In the Adirondacks, nonprofits are not merely organizations — they are the bridges that span the gaps between our public institutions (municipalities, counties, state agencies and schools) and our region’s families. As leaders of the region’s two largest grantmakers, the Cloudsplitter ...

On an August morning in 1949, when I was six, I got out of bed and collapsed on the floor. By evening, I was paralyzed from the neck down and in an iron lung. I spent the next five months in a polio ward with 200 children, experiencing painful hot pack treatments and unfortunate neglect because ...

“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” — Romans 12:21 A few weeks ago, I attended the commemoration of life for Reverend George Nagle. I first met Reverend Nagle in the late 1980s. I was the librarian at Adirondack Correctional, where he was the chaplain. The ...

Last month was African American History month. On Feb. 21, Enterprise columnist Bob Seidenstein wrote about “Some words on words.” Time for some stories. In some mafia movies you hear “Send him to La-La land ...” Lala is the word to lie down horizontal and sleep in Xhosa (the ...

I’m glad to see the Adirondack Daily Enterprise asking serious questions, specifically financial ones, about a proposed emergency services complex currently planned for 33 Petrova Ave. It’s an important discussion. These questions, and associated stories, have spurred recent well-researched ...

The New York Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) Act was introduced 10 years ago and it is time for the legislature to pass it. MAID was first legalized in Oregon in 1993 with its “Death with Dignity Act.” Since then, nearly identical versions, with multiple refinements, have been passed in 10 ...