I’ve been thinking about the U.S. Constitution a lot lately. Of course I learned about it in high school civics class. I even used to tote a copy around in my briefcase (back in the day when people carried those) when I was lobbying in Washington, D.C., and various statehouses. But, it’s ...
It’s about to get harder to get away with illegally passing a stopped school bus in the city of Syracuse. In an article from WSYR-TV and an April 21 news release by the city, the city activated its fleet of cameras that automatically record traffic passing a school bus when its red lights are ...
The first sliders in America were the U.S. teams that participated in the 1932 Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid. And son-of-a-gun did the sport ever grow after that. The following information fell into my hands when John Morgan (of the Morgan Bobsled dynasty) gave me a beautiful ...
Every year billions of dollars are stolen from people, many of whom are elderly, by frauds perpetrated over the phone, mail or internet. I’ve been caught in one and got tangled up in a couple of others before realizing they were poison and escaping. What I learned will certainly help ...
To the editor: In late April, NY-21 Congressional District Representative Elise Stefanik introduced the Canadian Snowbird Visa Act, extending the time Canadian citizens, who are U.S. property owners, may stay in the U.S. According to Stefanik, it’s supposed to “help revive Canadian ...
To the editor: During the 30 years I have provided primary care to our North Country community, I have never seen threats to our national healthcare system such as those posed by the Trump administration and this Republican-controlled Congress. As a family physician, I’m gravely ...