Most histories of the Adirondacks have been written by white men, about white men. Thankfully, that is changing: Indigenous peoples, African-Americans, women and other neglected cohorts are finally beginning to get their due. It is women — “Remarkable Women of the Adirondacks” ...

I was a decent high school athlete. But that was all ... decent. I never attempted to play an organized sport until eighth grade, when I went out for junior high basketball. I didn’t make the team. Instead, I became a wrestler, and along with football — you guessed it — had a decent ...

What in all the Christmas crackers? I just learned that the Christmas carol “O Tannenbaum” actually means O fir tree, not the English translation of “O Christmas Tree.” What the what, what? The sad part is I’ve been living in my own off-key caroling world, not understanding the ...

Hanukkah is a feast of thanksgiving, expressing gratitude for God’s protection, kindness and blessing. Short, dark December days cause us to welcome this festival of lights, regardless of religious or cultural tradition. A national rather than a religious holiday, Hanukkah commemorates ...

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) publishes and administers national standards for streets and highways in the MUTCD (Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices). I refer to it often in these columns on traffic safety because it defines the standards used by road managers nationwide to ...