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Opinion

Winter carnival thermos warm-ups

Columns

It’s Carnival Time! So many fun-filled outdoor events! This winter has been unrelentingly cold. It’s great for snow activities like skiing, snowshoeing, sledding and skating. But it’s good to have a hot beverage to warm up with! To help you stay warm, bring along a thermos! A ...

E-scooters redefine tourist risk

Columns

Anidjar & Levine, Personal Injury and Accident Lawyers in Florida, analyzed new federal safety data to understand if “micro mobility” vehicles such as e-scooters and e-bikes are safe for people exploring U.S. cities. What they found is not what tourists expected. As the use of ...

Tribute to the Ice Palace Workers

Columns

How can one say a big enough thank you to the volunteers who build the Ice Palace, and to all the other volunteers who make the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival a success every year? Well, on behalf of all the people I know — and I know everyone — thank you for working in this extremely ...

AMC shows up during a tragedy

Letters to the editor

To the editor: On Jan. 9, 2026, my father and brother William and Rick Goodrich were in a fatal car accident on state Route 30. I was behind them and drove upon the accident. Thanks to the quick response of Paul Smiths and Saranac Lake fire and rescue, they were transported to Adirondack ...

We need permitting reform

Letters to the editor

To the editor: Recent weather extremes in the South and East are examples of what climate change can cause — a warmer arctic that disrupts the polar vortex and pushes cold weather and snow farther south. It also changes moisture flows around the Earth, causing more rain, flooding and ...