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Guest Commentary

Bound to a broken code: Women in the military

Serving their country in uniform has come at a tremendous cost for an untold number of women. An analysis of 69 studies concluded that nearly one in four U.S. military women experienced sexual assault (unwanted touching, attempted rape and rape) and more than half were targets of sexual ...

Called to arms: Women in the military

Women have served in the U.S. military since the American Revolution when hundreds of soldiers’ wives, sisters, daughters and mothers accompanied them in colonial militias and George Washington’s Continental Army. They tended wounded, foraged for food, cooked, cleaned laundry and cannons, ...

Housing is the biggest Saranac Lake issue

This isn’t an endorsement for any candidate vying for a four-year term on the Saranac Lake Village Board of Trustees. This is an endorsement, and encouragement, for residents of the village to vote for candidates they feel will make the best choices for the community as a whole. There is ...

On the question of Wendel

In May 2022, Saranac Lake’s village board sent three members from the Emergency Services Facility Committee representing police, fire and rescue services to the Station Design Conference in Chicago, beginning the overdue process of upgrading their facilities. On June 13, the delegation ...

Our common humanity

Two years in, and there are still numerous signs all over town — blue and yellow heart cut-outs, flags in people’s yards — in support of Ukraine. So much local concern and opinion about a war that would doubtless have many casualties seemed encouraging. And yet, I have to wonder if this ...

We must save our nursing homes

United Helpers, an assisted living facility in Canton, recently announced that it’s permanently closing its doors on May 11. The loss of United Helpers is devastating for St. Lawrence County residents, as this means that the geographically largest county in the state will no longer have any ...