Think of slavery and the first image that comes to mind is a 19th-century Southern cotton plantation. However, by the 1630s, slavery already existed in all 13 colonies with the first enslaved Africans arriving in New Amsterdam (later New York City) in 1626, brought there by the Dutch West ...

A strange thing happened after I dropped off my son at high school this morning. It hit me how different this young man is from the high school freshman I first dropped off four years ago. Somehow, this high school senior looked like a carbon copy of a few of his teachers — or maybe some ...

I’ve been thinking about the U.S. Constitution a lot lately. Of course I learned about it in high school civics class. I even used to tote a copy around in my briefcase (back in the day when people carried those) when I was lobbying in Washington, D.C., and various statehouses. But, it’s ...

Every year billions of dollars are stolen from people, many of whom are elderly, by frauds perpetrated over the phone, mail or internet. I’ve been caught in one and got tangled up in a couple of others before realizing they were poison and escaping. What I learned will certainly help ...

A March 25 Adirondack Daily Enterprise guest commentary by Doug Hoffman (“DOGE fiscal reforms will save our nation from bankruptcy”) quoted John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address of Jan. 20, 1961: “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you ...

When times get tough, a friendly face is good medicine. One of the greats in our local history is Christy Mathewson. Known as “Matty,” he was one of the most accomplished baseball pitchers of all time. During the 1901 NY Giants season, Matty earned the nickname “The Big Six,” because ...