Cats are the best. If you don’t have a cat, you should get one. If you can’t get one, you could visit the cat shelter or foster. I have two cats of my own. When I’m upset, I sit down, and one of my cats, Beats, will rub up to me and get in my face and purr, and I will pet her until I ...

As the locals know, the Adirondack Park is the largest publicly protected state park, at six million acres. Because it is so large and widely protected, taking care of it is very important for wildlife, the environment and local communities within it. The small town of Saranac Lake is in ...

In today’s society, we tend to constantly be on our phones. These phones can be wonderful tools but they can also take away the simple pleasures that life has to offer, such as the joy of face-to-face conversations and the excitement of conversations through the mail. In this column, I’ll ...

The first snow of the year is particularly magical. Fluffy snowflakes lazily drift down from the sky, the kind of snowflakes that are more a collection rather individual flakes. There is enough space between the snowflakes that you can watch their arcing patterns as they float on the wind. ...

When I was at the garage the other day picking up my family’s car, the mechanic and I started making small talk. When I told him that my favorite car is the 1932 Detroit Electric, he started explaining his reasons for liking gas cars more than electric cars. Then I started explaining my ...

As children, folk fairy tales were often told to us as a way of teaching life lessons or shaping young children’s morals. But fairy tales have deeper, hidden meanings that relate to reality and can be used in an absurd and entertaining way to teach a child — or a more grown up reader ...