The latest of several guest commentaries published in this newspaper on Jan. 30 expressing doubt about human-caused climate change asks, “Are recent temperature records as certain as we think?” The question is interesting, so it’s worth answering here. Perhaps surprisingly, the short ...

On Feb. 18, I attended and spoke at the Saranac Lake Central School Board Public Hearing regarding the closure of Bloomingdale School. I was one of many people in the crowd who read statements and asked questions of the school board. I was one of only two members from the community, of the ...

Boy, am I exhausted. Like most parents of young children, I work a full-time job in addition to parenting, and like most North Country residents, I also have two additional part-time jobs. When my family moved to the North Country in 2021, we felt strongly about moving into the Saranac Lake ...

I have always favored win-win solutions to problems. It’s more work, but the results are usually worth it if neither side feels like a loser. Unfortunately, America is in such a profoundly desperate moment right now that there is little room for politeness. Indeed, there is nothing polite ...

On Feb. 25, 2019, the Enterprise published an opinion piece I had written. Its truncated title was in the form of a question, “Is Trumpism canary in coal mine?” In it I asked, rhetorically, if liberal democracy — that is, fairly elected representative government, accompanied by ...

Abraham Lincoln obtained his license to practice law in 1837 and spent approximately 20 years as an attorney riding the Eighth Illinois Judicial Circuit. With a group of lawyers and a judge, the law was “brought to the people” in 14 central Illinois counties. Twice a year for 10 to 12 weeks ...