To the editor: Decades ago I was working on a vacant house I recently bought in the area. On a January day much like today, I was pulling down the plaster and lathe from the 10’ ceiling alone in my vacant, un-heated, no electric power building. Dressed in old work clothes, covered in dust ...
The guest commentary by Jed Dukett on Jan. 11 (“Ignoring the bias in climate change science”) claiming bias in climate change science is deeply flawed and does a disservice to your readers. His assertions spread disinformation about climate science and the scientists working in this field. ...
Critical decisions will soon be made on the Village of Saranac Lake’s plan to build a 69,000-square-foot emergency services complex at 33 Petrova Ave. The cost of the project was estimated two years ago at $27.5 million, not including contingencies such as environmental remediation or road ...
Writing in Medscape, health journalist Barbara Feder Ostrov notes that many physicians “reacted with the opposite of sympathy” upon learning of the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. These doctors reflected “the pent up frustration and anger over what they described as ...
As board members from the town of Wilmington, we object to our colleague’s guest commentaries (“Indifference and Impatience in Wilmington,” parts 1 and 2) and want to correct the record. The columns paint us as callous, having little regard for the taxpayers and not giving two board ...
Sulfur dioxide pollution, primarily from unregulated coal production, destroyed the air quality across the northern hemisphere in the 20th Century. However, many scientists view sulfur dioxide as only a role player in climate change anxiety. They, instead, steer us toward unnecessary worry ...