As far as I can figure, there aren’t a lot of advantages to old age. Yeah sure, it’s better than dying young, but still not the Golden Years Paradise I was told to look forward to. I guess everything comes with a price, and achieving Old Fart-hood is no exception. Take senior discounts. ...
Every year now ends with the same headline: “Hottest year on record,” “Hottest decade ever,” “Earth enters uncharted climate territory.” The repetition has become so familiar that few people stop to ask what these claims actually mean. In August 2021, for example, Sen. Bernie ...
To the editor: Federal police are murdering U.S. citizens and breaking into citizens’ homes. Who are the terrorists now? Chris Godfrey Rainbow Lake
To the editor: For anyone wondering, the majority of Somali Americans here are citizens, either naturalized or born here. Some famailies are starting their third generation in America. Our President has called them “garbage.” It is utterly disrespectful, and shameful for a president to ...
To the editor: I’m pausing my anxious living room pacing and my thousand-mile stare out the window to write this letter. I’m from Saranac Lake but live in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Friends and family call me to see how we are doing. I don’t have a good answer. I’m writing to sort ...
To the editor: I just saw the NCPR story about the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department potentially collaborating with ICE. I sent the sheriff’s department an email about the idea, telling them “bad idea.” Richard Bentley Tupper Lake