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Opinion

Dealing with ear discomfort while flying

Columns

With the holiday vacation week approaching, parents have been flying up to me asking me if there’s anything I can to do to reduce their child’s ear discomfort when they are on an airplane. Let me take off on that topic and provide some information. When a plane flies into the air, air ...

Celebrating a winter wonderland

Letters to the editor

To the editor: The Saranac Lake Adult Center Board would like to thank the community for making our Holiday Celebration on Dec. 14 a grand success. More than 90 people partied under a canopy of hand-cut snowflakes as Frankie and The Moonlighters crooned hits from the 50s and 60s. Twinkling, ...

Thank you, Saranac Lake

Letters to the editor

To the editor: I write as a grateful father and Saranac Laker this holiday season. My children have all chosen to live here and to be part of our wonderful community. I realize every day how fortunate Leslie and I are to have them here. I thank everyone, past and present, for ...

Flying the freaky skies

Columns

Last week I wrote about being in NYC and watching Tiny Tim’s wedding on The Johnny Carson Show. As weird as Tiny Tim may have been, my watching the show was even weirder. Or more exactly, while I was watching it I was in one very weird mood. My weirdness had nothing to do with Tiny Tim, ...

It’s not popular, but I can’t wait to be a doctor

Columns

Did you know that 50 million teenagers worldwide smoke or vape? I sure didn’t! I discovered this when I researched an essay for 8th grade. We could write about whatever we wanted, and I was inspired to write about nicotine addiction. Tobacco, a well-known ingredient in cigarettes, has ...