May 10, 2013 On Wednesday when I left my house, everything seemed the same as usual. But something nagged at me, something distant and faint, but present nonetheless. more »»

May 18, 2013 Historic Saranac Lake began its annual seminar series on Thursday, May 9, about hunting camps and hunting in general. more »»

May 18, 2013 Last week, I had the good fortune to sit in on a panel discussion that was hosted by Historic Saranac Lake. The topic of the evening was the traditions and culture of Adirondack hunting camps. more »»

May 16, 2013 When we hear pesto, we generally think basil. But the Italian term ‘pesto’ means pounded, so theoretically, pesto can refer to any blend of raw herbs or greens pounded in a mortar. more »»

May 21, 2013 One of the advantages of folks having access to the Internet at home is that some of us can work right at our own dining room tables. Working at home, or from home, makes life easier for some peopl. more »»

May 6, 2013 A three-day survey by the New York State Association for Pupil Transportation, conducted on March 1, 4, and 5 this year in which school bus drivers in five Franklin County school districts plus the... more »»

May 15, 2013 The Franklin County Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners would like to invite you to join them, on three separate occasions during the 2013 gardening season, to learn about and enjoy the... more »»

May 8, 2013 Believe it or not, two centuries ago the eastern Adirondacks and Lake Champlain were at the heart of an international conflict. more »»

March 8, 2013 Young people in the fifth, sixth and seventh grades are invited to take part in the 2013 Take a Bite Out of Books program. more »»

May 14, 2013 To the editor, We would like to cordially invite the community of Lake Placid and music lovers in the Tri-Lakes area to attend the upcoming Spring Concert at Lake Placid High School. more »»

April 30, 2013 This column, like the glittering stars of winter, disappears abruptly when the evenings lengthen. more »»

November 24, 2012 I find myself writing this last article while looking into the empty bottoms of suitcases waiting to be fille. more »»

January 24, 2013 Low-pay workers have waited long enough for the minimum wage to go up — nine years — and $7.25 an hour just isn’t reasonable given today’s much higher costs of rent, food, gas, et. more »»

September 17, 2011 In the planning process before I embark on any trip, there are usually a few goals that I want to achieve. more »»

December 21, 2010 OH, DEER! A series about deer population, Part 3 of 3 --- There are only two options for slowing or reversing the growth of deer populations: decreasing the birth rate or increasing the death rate. more »»

August 19, 2010 Summer is whizzing right by, isn’t it? There are so many great events happening, it’s hard to choose which to miss. This isn’t necessarily so when you are a parent of a child with a disability. more »»

January 28, 2009 SingleBananas.com Online Dating Application Name: Joe Banana Age: Still green and pretty hard to the touch. more »»

September 28, 2011 St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church will have their harvest dinner 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 in the church hall. more »»

March 28, 2009 The American healthcare system is regarded as the most sophisticated in the world, yet medical errors have been estimated to cause 44,000 to 98,000 deaths in U.S. hospitals each year. more »»

April 25, 2009 It is estimated that the annual sales of pills for sexual difficulty in men, known as erectile dysfunction (E.D.), amounts to about $3 billion per year. In the U.S. 25 million men are affect. more »»

January 31, 2009 When the Americans with Disabilities Act was enacted in 1990, people with disabilities saw it as a victory, albeit a small one, it was still something. more »»

September 9, 2008 Welcome one and all to the Brighton Buzz! I must say thank you to all who supported and are supporting me in this venture! And it is with some sadness, yet some joy, I have to report I must move on... more »»

March 5, 2013 Professional and amateur sports in this country face a lot of pressing, messy issues these days. LeBron James having fun is not one of them. more »»

January 31, 2012 I ran into a friend at a birthday party at the Saranac Lake Civic Center a few weeks ago, and we got to talking about wor. more »»

February 28, 2012 It’s great to see that many local governments are working on complying with a new section of Open Meetings Law that requires them to post online documents that are going to be discussed at meetin. more »»