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Let the economy set the minimum wage
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 »» 
House concerts: part of music’s changing economy
June 9, 2012 Several of the bands I’ve interviewed in recent years have brought up house concerts as one of their means of income, but I’d never really been to one until recently. more »»
A suggestion for the minimum wage
May 4, 2012 A minimum wage increase has vanished from the state Legislature’s agenda, thanks to Dean Skelos. more »» 
The kind of economic development that’s hard to measure
March 5, 2012 SARANAC LAKE — It occurred to me on the first Saturday of the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival, while I was taking my two daughters on a tour of the Ice Palac. more »» 
Mountain & Valley
September 12, 2011 BIG TOP OF STEEL — The steel frame of the Adirondack Carousel building cuts an attractive profile in Saranac Lake’s William Morris Park, especially when seen from the top of the Church Street hill. more »» 
Visiting musician gets local truism: ‘They need to get to know you’
July 14, 2011 No matter how rich your musical resume, you have to pay your dues locally to draw a crowd around these parts. Blues-rock-soul veteran George Kilby Jr. gets that. more »»
ADE sports department gets sportier
June 25, 2011 Two of our three sports department members are away this weekend, doing some of the most extreme of extreme sports. more »»
Flood insurance is a safety net full of holes
June 2, 2011 First floods and then fires wreck local people’s property. It’s heartbreaking. more »» 
Friars’ robes are a conversation starter
May 13, 2011 SARANAC LAKE — With 70-degree temperature, sun and perfectly blue skies, Thursday afternoon was an excellent time for ice cream. more »»
Good Friday is weird, but good weird
April 23, 2011 It seems like a terrible example of doublespeak to slap the word “good” on the day Christians remember how Jesus was tortured and executed. more »» |
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Big Deal @ Big TupperMay 21, 2013 I have an announcement to make: I won't be covering Tupper Lake anymore. I decided that after four years, it's time to move on now that another beat is opening up at the Enterprise. more » Latest Blogs
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