New research has revealed the states with the lowest seat belt use on the road, with New Hampshire coming out on top. And that’s not good. The study by Bader Scott, injury lawyers in Atlanta, Georgia, analyzed data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to see which ...
It’s April 22. We’re one month into spring. The snow is gone. Ice is off the lakes. April showers water the soil, bringing new life. On sunny days, crocuses open in our garden and lawn to greet its warming rays. April 22 is Earth Day, set aside to honor the earth’s bounty, encourage ...
Maybe climate change in the Adirondacks can best be tested by the time the ice goes out of the lakes. The Conservation Department, reporting on the deer starving, claimed 1939 was, “the most severe winter in several years.” But in any year, “The Ice Guessing Contest” was a fun event. ...
State lawmakers have a responsibility to understand the unique challenges facing our schools in places like the Adirondack Park and to adjust the state’s approach to supporting rural schools. The Tupper Lake Central School District is cutting 17 to 20 jobs in the coming school year as it ...
On April 1—the same day that seven international aid workers with celebrity chef Jose Andres’ World Central Kitchen were killed by the Israeli military—the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria was obliterated by a bomb dropped from an Israeli F-35 fighter jet (supplied by the U.S.), ...
Two years ago, when I was 15, four of my friends attempted suicide. They were of various socioeconomic statuses, of different genders and sexualities, from different schools and family structures, and yet they all felt their only option was to take their own lives. That was the year I lost the ...