Immunities against personal liability afforded to President Trump and others in federal government have helped spur the turmoil and lawlessness we see every day in the present administration. These immunities result from gaps in the law and judicial doctrines developed over time. Congressional ...

I have spent years fighting for an all-of-the-above energy policy that protects both our environment and the pocketbooks of upstate New Yorkers. Yet, the more I watch Albany’s aggressive Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) and the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) ...

Recently, social media has summed up the Village elections along party lines. Here’s the thing, we cannot be governed by political lines no matter the “justification.” Right now, many of us feel like we are constantly absorbing one piece of terrible news after another. It’s coming from ...

Saranac Lake Volunteer Rescue Squad is run by a volunteer board of directors and is staffed by state-certified paramedics and advanced and basic emergency medical technicians. SLVRS separated from the Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department in 2010 in order to provide our communities with the ...

The Washington Post recently ran a Feb. 11, 2026 article titled “Scientists thought they understood global warming. Then the past three years happened.” As I read it, and as we move through this Adirondack winter, my mind couldn’t help drifting to the green grass of the ballpark. And with ...

With a year-round population hovering around 5,000, Saranac Lake is a small town, by any measure. We locals know this reality — we live it. And, not only do we accept this fact, we relish it. Our strength is not proportional to the mass of our numbers; rather, it derives from commitment to ...