It is not a hoax. COVID-19 is real, and it is here. Almost half the village of Saranac Lake employees have tested positive or are quarantined. Our North Country region has more cases than at any other time during this pandemic. We also have a higher level of percent positives than any ...

The article entitled “Stefanik backs Trump fight,” appearing in the Dec. 4 issue of the Press-Republican, raises some interesting questions about logic and logical thinking. For instance, if as Rep. Elise Stefanik states, “she has seen numerous examples of dead people voting,” not ...

During the first wave of COVID-19 in the spring of this year, assisted living communities across New York state reacted swiftly and comprehensively to minimize the spread of the virus within. Adult care facilities (ACFs) were mandated to test all staff every week, and this will likely remain ...

In 2019 Gov. Andrew Como unveiled his “Green New Deal” that set a goal of 75% all-renewable electrical energy for New York state by 2030. This “vision” included nuclear as well as hydroelectric power, which together contribute about 50% of the state’s electrical energy. Wind farms, ...

Last Monday’s editorial (“FDA must get it right, and fast with vaccines,” Nov. 30) injects a note of caution into the news that two companies are applying to Food and Drug Administration for Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) so they can make their vaccines available to the public. As ...

November is National Hospice Awareness Month. Our High Peaks Hospice began in the Tri-Lakes almost 40 years ago with the vision and hard work of the late Dr. David Merkel. Yes, hospice is about dying — that scary, not-to-be-thought-of-but-inevitable event. Facing our death or the death of a ...