This week’s Straw Poll: Should resisting arrest be raised from a misdemeanor to a felony, as the New York State Sheriffs Association is requesting? --- This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of Internet users who have chosen to participate.

Northwood School officials have tapped into something with their theme for the 2020-21 school year, and we think the Adirondack region — possibly the entire state — should join them. The theme is “Fighting Inequality. Embracing Inclusion.” Now that racial injustice and inequality ...

It is good news that schools in the North Country should be able to open in September with at least some form of in-person learning. Now, the hard work begins. School districts have until July 31 to submit reopening plans to the state Education Department. There is much yet to be ...

What some have described as a “citizen legislature” approach to governance in the United States means that the overwhelming majority of members of Congress have private business interests. Inevitably, some of what they do affects their personal finances. Quite a few of them have ...

This week’s Straw Poll: Should the NFL’s Washington Redskins change its team name? --- This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of Internet users who have chosen to participate.

This week’s Straw Poll: Do you plan to travel outside northern New York this summer? - This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of Internet users who have chosen to participate.