Most of us have been affected by addiction, either because of someone we know (a friend or family member) or through personal experience. For some, alcohol and drug use may be a choice when attempting to manage uncomfortable feelings: While environmental and social factors may encourage use, ...

With a population of 21.4 million, Florida had just over 36,000 COVID deaths through May of this year. Taiwan, with 23.8 million residents, had 124 such fatalities. What accounts for this staggering difference? Michele Gelfand, professor of psychology at the University of Maryland, states ...

In 2019, suicide was the 10th leading cause of death in the United States. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Data & Statistics Fatal Injury Report for 2019, 47,511 Americans died by suicide in that same year. The same report indicates that there were ...

A little over a year ago, I warned of our naivete in believing that we in this country are still carrying on “normal” politics. (“The Boogaloo President,” June 10, 2020). Rather, as I said, America is under assault by a sizeable faction of internal anti-government revolutionaries ...

The federal poverty level for a family of four is an annual income of $26,200. In the North Country, the ALICE (Assets Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) level is an annual income of $45,000. ALICE families are what we used to call “working poor.” Across New York, 31% of families ...

Dear Saranac Lakers: It has been my pleasure to serve you, the people of the village of Saranac Lake, over the last 12 years. It is now time for me to announce that I will be retiring as the mayor of our village at the conclusion of my present term, which ends March 31, 2022. Please know ...