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Editorials

Straw Poll, April 1-8

This week’s Straw Poll: Did you view the April 8 total solar eclipse? --- This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of Internet users who have chosen to participate.

Straw Poll, March 18 – April 1

This week’s Straw Poll: Are you planning to stock up on essentials ahead of the expected influx of visitors for the total solar eclipse? --- This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of Internet users who have chosen to participate.

The opportunity before North Elba, ORDA

Town of North Elba and state Olympic Regional Development Authority leaders have failed to renegotiate an operational agreement for at least 17 years, potentially violating the Rule Against Perpetuities and putting both in a legally-tenuous situation in a variety of ways. The good news: This is ...

Honoring a local legend

It’s not everyday that a homegrown athlete is inducted into a national hall of fame. We couldn’t have been more proud to see Vermontville native Billy Demong recognized for his achievements this past weekend. Demong, 43, became one of eight new members of the U.S. National Ski and ...

Voter turnout something to be proud of

Look at the total number of ballots cast in Tuesday’s Saranac Lake Village Board election — or at the countless endorsement letters printed on this page over the past few weeks — and there are plenty of takeaways from this election cycle. One of those takeaways: Despite the trend of ...

Your right to know

Sunshine Week was celebrated throughout this past week — March 10 to 16. Sunshine Week is a time to talk about and promote the importance of open government and freedom of information on all levels — local, county, state and national. And Freedom of Information Day is today— Saturday, ...