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Opinion

Brunette for mayor

Letters to the editor

To the editor: As a voter, taxpayer and proud Saranac Lake resident, I’m deeply grateful to this community for all it has given my family across generations. This mayoral election is a key moment for our village’s future and a moment of enormous historical significance. Let me ...

The wearin’ of the green … and the grin

Columns

“So are you going to the parade?” Kean Riley asked me. I frowned but said nothing, in silent dismissal of the absurdity of his question. It was followed by a long pause — silent mockery, as it were. “Well...?” he said, clearly uncomfortable with my non-response. “Well, ...

Williams for mayor

Letters to the editor

To the editor: I am a resident of 34 years. My family once ran a local store — Mountain Gift & Powder — and I am a local professional. I work in public service and take my job extremely seriously. I am also a voter, and all residents deserve to have their opinions heard in our local ...

Election letter deadline is today at 5 p.m.

Editorials

We pride ourselves here at the Adirondack Daily Enterprise and Lake Placid News in allowing our readers a voice and a chance to be heard, especially during election season. We sincerely appreciate how engaged local voters are with not only our communities and local politics, but also this ...

A brief history of the Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Squad

Guest Commentary

Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Squad is run by a volunteer board of directors and is staffed by state-certified paramedics and advanced and basic emergency medical technicians. SLVRS separated from the Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department in 2010 in order to provide our communities with the ...

Juiced up temperatures — a baseball analogy

Guest Commentary

The Washington Post recently ran a Feb. 11, 2026 article titled “Scientists thought they understood global warming. Then the past three years happened.” As I read it, and as we move through this Adirondack winter, my mind couldn’t help drifting to the green grass of the ballpark. And with ...