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Letters to the editor

Proposed relocation of APA headquarters raises questions

To the editor: In April, the Adirondack Park Agency confirmed that it was exploring the possibility of leasing the Paul Smith’s Electric Light and Power Building at 1-3 Main St. from the village of Saranac Lake. Not many details were revealed at the time, pending completion of a feasibility ...

Organizing continues for Hanmer race

To the editor: Green Side of the Big Apple and the Willard Hanmer Guideboat and Canoe race volunteers are busy calling all participants and spectators to attend the “official” start to summer, July 2, 2023, in Saranac Lake. The start line will buzz with activity as competitors and ...

Lacrosse success was many years in the making

To the editor: Congratulations to the combined Saranac Lake and Lake Placid girls varsity lacrosse team for a good showing this year. Twenty-two years ago, I started Tri-Lakes Youth lacrosse for kids in kindergarten through eighth grade, with the help of many along the way. The ...

Are we better than this?

To the editor: From the temper and tone of the guest commentary, “The gift of death” published May 24, 2023, it is clear that the author has not read the proposed legislation for Medical Aid in Dying, opting instead to offer a hypothetical opinion based in fear and not fact. This is a ...

Hypocrisy abounding

To the editor: Hypocrisy is defined as: “the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not conform.” Lately, we can watch our own Congressional representative and her fellow members live up to this definition as if they wrote it. The ...

Celebrating Emergency Services Week

To the editor: It’s the middle of the night and you wake up in a cold sweat, with chest pain and difficulty breathing. Or, perhaps, you witnessed a car accident, and someone might be injured. You dial 911. Less than a minute after making that call, an advanced life support crew is ...