To the editor: Following the news that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Office on Smoking and Health has been shuttered, tobacco cessation services like the NYS Quitline and nysmokefree.com are more important than ever. The CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health was ...

To the editor: There is common ground for those who voted for, or against, Donald Trump to be president of the United States again. First: We can all agree that he won the election. Second: Kamala Harris did not whine and lie to the American people that she really won. And third: Since it ...

To the Editor: The 2025 Guideboat Show, held in the Historic Hotel Saranac Ballroom will again be joined by Saranac Lake ArtWorks. In its second year with the Guideboat Show, the local Art organization has issued a “Call for All Artists” with its watercraft, outdoorsy / water theme. A ...

To the Editor: This past weekend, May 31 to June 1, we held the first annual High Peaks Cup in Lake Placid. We would like to thank the local groups who helped make our event a success. The Town of North Elba, especially Jeremy Freeman and Trent Durocher, whose hard work on the fields helped ...

To the editor: I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the deplorable condition of our local cemetery as Memorial Day has passed. Memorial Day is a time to honor and remember the brave men and women who have given their lives in service to our country, and it is disheartening to ...

To the editor: This poem was inspired by the announcements that the U.S. Treasury will be discontinuing the production of new pennies. If you haven’t got a penny, a ha’penny will do And if you haven’t got a ha’penny, then God bless you The ha’penny long gone, and now the ...