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Opinion

Elks humbled by recent honor

Letters to the editor

To the editor: We would like to thank the residents of Saranac Lake and the surrounding communities for voting the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks Lodge #1508 as the Best in the Mountains Civic Organization 2025. We recognize there are many strong civic groups that contribute so much ...

A story the public needs to hear

Letters to the editor

To the editor: There’s a story the public needs to hear. Since mid-July, the House of Representatives has been on recess. While this time is usually meant for members to be in their districts and available to constituents, many Republican representatives are instead hiding from the ...

Trump’s America doesn’t feel the same

Letters to the editor

To the editor: America doesn’t feel the same with a man, desperate for attention and approval, leading our country. It was a concern for many from the beginning. Did Trump, a former TV show reality host and a bragging millionaire playboy, have the knowledge, integrity and temperament ...

Golf scramble benefits Women’s Civic Chamber

Letters to the editor

To the editor: The Women’s Civic Chamber of Saranac Lake hosted its fifth annual Golf Scramble on Saturday, Aug. 23. Forty-eight golfers participated in the event held at the Saranac Lake Golf Club. Funds raised through the Golf Scramble benefit the Women’s Civic Chamber in their ...

The art of wilderness navigation

Columns

Imagine it’s 1851. You and a companion, both aspiring landscape artists captivated by the Romantic principles of the Hudson River School of painting, are trekking across the central Adirondacks, west to east, in search of inspiration and subject material. It’s a nearly trackless, almost ...