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Opinion

Trump’s America doesn’t feel the same

Letters to the editor

To the editor: America doesn’t feel the same with a man, desperate for attention and approval, leading our country. It was a concern for many from the beginning. Did Trump, a former TV show reality host and a bragging millionaire playboy, have the knowledge, integrity and temperament ...

Golf scramble benefits Women’s Civic Chamber

Letters to the editor

To the editor: The Women’s Civic Chamber of Saranac Lake hosted its fifth annual Golf Scramble on Saturday, Aug. 23. Forty-eight golfers participated in the event held at the Saranac Lake Golf Club. Funds raised through the Golf Scramble benefit the Women’s Civic Chamber in their ...

The art of wilderness navigation

Columns

Imagine it’s 1851. You and a companion, both aspiring landscape artists captivated by the Romantic principles of the Hudson River School of painting, are trekking across the central Adirondacks, west to east, in search of inspiration and subject material. It’s a nearly trackless, almost ...

Should I take a left or right?

Bushwhack Jack's Tracts, by Jack Drury

Have you ever pondered how you ended up on the path that you took? Robert Frost in his classic poem, “The Road Not Taken,” highlights the idea that choices, no matter how big or small, shape our lives. I think it was author Jack London who talked about walking down the street in San ...

How do butterflies taste?

Columns

I asked my daughter if she knew how butterflies taste. She gave me a surprised look and responded with, “I’ve never had one.” I am so confused. No. It doesn’t help to keep repeating the exact words, but with a different tone and inflection. I tried. Embarrassingly enough, it took me a ...