Transgender Day of Remembrance occurs annually on Nov. 20. It is a day to memorialize people killed as the result of transphobia, (hatred or fear of transgender and gender non-conforming/non-binary people). We also remember those who died as a result of suicide. This day serves to bring ...

In early April, I was 85, in relatively good health for my age, living independently, and looking forward to more good years with family and friends, continuing to do the things I’ve always enjoyed. But then, in the middle of the night on April 12, I woke up and my hands were tingling. I ...

It is said that an ominous silence prevails at the eye of a hurricane just before it smashes a community to bits. A similar ominous silence has prevailed during this election season: A few days from Election Day and not a single debate has taken place between Elise Stefanik and Matt Castelli ...

Nov. 8, Election Day, will be a tipping point for American democracy. We voters will be motivated by any one of many controversies that divide us: inflation, abortion, immigration, guns, climate, racism, blind party loyalty, election conspiracies, etc. But it is democracy itself that is truly ...

Voters in the Saranac Lake area have a lot at stake on Election Day, when they will have an opportunity to approve Proposal 1: the Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act. The bond act is a statewide effort to improve water quality while also providing significant tax ...

A guest commentary titled “Supporters for growth in Wilmington” was published in the Lake Placid News on July 14. Although “Supporters for growth” is a unique work, at various points the commentary is muddled or inaccurate. For example, the Supporters for Growth write, “We also ...