This column isn’t about vehicle and traffic law or even traffic safety. It’s about the 1,000 weekly column I have written over the past 19-plus years. What began as a one-year commitment to the Franklin County Traffic Safety Board (TSB), of which I was and still am a member, has turned ...
Daylight is lengthening. It’s been warm. The snow has come off my roof. I see signs of spring. Tuesday is St. Patrick’s Day, when we celebrate all things green. Spring makes me think of green – and green food is good food. Usually. Except when I bought frozen ‘broccoli bites,’ ...
I am feeling eager. The thawing does that to me. I’m excited to swim in a lake, to garden, to have a picnic. I want to jump on my beautiful old bike and go for a ride with C on the rail trail. I’m also ready to try something new. This summer, I want to get creative. - Benefits of ...
To the editor: As a voter, taxpayer and proud Saranac Lake resident, I’m deeply grateful to this community for all it has given my family across generations. This mayoral election is a key moment for our village’s future and a moment of enormous historical significance. Let me ...
To the editor: Tell Congress: America’s elections don’t need “saving.” It’s already illegal for non-citizens to vote in federal elections. The conservative Heritage Foundation’s database shows only 68 cases of noncitizen voting over 40 years. That’s one in a million voters ...
“So are you going to the parade?” Kean Riley asked me. I frowned but said nothing, in silent dismissal of the absurdity of his question. It was followed by a long pause — silent mockery, as it were. “Well...?” he said, clearly uncomfortable with my non-response. “Well, ...