To the editor: America’s 250th anniversary will mark an endurance born not of historical contingency, but of masterful political design. Our greatest inheritance is a structure of government, designed by the Founders to protect liberty by fracturing its own power — a genius clearest ...

To the editor: The sticker reads, “If you’ve ever wondered what you’d do during slavery, the Holocaust, or the Civil Rights movement, you’re doing it right now.” My stomach dropped. I had ordered the sticker as part of the few things I’m doing, here and there, to fight our ...

To the editor: The 1970 Winter Carnival, held over the weekend of Feb. 13-15, was indeed a memorable Carnival for 13 scouts and their leader. During the two weeks preceding Carnival, the village of Saranac Lake’s public works department trucked in a mountain of snow at Riverside Park ...

To the editor: On Jan. 25, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the U.S., The Most Rev. Sean Rowe, sent a letter concerning immigration to the approximately 1.5 million members of over 6,000 Episcopal parishes in this country. Citing the deadly divisions on display in ...

To the editor: The dangerous and harmful effects of cigarettes are well-documented. From lung cancer and COPD to emphysema and heart disease, smoking results in serious health risks and is still the number one cause of preventable death in the U.S. But did you know it can also lead to ...

To the editor: On Jan. 9, 2026, my father and brother William and Rick Goodrich were in a fatal car accident on state Route 30. I was behind them and drove upon the accident. Thanks to the quick response of Paul Smiths and Saranac Lake fire and rescue, they were transported to Adirondack ...