What happened last month at the Tupper Lake Pine Mill is something that is taking place across New York and much of our nation. Last month, officials from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided the location and detained nine employees.
This week, a company spokeswoman indicated ...
It probably started before Ronald Reagan, but Reagan (or his speech writer, unaware of the law of unintended consequences) was the first to unequivocally publicly state it.
“Government,” he declared in his first inaugural address, “is not the solution ... government is the ...
Last Oct. 24, an earlier Guest Commentary of mine entitled “On Saving America” appeared in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. In it, I implored anyone who would listen not to believe the Republican claim that voting for Donald Trump would “Save America” and make the country “great” ...
Please read this with an open mind. Regardless of political beliefs, this issue affects us all. Especially our children and grandchildren. The U.S. national debt has surpassed $37 trillion and continues to rise. As Americans, we must decide: do we continue this unsustainable path or take ...
Joe Marten’s Feb. 25 letter (“Addressing energy poverty and combatting climate change) states I am “essentially claiming climate change is a hoax.” I cry foul, “misinformation,” or maybe it is “disinformation,” or perhaps it’s both. Who knows, and in fairness, it doesn’t ...
I have spent my adult life working to improve healthcare for all of us lucky to call the North Country home, including 21 years as the CEO of Adirondack Health until 2016. In honor of my sister Karen Maandag-Ralph’s life and death, I’m writing about something too often overlooked — ...