The silent crisis in our backyards - For many of us in the Adirondacks, our pets are more than just companions; they are our hiking partners on the 46ers, our morning greeting on the porch and vital members of our families. However, a quiet crisis is threatening this bond. Across the United ...
The Adirondack Park Agency and the Village of Saranac Lake have apparently agreed to enter into a 43-year lease agreement for former village office building at 1-3 Main Street for $1 per year. The Agency then plans to spend at least $40 million on a renovation/construction project at that site ...
I am obsessed with food. I’m not talking about just eating it, though that is a very important element. I make a weekly menu so I don’t waste food. I have a budget to buy food. I wonder who grows my food. I contemplate how far my food travels. I ponder whether I’m capable of growing my ...
Passover, which commemorates the sorrow of the Jews’ slavery in Egypt and the joy of freedom and deliverance, begins with the traditional Seder meal on April 1. Good Friday comes just two days later, memorializing Christ’s suffering on the Cross, followed by Easter Sunday, celebrating ...
If you are a regular reader of these weekly articles, you might have picked up on my call for vehicle and traffic laws (VTL) to be set nationally, not by each state. There’s a lot to be said for “states’ rights,” but, with such a mobile nation, VTL should be the same in every state. ...