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Opinion

Perhaps another country would be a better fit

Letters to the editor

To the editor: It is now obvious that a significant minority of Americans wish to live in a white, monocultural, ethnostate where freedom of speech exists only for those who support those in power. Where freedom of the press exists only for state approved media. Where due process and the ...

Ways to prevent cancer

Letters to the editor

To the editor: February is National Cancer Prevention Month and a great opportunity to learn more about how to reduce your risk for cancer or even prevent it. Research shows that up to half of cancer cases and about half of cancer deaths could be prevented by getting screened for certain ...

Ice Palace coming down

Columns

After the parade and the fireworks, the mourning period begins for the completion of another Saranac Lake Winter Carnival. The whole event from each committee member, volunteer, sponsor, parade float organizer, participant and all the Ice Palace Workers — Local 101 deserves a moment of ...

Straw Poll, Feb. 10-16

Editorials

This week's straw poll: If given the opportunity, would you upload your consciousness to the digital realm? - This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of internet users who have chosen to participate.

Braving the cold in the name of art

Letters to the editor

To the editor: Thank you everyone who attended to paint, photograph or spectate at Artists Night at the Palace on Monday, Feb. 9. Braving temps that dipped into the single digits, it was amazing to walk around and see artists with their easels capturing the majesty of the Palace. The ...

The next day

Columns

When my son was about nine, we walked into a drugstore on Feb. 15, the day after Valentine’s Day. Clearance tables cluttered the front, stacked high with heart-shaped boxes dotted with red foil-wrapped chocolates, a veritable chocolate forest. Like Christmas stars, these piles were topped ...