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Opinion

What did they know and when did they know it?

Letters to the editor

To the editor: Did the Republican-controlled Congress knowingly create a “personal paramilitary unit to the president,” as Representative John Manion called ICE, when they passed the “big beautiful bill?” To put the best construction on their actions, we might refer to the “law of ...

Thumbs-up!

Letters to the editor

To the editor: Having participated in the peaceful President’s Day demonstration at Riverside Park, I am happy to report that I observed considerably more thumbs-up gestures than those of people indicating their I.Q.’s. Randy V. Ketcham Saranac Lake

Heart murmurs

Columns

Parents have been sounding off to me with lots of questions about heart murmurs in their children. Allow me to get to the heart of the matter and provide some information on this topic. A heart murmur is simply a noise heard by a stethoscope between the beats of the heart due to the flow ...

Carnival 2026 wrap-up rap

Columns

Sunday’s fireworks signaled the official end of Winter Carnival. But it ended for me the day before — as soon as the Brothers of the Bush strutted their bad selves past the reviewing and into one more chapter of Carnivals past. With me and this year’s Carnival, enough was almost too ...

If not now, when?

Letters to the editor

To the editor: Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti were shot dead in Minneapolis by federal agents in broad daylight. They did not set out to be heroes or martyrs, just good people trying to help others. You saw the videos. You know the truth, even if you don’t want to admit it. Believe ...

Thanks From Women’s Civic Chamber

Letters to the editor

To the editor: The Women’s Civic Chamber of Saranac Lake is deeply grateful for the remarkable generosity displayed by our community during our recent Winter Carnival fundraisers: the 50/50 Cash Raffle at the Coronation on Friday, Feb. 6, and the Fabulous, Frozen Cornhole Tournament at ...