Public education is under attack. The most recent strike occurred on Thursday, March 20, when the U.S. president signed an order to close the U.S. Department of Education. This federal agency ensures equity and access for low-income students, a free and appropriate education for students with ...

Recently we celebrated the release of a new book by John Green, “Everything is Tuberculosis.” An award winning author and something of a legend with the younger crowd, John Green has come to share our obsession with TB. Each Historic Saranac Lake staff member read the book in one fell ...

It probably started before Ronald Reagan, but Reagan (or his speech writer, unaware of the law of unintended consequences) was the first to unequivocally publicly state it. “Government,” he declared in his first inaugural address, “is not the solution ... government is the ...

Last Oct. 24, an earlier Guest Commentary of mine entitled “On Saving America” appeared in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. In it, I implored anyone who would listen not to believe the Republican claim that voting for Donald Trump would “Save America” and make the country “great” ...

Please read this with an open mind. Regardless of political beliefs, this issue affects us all. Especially our children and grandchildren. The U.S. national debt has surpassed $37 trillion and continues to rise. As Americans, we must decide: do we continue this unsustainable path or take ...

Joe Marten’s Feb. 25 letter (“Addressing energy poverty and combatting climate change) states I am “essentially claiming climate change is a hoax.” I cry foul, “misinformation,” or maybe it is “disinformation,” or perhaps it’s both. Who knows, and in fairness, it doesn’t ...