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Editorials

Straw Poll, June 17-24

This week’s Straw Poll: Should Lake Placid parking meter enforcement hours be extended? — This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of Internet users who have chosen to participate.

Top 10 ‘most promising’ jobs for grads

Seniors in local school districts will be graduating high school over the next week. Some will head to college. Some will choose to go straight into the workforce. Some will join the military. And some students may not know what their future holds, but that’s OK. For those who know ...

Juneteenth takeaways

Yesterday, our nation celebrated Juneteenth — a federal holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people via an order issued by Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865. This order proclaimed freedom for enslaved people in the state of Texas. For many, this holiday ...

Straw Poll, June 10-17

This week’s Straw Poll: Have you ever fallen victim to a phone scam? — This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of Internet users who have chosen to participate.

’Tis the season for farmers markets

June is a big month for local farmers markets. Most markets are either opening for the season or moving outdoors again. One might think that because this region has a short peak growing season, there might not be much to buy at local farmers markets right now. That’s simply not true. ...

An underwhelming short-term rental law in Wilmington

After more than a year of debate, Wilmington’s town council on Tuesday adopted an underwhelming slate of tweaks to its 2021 law regulating short-term vacation rentals. These changes are welcome, but fall short of doing much of anything to manage the impact of existing STRs on residents’ ...