I’ve been considering writing about the Charlie Kirk assassination for some time. I found the shooting deeply impacting, and writing about emotionally charged situations like this has always been my solace, my therapy. Nonetheless, for once in a very long time, I found myself at a loss ...
Here are the subheads on that exciting story from 100 years ago. “New Hotels Planned, Improvements Under Way and Extensive Additions to Present Hostelries Will Afford Limitless Accommodations.” “Lake Placid is on the crest of the greatest prosperity wave in its history. From all ...
To the editor: President Trump recently criticized the Smithsonian Institution for focusing on “how bad slavery was.” Trump was partially correct, as chattel slavery was a great era for some people: slave owners, their male family members, and friends. But it was hell on earth for ...
To the editor: It recently came to my attention that the village of Saranac Lake has already spent or obligated more than $800,000 on the emergency services complex proposed for Petrova Avenue. While these moneys came from reserves carefully built by prior mayoral administrations, my ...
To the editor: Historic Saranac Lake wishes to thank the many people who helped make possible a special event this month commemorating the history of Béla Bartók in Saranac Lake. On Sept. 8, world-renowned jazz musicians Lucian Ban and Mat Maneri presented “Transylvanian Dance” to a ...
Parents have been itching to ask me whether their child’s itchy skin could be eczema, so let me do more than skin the surface on this topic. Eczema is a term that describes a skin condition in which the skin gets red and irritated and forms tiny red bumps that can ooze fluid or crust ...