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Guest Commentary

Play ADK Clubhouse and capital project moving forward

As the Adirondacks ease into fall and families settle back into familiar routines, Play ADK is reflecting on a summer filled with energy, creativity and connection. Our mission has always been to create meaningful opportunities for children and families to play and grow together, and this year ...

Goliath at the crossroads

Pioneer American anthropologist Henry Lewis Morgan (1818-1881) wrote that societies developed (or evolved) through three distinct stages: savagery, barbarism and civilization. Cambridge University economist and geographer Luke Kemp utilizes a similar three-stage model in “Goliath’s Curse: ...

Imperial vs. Metric measurements

Last Aug. 28, at the “Ready-For-School” event in the Middle School, I overheard one SLCSD teacher say to another: “China’s technology beats ours because we haven’t embraced the metric system.” I know both teachers, but did not say anything. I will here instead: Right now, as you ...

Is that really me?

Imagine opening your phone or laptop to find a video of you saying things that you never said. Or worse: a pornographic clip starring your face. Or your brokerage account emptied because a system “recognized” your AI-generated voice. This isn’t science fiction anymore. Generative AI can ...

Comments about the APA Relocation

I am writing in response to the recent Enterprise article about the Adirondack Park Agency project to build their new headquarters in the village of Saranac Lake. A remarkable result occurred in response to the article. There were 117 unsolicited comments in response to the article. The total ...

9/11 can happen again but worse. Here is one obvious threat

We are currently on a military collision course with China. But China does not want to get into a slug-fest with us involving jets, missiles, carriers, subs, tanks, nukes, troops, etc. That could render the northern hemisphere unlivable. Beijing might ask, “How to get rid of the USA without ...