King Louis XV is said to have remarked, “Après moi, le dèluge” — “After me, the flood.” He meant that once his reign ended, chaos would follow. The phrase has endured as a warning about complacency in the face of looming disaster. We cannot wait for the end of the Trump reign to ...

I would like to sincerely thank the citizens of the town of Lewis and the surrounding areas who attended the forum on the missile silo the evening of Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Lewis Fire Department. Approximately 80 people attended, and I deeply appreciate the time all of you took out of your ...

When New Yorkers pick up takeout, they expect dinner — not a dose of PFAS and microplastics. Yet that’s the reality when hot food sits in disposable clamshells, waxy soup cups or plastic deli tubs. Single-use packaging is not just wasteful — it’s a health hazard. This year, the New ...

It’s hard to go even a day without hearing about some military action, military violence. I mean in the world, with news from Gaza, where Israel has already violated the ceasefire brokered by President Trump; and I mean in our own country, where the administration continues to deploy the ...

As the Adirondacks ease into fall and families settle back into familiar routines, Play ADK is reflecting on a summer filled with energy, creativity and connection. Our mission has always been to create meaningful opportunities for children and families to play and grow together, and this year ...

Pioneer American anthropologist Henry Lewis Morgan (1818-1881) wrote that societies developed (or evolved) through three distinct stages: savagery, barbarism and civilization. Cambridge University economist and geographer Luke Kemp utilizes a similar three-stage model in “Goliath’s Curse: ...