WASHINGTON — It took President Donald Trump two days to do what both Republicans and Democrats said should have come fast and easy. In his carefully worded statement Monday, Trump condemned members of the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis and white supremacists as "repugnant." He vowed that his ...
Mr. Brian Barrett’s Guest Commentary of July 27 may have outlined some valid points for future discussion concerning the event itself. The reason for my note is to address the second and more important matter that Mr. Barrett links to as he pivoted in his commentary to the lack of affordable ...
On the night of June 7, our entire world as we know it changed. My husband Brian Bishop was in Saranac Lake to mow his parents’ lawn when he started to experience horrific pain throughout his body. After a very difficult ride home to Lake Placid, he met me in our driveway, and I remarked ...
On May 20, the city of New Orleans took down a towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, the last of four monuments of prominent Confederates removed in that city. Critics of this action were outraged, many arguing these statues had a significant teaching component. That is, they ...
When Lake Placid resident Brian Barrett wrote a well-reasoned Guest Commentary in this paper about your local Ironman, I thought I might be able to add some color. I’ve earned my living from triathlon for 30 years, and I raced the first Hawaiian Ironman held in Kona, Hawaii, so I’ve ...
“Ironman is a statement of excellence, passion, commitment. It is a test of physical toughness and mental strength. Ironman is about persevering, enduring and being a part of something larger than ourselves. It shows the heights that can be achieved when we push beyond our boundaries and go ...
Educators refer to themselves as professionals. However, the language of educators is very much the common language of the general public. Given that everybody has gone to school, everybody has become an expert; what is or is not effective education is described using everyday language from a ...
One month ago, my life turned upside down when I was diagnosed with a very rare cancer called synovial sarcoma. Suddenly and without warning, I was launched into a world filled with doctor appointments, specialists and panic. My tumor was in my right foot, and it was removed improperly by a ...
Once there was a large apartment complex where a thousand people lived. They led independent lives: Some were working, some raised families, some went to school, and some had retired. It was a diverse community with people of different races and ethnicities, wealthy people and poorer people, ...
I stayed at the KOA campground in Wilmington on July 7 and 8. On its campground map, it shows trail access to the AuSable River and the Flume. The trail branches off the campground near the river. I and my family walked this trail on July 8 and saw that the river was high. We thought this ...
As we often do, one day last fall my Dad and I strolled up to the Ken Wilson Field to catch some Saranac Lake football action. Ken Wilson was a successful football coach in the late 1920s. There is something wonderfully nostalgic that my father played on that field, as did my brother and ...
The next time someone tells you that America can’t provide affordable quality health care for all citizens because it is too expensive — “The nation can’t afford it,” or “Taxes are already too high” — point out the following: First, American health care is exceedingly more ...
Some might argue that the best view in Lake Placid is from the middle of Mirror Lake, right in the center of town. To get to that view, there are options, but we found a particularly great one that works in summer and in winter. Born out of the desire to be with their four children, ...
On Thursday, June 29, Adirondack Voters for Change sponsored a forum on changes to health care legislation currently being proposed in Congress, with the focus on how these changes would affect the North Country. The panel included representatives from leading health care organizations in ...
In reply to DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos’ Guest Commentary, “DEC wants to help more NYers experience the outdoors,” the conceptual goals the commissioner expresses of “combining exceptional outdoor recreation with authentic local culture” and providing “an economic boost to local ...
The op-ed piece “DEC wants to help more NYers experience the outdoors” on July 4 by Basil Seggos, the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation raises more questions that it answers. First, I would like to congratulate the commissioner for penning this op-ed. The ...
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump blasted Barack Obama for failing to do enough for military veterans and promised “to take care of our veterans like you’ve never been taken care of before.” Another monumental lie as our five-time draft-dodging Chicken-Hawk-In-Chief ...
New York is home to magnificent natural resources that both make our state a worldwide destination for outdoor recreation and bolster economic opportunities in our communities. As an avid outdoorsman, Gov. Andrew Cuomo recognizes that New York’s lands and waters play a vital role in our ...
There are so many people that have a been a part of my mom’s life and death journey, I hardly know where to begin. We have been blessed with understanding, giving friends, neighbors, and family. Always checking in, stopping by, calling, texting, or writing to offer support, a kind word, help ...
I think that many readers might consider “Operation Gravy Train,” the massive law enforcement initiative culminating with the arrest of 106 alleged drug traffickers, to be a great success. It was successful in the sense that it required an impressive degree of managerial ability, ...