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Opinion

Had enough yet? Part II

Guest Commentary

Almost a month ago (see archives for Dec. 12), I wrote a guest commentary for this paper listing 16 unconstitutional, illegal or simply outrageous recent actions by the Trump administration, asking whether my fellow Americans had had enough yet. It is amazing to me that in less than a month, ...

Car repairs in Saranac Lake a looming problem?

Letters to the editor

To the editor: What if one or more of the few large, well-known auto/truck repair shops in town shut down as Sturdy Rentals did? Most of these garages were founded by guys who are now in their 60s and some are pushing 70 years old. I know of at least one that has been up for sale for over a ...

Socks with holes and other triumphs

Aimless Insights, by Amy Cheney-Seymour

Two weeks into 2026 and I am curious; how are your resolutions going? Still enjoying the 5 a.m. reveille for CrossFit? Did you quit the job, dump the jerk, move away, get bangs and develop strong opinions about chia seeds? Maybe you wrote your list on a napkin, or carefully doodled in a ...

What brought John Brown to North Elba?

Columns

Sandra Weber’s important “John Brown in New York” “focuses on the home front (rather than battlefields) and provides a new perspective on John Brown’s inner self, moral fiber and principles.” The very beautiful John Brown Farm in North Elba, a New York State Historic site, has ...

Too many pencils

Guest Commentary

A few weeks after imposing tariffs on approximately 90 countries Trump stated: “We’re becoming rich as hell ... And when we finish this out, there’ll never be any wealth like what we have ... We’re going to become so rich, you’re not going to know where to spend all that money.” He ...