I can’t tell you the day, the month or even the year that it happened. But I can tell you the moment. Standing in front of an 8th-grade class, teaching a lesson on writing, I said, “This paragraph is pretty good, but we need to tweak it a bit.” Some soft titters came from the back of ...

Cucumbers are part of many ethnic cuisines throughout Asia and Europe. In many cuisines, they are served with yogurt, which complements their mild flavor. Cucumber-yogurt sauces are common in Greece (tzatziki), India (raita) and Iran (mast). Botanically, the cucumber is a fruit, but it is ...

Most drivers in upstate New York are familiar with Highway 401 in Canada, where a short trip across the border will get you to this highway. Highway 401, officially named the Macdonald-Cartier Freeway, is a prominent 400-series highway in Ontario, stretching 828 kilometers (514 mi) from Windsor ...

I told my son, “Manifesting is like ordering a sub from a Universal Deli Counter: you don’t say ‘food,’ you say exactly what you want — turkey, lettuce, toasted whole wheat, extra pickles, hold the mayo.” I rambled on through his eye roll, “The Universe doesn’t do nuance; it ...

News from June 1941 looks much like today’s news. According to an Enterprise article from Sept. 9 about Saranac Lake’s infrastructure project, the village board plans to purchase a new heavy rescue truck for the fire department for $900,000 by 2027. Prices have gone up a little in the ...