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Opinion

Another little-known berry

Columns

Another little-known berry is the currant. The ribes family includes several varieties, including ribes negrum (blackcurrant) and ribes rubrum (red currant). Berries come in black, red and white and grow on deciduous bushes that are 3 to 5 feet tall. The ornamental bushes are great for home ...

Road rage avoidance pays off — $600,000 worth

Columns

The last time I wrote about road rage was about two years ago, when I cited research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety that found unsafe driving behaviors rose from 2020 to 2021. That survey study also showed that road rage is a growing concern, with 23% of drivers surveyed admitting ...

Lots happening in Lake Placid

Columns

The following are briefs from many stories. Such as the lead story about the opening of the Adirondack Champlain Festival in Lake Placid; the opening of “George M” at Joan Frank’s Lake Placid Playhouse; a long story about the closing of Pius X Central High School in Saranac Lake which ...

You know what? Howard Riley turns 95 on Sunday

Columns

Happy birthday, Howard Riley! Our newspaper sage turns 95 years old on Sunday. Born on July 20, 1930, in a farmhouse in the hamlet of Gabriels, Howard has lived more lives than most of us, and he continues to write a weekly column — “You Know What ...?” — for the Adirondack Daily ...

Sacral dimples

Columns

Parents have been asking me a whole lot of questions about the tiny hole they sometimes find over the lower back of their babies. Let me see if I can make things simple about these things we call sacral dimples. Dimples or pits at the base of the tailbone just above or in the buttock ...