Automakers are delivering major improvements in their automatic emergency braking systems following the introduction of a tougher front crash prevention evaluation by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) last year. “The rapid progress manufacturers have made to improve these ...

March has gone out like a lion. The past week brought chilly, damp, wintry weather: snow, ice and rain. It’s a good time for enjoying warm, comforting soup. During the past few weeks, I’ve attended Lenten Soup Wednesdays at St. Luke’s Church in Saranac Lake. The first supper only had ...

Back in the 1940s, when my Mom needed a few things at the grocery store, I would just scoot up from our home at 5 Pine St. to Mullen’s Cash Store, located at the corner of Bloomingdale Avenue and Church Street Extension. It was owned and operated by Percy Mullen and I believe it was his ...

Parents have been spoiling me with questions about what they can do to make sure they are not spoiling their child. Well, let me not be selfish and lavish you with some information on this topic. While you can never really spoil an infant with too much love and attention, as your infant ...

The summer of ‘62 marked the peak of my musical career. It happened in a performance of “The Music Man” that I played perfectly. Then again, it was impossible NOT to be perfect, since the script called for me and my fellow bandmates to play atrociously. First, some vital ...

“Tiger got to hunt, Bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder ‘why, why, why?’ Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land; Man got to tell himself he understand.” — Kurt Vonnegut Let me take you back to the days when I was just a middle schooler, full of mystery, hormones ...