Straw Poll, Aug. 25 – Sept. 1
Editorials
This week's straw poll: Is it too early to start decorating for Halloween? - This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of internet users who have chosen to participate.
Opinion
I’ve always loved Lucy
Columns
My mother was a redhead. My father was dark Irish. Because of this, my childhood mind illogically believed that Lucy and Ricky Ricardo were actually my parents. Small details like never hearing my father speak in a foreign language or that he was a lineman, not an entertainer, weren’t ...
Syracuse serious with traffic violations near schools
Columns
Drivers in Syracuse will soon face $50 fines for violating school speed limits and running red lights as the city rolls out new traffic cameras. According to a recent article in the Syracuse Post Standard, the city plans to have the cameras installed where school speed limits are in ...
Tips to handle peer pressure
Columns
Parents have been pressuring me to give them some tips to help their children deal with peer pressure. Let me see if I can decompress some of their concerns and provide some information on this topic. - Effects of peer pressure - Peer pressure can have both positive and negative ...
The authentic history of Mt. Pisgah, I think
Columns
I believe that most of the following information was in a feature story in the Enterprise. The background pieces were gathered and archived by the late Natalie Leduc (nee Natalie Bombard Corl), my friend and 1948 Saranac Lake High School classmate. I really loved the night skiing. Just imagine ...
The variable tomato sandwich
Columns
Fresh, locally grown tomatoes are plentiful at farmers’ markets and farm stands right now. We use them in salads. We cook with them. But they truly shine in the tomato sandwich. Choose your tomato. There are so many varieties — yellow tomatoes, red tomatoes, heirlooms of all types. ...