Opinion
Straw Poll, Nov 25 – Dec. 1
Editorials
This week's straw poll: What is the best Thanksgiving food? - This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of internet users who have chosen to participate.
Gold hit $4,300/ounce. How can that affect us?
Guest Commentary
Twenty-five years ago, gold was $275 an ounce. Recently, it hit $4300 an ounce. Each dollar (to buy gold) is worth less than 1/15th of what it was in the year 2000. Our exports will thus be cheaper. But we don’t manufacture much anymore (military and some other things aside). Like Venezuela, ...
Go the extra mile to support those in need
Letters to the editor
To the editor: Now more than ever, people experiencing food insecurity need our help. And as communities across the North Country step up to support food banks and pantries, The Heart Network would like to share some tips for ensuring that donations to these amazing organizations can have ...
I struck a chord with winter
Bushwhack Jack's Tracts, by Jack Drury
As ice starts to form on the lake, the days get shorter and the ski season is upon us, I’m reminded of the winter of 1978-79. Lake Placid was abuzz with preparations for the 1980 Winter Olympics, and I was still working on establishing a career in the outdoors. I’d spent two seasons ...
Icy Conditions and Tow Trucks
Columns
Over the past few weeks, I have been fortunate not to have been involved in any accidents. I am one of the lucky ones. I have been involved in wildlife near misses, assisting others and needing a tow. All that happened in November. It also got me a new pair of snow tires for Christmas. It’s ...