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Opinion

101-year-old Lake Placid News

Columns

I hope all my dear readers are impressed with the logo above and this historical document known as the Lake Placid News of 101 years ago. The masthead on page two — “Official Newspaper of the Village of Lake Placid, Essex County, New York. Daniel Winters, Publisher. Entered in the Lake ...

Food for thought

Columns

Tuesday morning I was headed up Route 86, almost at the Trudeau Road turnoff, when I saw blue and red lights flashing in my rearview mirror. I immediately pulled over and a few minutes later the Rescue Squad ambulance flew by. The symbolism was painfully appropriate: Me driving to Cavu on one ...

Sacrificing green space to ‘save’ it

Guest Commentary

I have spent years fighting for an all-of-the-above energy policy that protects both our environment and the pocketbooks of upstate New Yorkers. Yet, the more I watch Albany’s aggressive Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) and the Office of Renewable Energy Siting (ORES) ...

Setting the record straight in Tupper Lake

Letters to the editor

As the town of Tupper Lake supervisor, I feel the time has come for me to make a stand and set the record straight on a number of issues and accusations that have been leveled against me and the town of Tupper Lake. First and foremost, let me be clear that this conflict of interest issue is ...

The sock bandit

Aimless Insights, by Amy Cheney-Seymour

“Too bad your columns aren’t as light as your drink,” a husky voice said. It was early o’clock at Nori’s as I added oat milk to my coffee. “Pardon?” I leaned toward him. He added sugar to his. “Your columns were fun, now it’s all a reflection on the state of the ...

How far from the ambulance do you live?

Letters to the editor

To the editor: I appreciate the guest commentary written by the Saranac Lake Volunteer Ambulance Squad in Friday’s Enterprise. I also appreciate the efforts by the local fire department and SLVRS to be there when we need them. The guest commentary mentions SLVRS has “the largest ...