In 1961, President John F. Kennedy used his inaugural address as a time to ask Americans to look to the greater good. “And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country,” Kennedy said in one of the most often quoted lines from ...
It struck us early Wednesday afternoon, shortly after Joe Biden had been inaugurated as president: Nothing unexpected had happened. That alone qualifies as news in the United States of America these days. For the last four years as president, and for almost two years of campaigning before ...
This week’s Straw Poll: Which remaining NFL playoff team do you want to win the Super Bowl? --- This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of Internet users who have chosen to participate.
“Anything worth doing is worth doing well.” It is worth thinking of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in light of that old saying. He is best remembered for leading the movement for racial justice in the United States, a cause very much “worth doing.” But it is critically important to ...
Hundreds of functions in the North Country depend on volunteerism. People are fed and clothed, the ill and injured are cared for, fires are extinguished, artists’ work is promoted, libraries are maintained, events are planned and the natural environment is curated by volunteers. In March, ...
This week’s Straw Poll: Could Republicans and Democrats possibly agree on election reforms? - This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of Internet users who have chosen to participate.
On Friday we said Donald Trump should not only be removed from office, but also jailed and prosecuted for inciting a mob to storm the U.S. Capitol. But what about the dozens of members of Congress, including the North Country’s own Rep. Elise Stefanik, who sacrificed principles and integrity ...
If there are no consequences for Wednesday’s mob raid on the U.S. Capitol, we are in real trouble, because this was just a dress rehearsal for what could come. Inaction would signal it is OK for armed rebels to assault the seat of our national government in an attempt to stop Congress ...
The news that the state plans to close prisons in Dannemora (the Clinton Annex, not the main Clinton Correctional Facility), Watertown and Gowanda is another shot in the gut to our region economically. It is absolutely understandable that employees at the facilities are upset. State ...
This week’s Straw Poll: Should Adirondack villages let residents keep hens in their yards? --- This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of Internet users who have chosen to participate.
Looking through our archives, it’s easy to find times when life was tough in America. The year 2020 was probably among the top five worst in modern history — not just for the United States but for the world — due to the coronavirus pandemic. We’ll leave the task of ranking bad years to ...
U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has a lot of explaining to do, as some in Washington are saying his removal this fall of mail sorting machines at postal facilities is partly to blame for challenges the U.S. Postal Service faced in getting packages delivered during the Christmas season. Of ...
On a scale of 1 to 5, how would you rate New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s job performance in 2020? --- Total votes: 1,296 1. Poor: 611, 47% 2. Fair: 67, 5% 3. Good: 79, 6% 4. Very good: 228, 18% 5. Excellent: 311, 24%
Much of 2020 has been like stopping on the curb before crossing a street, looking carefully both ways, then stepping out — and getting hit by an airplane. That’s how one observer who somehow held onto a sense of humor put it. It hasn’t been a good year for most people. Millions remain ...
(Editor’s note: Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history’s most reprinted newspaper ...
It’s great to have some federal relief for Americans dealing with the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, but the $900 billion relief bill Congress sent to the president to sign this week falls short — too short — of what residents, schools, businesses, and local and state ...
Do you agree with the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s plan to establish a day-use area at Debar Pond? --- Total votes: 492 Yes: 206, 42% No: 223, 45% Undecided: 63, 13% --- This week’s Straw Poll: --- On a scale of 1 to 5, how would you rate New York Gov. Andrew ...
People will do what they want for the holidays no matter what we say, but we still feel the need to ask area residents thinking of going over the river and through the woods to grandma’s house this Christmas to bear one thing in mind: We are not out of the woods yet. In many ways, COVID-19 ...
Living with a pet during the coronavirus pandemic makes life more bearable and more fun for the entire family. Living without one, if you’re used to having a pet your whole life, can make the days more mundane and less lively. That makes the decision of whether to get a pet this Christmas ...
We’ve seen the first of millions of COVID-19 vaccinations being distributed this week as the national roll-out began Monday with higher risk Americans on top of the list. Yet everyone is still prone to getting the “regular” flu this winter, and we urge people to get their flu shots as ...