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Guest Commentary

We need more leadership, less rhetoric

Dear Gov. Cuomo: During times of chaos and division, uncertainty and unrest, tension and suffering, we look to our leaders to help guide the ship. We look to our leaders to bring clarity, solutions, resolve, action and healing. At the same time, we trust that our leaders will stoically ...

Dangerous omissions in COVID-19 prevention advice from Stefanik

On June 5, Elise Stefanik sent an email to her constituents that included information on the prevention of COVID-19 that was outdated and incomplete. The newsletter reproduced a flyer from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dated February 2020 that listed steps the public ...

SL weekly Fun Run series canceled

We have all experienced the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in great and small ways. At this time, it seems like things are beginning to “look up” while the state and country begin to reopen and our summer is slowly and cautiously regaining the shape we so quickly lost in March of this ...

Epoch Times

A few weeks ago, we received in the mail an unsolicited sample copy of a newspaper called The Epoch Times, subtitled “Truth and Tradition” and billing itself as “A Factual and Honest Newspaper” that is “dedicated to seeking the truth through insightful and independent journalism.” ...

Get outside. It does a mind and body good

Whether it’s hiking Bald Mountain, kayaking on First Lake or just relaxing by the fire at my Old Forge camp, I have found that being outdoors in nature does my mind and body good. Just a walk, a hike or snowshoeing at a leisurely pace is amazing exercise and, because it’s so beautiful and ...

Standing together, learning together

The Adirondack North Country Association stands with our black sisters and brothers in this time of nationwide grief and protest that have resulted from the murders of George Floyd and so many others. We stand with our black sisters and brothers in declaring that Black Lives Matter. We stand ...