thought of my
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I hesitated for a full minute before pulling the trigger on this column, but then after a gulp of early Saturday afternoon espresso, I said to myself, “Self, if the show about nothing is good enough for Seinfeld, the column
Read MoreThe following is a sample of our award-winning, bonus content Examiner+ Newsletter. In the very early Examiner days, maybe in the fall of 2007 or the spring of 2008, I remember pounding the pavement in Mount Kisco, and coming across
Read MoreThis is a sample from our award-winning bonus content Examiner+ newsletter. Way back in 2007, when freelancing for a brief period of time, I secured a green light on a story pitch to a now-defunct local Gannett business magazine for
Read MoreThis is a sample of our Examiner+ newsletter. I was stunned to receive the news yesterday of Rick Wolff’s passing. For those unfamiliar with Rick’s work, he hosted the “Sports Edge” on WFAN radio. In fact, I had a really
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This is the fifth installment in a series about Optum/CareMount and broader local healthcare issues. Local Woman Endures Harrowing Healthcare Experience, Fraught Medical Records Fiasco By Adam Stone It’s impossible to overstate the level of heartbreak and trauma Katonah’s
Read MoreThis is a sample of our Examiner+ bonus content newsletter. Hi all, Earlier this week, the New York State Office of Cannabis Management announced the approval of 99 new licenses for potential dispensaries, including five in the Mid-Hudson region. Known
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This past Friday evening I found myself in a hotel room in Albany, feeling like I’d just been propelled through something akin to a time warp. I’d just stepped away for a few minutes from a New York Press Association
Read MoreSample from our Examiner+ newsletter It was 2006, and I was a reporter at the now-defunct North County News newspaper, reporting on a story out of Yorktown. I was tasked with covering a press conference where the star of “The
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, Messy Marijuana Rollout Disrupts Budding Industry, Creates Logjam Like most surgeons, accustomed to directing the action, Dr. Stanley West was a commanding presence. A Vietnam veteran and father of two sons, West raised a family in Bedford, and
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