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Guest Commentary

More accountability needed from SLCSD

I’ve been following the ongoing story of Eric Wilson’s transphobic behavior and the Saranac Lake Central School District’s response via Superintendent Diane Fox. As we approach the end of the school year and graduation — with which Superintendent Fox will not disclose anything about ...

Supply, demand and assessments

Wilmington property owners were shocked by their assessments this spring. The average assessment increased by 47%. Unfortunately, this is probably not the end of this trend. In 2022, North Elba town board member Jason Leon told the Albany Times-Union that “People who won’t admit ...

A tale of two trials

Over the past couple of weeks, we have witnessed two unique trials. The first was a trial brought by the State of New York against Donald J. Trump for business fraud for trying to hide hush money payments made to a porn star who claimed she had a sexual encounter with Mr. Trump. This case was ...

Understanding the pending Supreme Court decision on mifepristone

The Supreme Court will deliver its decision any day whether to undo FDA approval of mifepristone, which is used in almost two-thirds of abortions in America today. The court may decide to require women to take three times the effective dose (600mg instead of the current, more effective, ...

A powerful ally for veterans

In his second inaugural address on March 4, 1865 — just over a month prior to the end of the Civil War — President Lincoln stated: “... let us strive on to finish the work we are in to bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and ...

Healing from regret

Have you ever regretted anything? Maybe something you said, something you did, something you thought? Or something you should have said, should have done or wish you had known about beforehand? In thinking about this whole area of regret over the years, I’ve come to realize a number of ...