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Letters to the editor

Support Stiles for trustee

To the editor: I am writing to support Katie Stiles’ bid for a Saranac Lake village trustee seat. My wife and I have known Katie for almost a year and got to know her through the process of buying our home in the area. Katie was extremely skilled at working with us and others to come ...

Deadliest distraction yet

To the editor: Donald Trump’s latest distraction from the Epstein files is his biggest and deadliest yet. His Feb. 28 combat operations with Israel have no clear rational. Different reasons are given each day, as well as having no clear timeline or exit strategy. So far, we have 140 ...

The loudest voice

To the editor: The loudest voice theory posits that the most vocal minority in a group, or on social media, is mistakenly viewed as the majority opinion, and, by dominating discourse, is able to influence public sentiment and decision-making. We’ve watched these voices dominate on the ...

Support Brunette, Evans and Trudeau

To the editor: Although I don’t live in the village, and can not vote in the upcoming village election, I have a business in Saranac Lake and I also identify with Saranac Lake as my community, a “community” that goes beyond the physical boundaries of the village. So, my thoughts are as ...

The great Constitutional heist: How we lost Article I, Section 8

To the editor: Many Americans cling to a comforting fiction: that our federal government remains bound by the chains of the Constitution. In reality, the limitations of Article I, Section 8 were not broken by amendment, but by a judicial upheaval that began long before the New Deal. The ...

Brain health

To the editor: An estimated 7.2 million Americans age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s disease. This figure represents about 1 in 9 older adults. While Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia (60-80% of cases), the total number of people with any form of dementia is ...