Which word best describes the current Republican Party? Chaos? Debacle? Fiasco? Trainwreck? — The North Country’s Republican U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik recently appeared on the NBC news program “Meet the Press,” and it was pure irrational defiance. She referred to people imprisoned ...

Imagine, pretend, there are no police or social services and there was someone in the community who is dirt poor, and almost starving, no heat in the winter and so poor he has no vehicle. Despite all this, he spends what little money he had 40 years ago on a BB gun. He hates you and made it ...

2024 is a leap year. This means that we have an extra or free day this year that will occur on Feb. 29. Such an event occurs just once every four years and we should take advantage of this gift to do something positive with that day. I would like to propose that we try to make it a worldwide ...

For over 130 years, 118 Main St. has been a cornerstone in the history of Saranac Lake, where many doctors and nurses have built their careers. Two such doctors are Dorothy and Jay Federman, whose careers were not only intertwined with the building but also with the growth and expansion of ...

How do you react to the color red? With the holidays approaching, we are apt to see a lot of red around. We may have the tendency to wear red. We drape a scarf around our neck or attach a candy cane pin to our sweater. We dress up with a red blouse or make sure our tie has red accents in ...

Situated near the fork between Beechwood Drive and Cherry Tree Lane, the Burpoe Family’s Little Library is a charming sight nestled among towering pines and a yellow Forsythia bush. The instructions are written clearly on the glass of the magnetic door window: Take a Book. Leave a ...