To the editor: I find it quite disturbing that the “book banners” by profession are so indignant over an effort by parents to maintain their parental rights. By all natural and most man-made laws, it’s the parents’ responsibility to raise and instill right from wrong in their ...
This week’s Straw Poll: How often do you receive scam calls? --- This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of Internet users who have chosen to participate.
To the editor: On this Friday, Nov. 10, an time honored event is being revived. The Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Department will hold its Volunteer Fireman’s Thanksgiving Ball. For nearly 100 years, the Saranac Lake Volunteer Fire Dept, held an annual Thanksgiving Eve Ball, at the Hotel ...
I graduated from SUNY Cortland in January of 1972 and soon had to deal with the reality of having to make a living. Working construction in the summer and fall, and ski patrol in the winter, filled the first year. Spring arrived and I wanted to find something that aligned with my education ...
There comes a time when a quarter is no longer just a quarter. I’ve always subscribed to the “Pay it Forward” philosophy. I can do something nice for someone and not ask for anything back but ask the person to, perhaps, do something nice for someone else. There are no set requirements ...
To the editor: Happy Losers’ and Suckers’ Day? Veterans Day is approaching and people are already thanking me for my service. But for at least one presidential candidate, Veteran’s Day might be better called “Losers” and Suckers Day.” And millions of voters seem to be just fine ...