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Guest Commentary

Alcohol abuse and sexual assault and misconduct are closely connected

Sexual assault and alcohol are closely connected. A person who has consumed alcohol often finds their ability to think clearly and logically is impaired. Individuals become confused and incapacitated, and perpetrators take advantage of this. In addition, alcohol use causes poor judgment ...

Happy Pride Month

June is LGBT Pride Month, a time when LGBTQI+ community members, family, friends and advocates acknowledge and celebrate the gift of diversity that is unique to each of us. Many municipalities host “Pride parades” where LGBTQI+ community members outwardly profess their ability to live ...

Prophets of greed

The Rev. Jesse Duplantis, leader of the Jesse Duplantis Ministry (in Destrehan, Louisiana) reported God spoke to him. “It was one of the greatest statements the Lord ever told me,” Duplantis said. “Jesse, do you want to come up where I’m at? ... I want you to bleed me for a Falcon ...

A different review for AMR

As a response to Peter Bauer’s article “A review of the AMR [Adirondack Mountain Reserve] permit system” (Adirondack Almanack, June 3), I would like to offer my own review. There are a few points of view that differ in perspective. I assume this will just be a letter to the editor ...

Loving Duprey Street

“I love Duprey Street.” That was a comment Clyde Rabideau made at a High Peaks DSA Housing Rights meeting last month. The discussion topic was in reference to Mr. Rabideau’s special use permit application to build townhouses on a property he owns on Duprey Street. The residents of ...

Snowmobile decision a setback to conservation and state/local relations

The New York State Court of Appeals last month ruled that a new type of snowmobile trail is unconstitutional, and that decision is now the law. New York state and Adirondack communities must now find a way to work together so that good Forest Preserve projects that provide community benefits ...