To the editor: Not so fast. Prove me wrong: Prove our children are not behind. Since the coronavirus pandemic, there is clear and growing evidence — both nationally and across New York State —that many elementary-aged students are still struggling to recover. Academic setbacks are ...

To the editor: My name is Tom Catillaz. I am writing to draw attention to an issue of great concern in our community. I proudly served on the Saranac Lake Village Board for 21 years. For seven of those years, I served as mayor and helped Saranac Lake achieve its “All- American City” ...

To the editor: My fellow citizens: I say “Citizens” because I fear we are quickly becoming “Subjects.” The Trump administration is carrying out an illegal and unconstitutional military occupation of the state of Minnesota. The madness and murder that is happening there could ...

To the editor: Catholic Schools Week is a special time at St. Bernard’s School, and an opportunity to celebrate what makes our school and our students truly unique. This week is about much more than classrooms and coursework — it is about recognizing the individuality of each child, the ...

To the editor: I grew up in Chateaugay. Like a lot of people from small places, I left for work, for opportunity, for the wider world—and I told myself I’d “come back someday” without really knowing what that meant. On Christmas Eve, I returned to visit my mother here in Tupper ...

To the editor: I’m pausing my anxious living room pacing and my thousand-mile stare out the window to write this letter. I’m from Saranac Lake but live in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Friends and family call me to see how we are doing. I don’t have a good answer. I’m writing to sort ...