People call them either “illegal” or “undocumented” immigrants, depending on how much they resent them. Both terms are flawed. “Undocumented” soft-pedals the seriousness of the matter, making it sound like someone just lost their documents. “Illegal” suggests the person could ...
Federal Aviation Administration acting chief Daniel Elwell was on the Capitol Hill hot seat this week — and members of Congress were right to grill him harshly. Elwell was called before the aviation subcommittee in the House of Representatives to answer questions about the Boeing 737 Max ...
Perhaps New York state should rethink its stance that motorized bicycles are not allowed on public highways or sidewalks. One has to think that motorized bicycles are a way to reduce vehicle congestion in bigger cities. The motorized bicycles, which come in gas-powered and electric models, ...
Folks in Washington state are considering what many people out in the hinterlands would consider a strange new law — at least partly on the grounds of protecting the environment. Washington legislators have approved a bill, now awaiting action by the governor, to allow composting of human ...
Once again we have been reminded of the commonplace heroism that so many people hold quietly at the ready out of their compassion for others. Two armed teenagers bent on carrying out a massacre invaded STEM School Highlands Ranch in Colorado on Tuesday. Life-saving courage was shown by a ...
The huge baby boom generation is retiring in droves, and their parents’ generation has largely passed away. It’s part of the cycle of life, and it presents a great opportunity for a younger generation to step up and fill its roles in our society. Some of our younger community members ...
Congratulations to Joseph Keegan, who was named Wednesday as the next president of North Country Community College. It is a rare and special opportunity for NCCC to have a president who is both an alum and an employee. As a student, Keegan studied general liberal arts at NCCC en route to a ...
What wonderful news that Saranac Lake is getting a pro baseball team this summer. Enterprise readers responded on social media with the same kind of excitement we had when we heard about it in the newsroom. The Surge will move here from Old Orchard Beach, Maine, an oceanfront tourist town ...
The last men and women who saw the horrors of the Holocaust with their own eyes will pass away within just a few years. No more elderly women will be left to tells about mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters sent to death camps, never to return. No more white-haired veterans who liberated the ...
Among the most important federal programs very few people have heard of is the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Ensuring it has enough money is the proverbial no-brainer. Doing so will require action by Congress and approval by President Donald Trump, however. Lawmakers and the president ...
Let us hope the name of the man who shot two people to death and wounded two others at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte fades quickly from the public’s consciousness. If notoriety was part of his goal, it ought to be denied to him. Riley Howell should be remembered. When ...
All the school spring breaks are now over, even Long Lake’s, which was last week. We know those of you who went away took some great photos of your travels. We saw some of those on Facebook, and they looked very cool — or perhaps we should say warm, compared to April in the ...
This week’s Web Poll: Is your home prepared for flooding? Yes, No, Undecided --- These polls are not scientific, and their results represent only the opinions of Internet users who have chosen to participate.
The latest hubbub over racism in the United States comes from radio, recording, television and film star Kate Smith, who recorded a version of Irving Berlin’s song “God Bless America” in 1939 and is buried in her adopted Adirondack Mountain home of Lake Placid. In short, the ...
It’s good news that the New York State Police got a Huey (Bell UH-1A) helicopter from the U.S. military and is sending it up here, to supplement the helicopter already stationed at the Adirondack Regional Airport in Lake Clear. The existing chopper has gotten a lot of use, largely to ...
President Donald Trump revealed two pieces of big news April 12 — one of them of enormous importance to millions of Americans who do not yet enjoy technology taken for granted by many of their neighbors. Some of those second-class tech citizens live right here in our state. Trump talked ...
Since the 1970s there has been talk of developing the vacant former railroad yards around Saranac Lake’s Union Depot train station. In the late 2000s, the village developed a “vision concept” depicting the Depot area as a residential neighborhood sprinkled with mixed-use buildings: ...
Committed Christians believe in an all-powerful God whose majesty and beauty cannot be comprehended, much less matched. Yet on rare occasions, humans are moved to incredible feats of creation as testaments of the depth of their faith. More than 850 years ago, on an island in the Seine ...
This week’s Web Poll: Did you go on a vacation or have a staycation over spring break? Vacation, Staycation, Neither --- This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of Internet users who have chosen to participate.
The world can seem like a pretty scary place sometimes. It’s easy to get discouraged with constant scenes of violence, destruction, political disarray and poverty. Many of us are looking for any small way to make a difference. Turns out a small act of kindness can have ripple effects far ...