It sure was nice to not to hear from Donald Trump for three months. But now the bully is back, calling names, repeating lies and demanding loyalty. Sadly, Republican leaders are willing to bow to his whims and make their party a cult of personality again, sacrificing honesty and fair play on ...

Be careful what you wish for. That’s the main thing we want to say to our North Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, who is emerging as the likely candidate to replace Rep. Liz Cheney as conference chair, the number-three Republican in the House. We congratulate her. She has worked hard, ...

Have the nation’s small businesses ever had such a hard time filling open positions? The National Federation of Small Business’ monthly jobs report showed that 42% of small business owners reported job openings they could not fill, 20 percentage points higher than the 48-year historical ...

This week’s Straw Poll: How is President Joe Biden doing so far? - - This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of Internet users who have chosen to participate.

Many short-term rental owners in Saranac Lake are angry about rules the village board is considering, and they gave village officials an earful at a public input session and at recent board meetings. They say STRs don’t hurt anyone — rather, that they boost the local economy by welcoming ...

On April 10, we wrote in this space about scams. We talked about how they have gotten more prevalent and dangerous — including blackmail scams that recently drove two St. Lawrence County teenagers to suicide. We talked about how there are probably far more scam victims out there than anyone ...