Have you ever lost respect for someone? And can we get it back? Ever? We were taught by our parents to respect adults — teachers, our elders, people in certain positions, members of the clergy, nuns, people in authority, policemen, etc. The list goes on and on. But does respect still come ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...