Homeward Bound USA, DBA Homeward Bound Adirondacks, has been serving veterans primarily in northern New York since 2014. Since then, the organization has been providing retreats to aid the effects of PTSD as well as other mental health issues on a regular basis. Homeward Bound’s first ...

I’m 70 years old and I live with a partial artificial heart and, thanks to New York State of Health and the Affordable Care Act, managed to avoid debt and retain a perfect credit score — but not without great difficulty. In fact, if it wasn’t for the fear of medical debt, I could have ...

Today, Columbus has a controversial legacy—he is remembered as a daring and path-breaking explorer who transformed the New World, yet his actions also unleashed changes that would eventually devastate the Native populations. Recent consensus estimates say that prior to Columbus reaching ...

When you see something black, how does it make you feel? Are there any particular emotions that bubble forth the longer you view it? Are they positive or negative? I find black to be a somewhat fascinating and yet puzzling color. When I think of black, I imagine a field of darkness where I ...

The community of Long Lake and the Indian Lake hamlet of Blue Mountain Lake suffered extensive damage earlier this summer after a brutal storm triggered flooding that wiped out critical infrastructure, including highways, bridges, utilities and dams. Friends and neighbors responded swiftly to ...

Historian Howard Zinn, author of “A People’s History of the United States,” notes that when Columbus and his men first came ashore in the Carribean islands, they were greeted by Arawaks who brought them food, water and gifts. Columbus wrote in his log: “They have no iron. Their spears ...