Preamble The coronavirus epidemic made typical free-time concerns fade in urgency and motivation. But at long last, the skis have been cleaned, waxed, and put away for storage, and it's time to take a break and do some processing of data that doesn't involve health and safety. What's in a ranking anyway? Any list or …
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The winter that was, part 1
The winter just past was pretty terrible, was it not? After a promising early snowfall that teased us downstaters, it seemed like every subsequent storm left the mid- and lower-Hudson valley with rain. The fact that up north, particularly the White mountains, wound up with a large snowpack was cold comfort. And then the coronavirus …