A Legend In His Own Minefield

A Legend In His Own Minefield

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A Legend In His Own Minefield
A Legend In His Own Minefield
Welcome to Beacon, Gateway to Poughkeepsie

Welcome to Beacon, Gateway to Poughkeepsie

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John Mendelssohn
Feb 06, 2010
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A Legend In His Own Minefield
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Welcome to Beacon, Gateway to Poughkeepsie
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People often ask me, referring to the small town in New York’s Hudson Valley in which I have lived since mid-2008, “Why Beacon?” Because it’s a 75-minute train ride from Manhattan, where I’d hoped to work (and did work, for three months) as an art director or graphic designer. Because housing prices were lower here in mid-2008 than in other commutable n…

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