Opinion
Memoir memories
Columns
Memoirs are all the rage nowadays. Seems everybody is writing one (which is both the good and bad features of self-publishing). But they’ve been around a long time, although for most of their existence they’ve been called autobiographies. But they’re not identical. Broadly speaking, an ...
The Experiment and the Confession
Guest Commentary
Life is a social experiment. We are born awake, having never slept, and one day we will fall asleep never to wake again. Every day in between is our opportunity to live, love, learn and leave our mark. Every day is a dress rehearsal for a lifetime. A life lived in discover mode — with ...
Smoking and the risk of vision loss
Letters to the editor
To the editor: The dangerous and harmful effects of cigarettes are well-documented. From lung cancer and COPD to emphysema and heart disease, smoking results in serious health risks and is still the number one cause of preventable death in the U.S. But did you know it can also lead to ...
Letter from Episcopal Church
Letters to the editor
To the editor: On Jan. 25, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the U.S., The Most Rev. Sean Rowe, sent a letter concerning immigration to the approximately 1.5 million members of over 6,000 Episcopal parishes in this country. Citing the deadly divisions on display in ...
Too many Feeders at the Bloomingdale Bog?
Columns
Is there such a thing as “too much of a good thing?” It seems that every time I walk the Bloomingdale Bog trail, someone has added more feeders or food to the trail section of the old Chateaugay branch of the D&H Railway. There are mailboxes, stands and a variety of feeders, making the ...