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Karen Dewitt

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DeWitt: Deep thinking in the Age of Distraction

Credit: Getty Images. I can’t read anymore. I mean, I can read. But not as deeply as I used to. Sure, I scroll through my New York Times app, the...

21.07.2025 7

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DeWitt: Taking a stand on Wolf Road

Crowds line Wolf Road in Colonie for a “No Kings” pro-democracy demonstration on June 14, 2025. It’s a Saturday in mid-June, and I’m jumping...

23.06.2025 3

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DeWitt: Barbs, tomfoolery and politics at annual LCA Show

Karen DeWitt and Hillary Rodham Clinton pose for a photo on June 10, 2000, after the 100th annual Legislative Correspondents Association Show in...

20.05.2025 3

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DeWitt: 'Hochul can do better' with CDPAP

Credit: Getty Images. Julie Farrar is as scared as she’s ever been. That’s saying something when you’ve spent all of your 56 years with sacral...

22.04.2025 20

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DeWitt: ‘Mayor Cuomo’ might not be so bad after all

In this 2019 file photo, Gov. Andrew Cuomo addresses those gathered for a news conference in Albany ahead of the passage of the Child Victims Act....

17.03.2025 20

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DeWitt: Even island vibes can't totally tune out Trump, MAGA

St. Croix visit provides an escape and insight into what those in U.S. territories think about President Donald Trump. I’ve been far away from our...

17.02.2025 5

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DeWitt: I'm not tuning out just yet

Credit: Getty Images. My friends have deserted me.  At least when it comes to avidly following the news. It was just a few short weeks ago, namely...

21.01.2025 3

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