The lone earring lounges on the table, looking like a rejected blind date at a bar. Its match, its rightful partner, is nowhere to be seen. Once again, that “perfect spot to keep something safe” wasn’t. And, like so many objects before it, an earring has been lost. So now, I am looking at ...

I didn’t know that American Robins were holding a secret. They are named for the European Robin, which is half its size, solely based on its familiar red breast. Naming a bird a robin was first documented in England in the early 1500s. Then, when early English-speaking settlers and explorers ...

This week's straw poll: Do you pay for trash removal or take it to the dump yourself? - This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of internet users who have chosen to participate.

“An apple is an excellent thing — until you have tried a peach.” — George du Maurier (1834-1896) One of the highlights of summer are fresh peaches and apricots. They’re aromatic, tender, juicy and sweet — so unlike their counterparts that come shipped from California or even ...

I ride a bicycle — not a lot, but in the summer I like to ride for the exercise it provides, and to enjoy the scenery at 10 mph rather than at 55. I don’t ride far, nor do I ride every day, but I do ride on some state highways and town and county roads. In case you are wondering, it’s not ...

This was the lead story 57 years ago, and today’s story is especially for my friend, Mike Martin, Saranac Lake Central School Board member, and my cousin Patrick Hogan, former Bloomingdale School Principal. It seems what goes around, comes around; but somehow that time-worn quote ...