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Opinion

Penny wise, pound foolish

Aimless Insights, by Amy Cheney-Seymour

“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” — Hamlet (Act I, Scene IV), William Shakespeare I have a horse named Penny. I bought her for a dollar, whose value plummeted through no fault of her own. - Just between us girls - Penny began her life adored by two girls who ...

Doing our part: Tupper Lake steps up as one community

Guest Commentary

Tupper Lake stands at a crossroads. We have lakes and mountains, the Adirondack Rail Trail, the promise of Big Tupper and the OWD lands, The Wild Center, a growing Sky Center and Observatory, new train excursions and a downtown that is coming back to life. At the same time, we face a shrinking ...

Bloomingdale closure: A tipping point is inevitable

Guest Commentary

Meg and I and our three kids lived in Saranac Lake, next to St. Joes, from 1983 to 2015, some 32 years. We were forced out as I was unable to support Meg as her illness took its toll. Our kids went through our local school from first grade to graduation from high school. I loved our village ...

Village board needs to get back on track

Letters to the editor

To the editor: My name is Tom Catillaz. I am writing to draw attention to an issue of great concern in our community. I proudly served on the Saranac Lake Village Board for 21 years. For seven of those years, I served as mayor and helped Saranac Lake achieve its “All- American City” ...