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Guest Commentary

APA must reject Glenview project

The Adirondack Land Trust proposal to develop Glenview Preserve, located in Harrietstown on New York state Route 86, is now in the hands of the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) for their review. APA project number 2024-0196. They say money talks. ALT received $110,000 and another $3 million toward ...

Public power is the affordable, green future New York needs

Have you looked at your electric bill recently? For residents of the village of Lake Placid, a base monthly electric charge is $8, with a base price per kilowatt-hour (kwh) of 3.66 cents. If you’re outside the village and rely on National Grid (the de facto utility for much of the North ...

A reality too unreal

On a cold, rainy morning in November 2021, hundreds of people gathered in Dallas where President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. They were anxiously awaiting the arrival of John Kennedy Jr., who allegedly faked his death in a 1999 plane crash near Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. The ...

Celebrating Adirondack Water Week

From the Ausable River to Chateaugay Lake, the Adirondacks is home to thousands of lakes, rivers, ponds, and streams that make it truly special. Aug. 3 through Aug. 11 is Adirondack Water Week in celebration of the way our region is impacted by these waterways, and I am proud to sponsor a New ...

Recent storms require a rethinking of New York state’s green agenda

A few weeks ago, the North Country was hammered by severe thunderstorms and tens of thousands of New Yorkers in Warren, Washington, Essex and Hamilton counties were left without power. Local governments and National Grid worked tirelessly to clear downed lines and trees, but communities across ...

One 96-year-old woman’s view: We are free

One viewpoint of a 96-year-old female voter on the past, the present and voting for the future: Long ago and far away our founding fathers, with great wisdom and thoughtfulness, cited in an historic document that they pledged their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor in their dream ...