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Letters to the editor

The deep state is upon us

To the editor: Don’t look now! But the “deep state” is upon us. Except it’s not what social media, Trump and conspiracy theorists have tried to claim. I know that right-wing sources spent a fortune convincing millions of people that a shadow government of Democrat “rich, ...

Protect Medicaid, families and our hospitals

To the editor: Let’s not cut Medicaid to gift money to billionaires. In our NY-21 congressional district, Medicaid covers 92,000 children — over one third, as well as 4,300 pregnant moms each year. New York kids on Medicaid/CHIP get free vaccines. They aren’t dying of measles or ...

Improve end-of-life care

To the editor: In his recent guest commentary (“New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act,” March 6), Dr. Fetterman closes with Dr. Trudeau’s admonition, “To cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always ...” This perfectly describe palliation. Hospice and palliative care are ...

Is this what you voted for?

To the editor: Exit polling conducted by NBC found that white Evangelical Christians voted for President Trump by a margin of 82% to 17%. All other voters combined voted for candidate Harris 58% to 40%. Astonishing. I am a Christian, and the Jesus I know and try to emulate embodies love, ...

A successful community celebration

“Neighbor to Neighbor” went off without a hitch at the Harrietstown Hall in Saranac Lake on Saturday, March 8. Guests were treated to great blue grass, rock’n’roll, roots and traditional acoustic and original acoustic music. Keith Gorgas, The Rustic Riders, Jeffrey Wanzer Dupra, The ...

Firing federal workers

To the editor: The destruction of federal agencies by the arbitrary firing of thousands of employees is criminal. The agencies were created by Congress to perform important functions to protect public safety and public interests. Trump and his Muskrats know nothing about the specific ...