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Guest Commentary

Ignoring the bias in climate change science

Sulfur dioxide pollution, primarily from unregulated coal production, destroyed the air quality across the northern hemisphere in the 20th Century. However, many scientists view sulfur dioxide as only a role player in climate change anxiety. They, instead, steer us toward unnecessary worry ...

Celebrating health successes in Franklin County

When it comes to improving community health, rural and under-resourced areas like the North Country face an uphill battle — but thanks to strong partnerships, we’re making progress. The Heart Network’s Creating Healthy Schools & Communities (CHSC) program works with partners in ...

Holding on to shadows

I’ve carried that photo in my wallet for 58 years. It shows five smiling young men, all members of Okinawa-based VMGR-152, an aerial refueling and transport squadron in the First Marine Air Wing. “Happy Jack,” always on the prowl for a good time, was from Fort Worth, Texas. “Skunk,” ...

Why I’m putting money back in your pocket

Since COVID, inflation has eaten away at New Yorkers’ incomes. In just the last four years, the price of something as basic as a dozen eggs has more than doubled nationally. Milk costs a dollar more per gallon, hamburger is up nearly $2 more per pound, and diapers are up by $7 a pack. When ...

Indifference and impatience in Wilmington, Part 2

Some will see this commentary as harsh. Others, perhaps more accustomed to the patterns and practices of Wilmington politics, will see it as mild. You can look at most things a half-dozen different ways. Some will claim that Wilmington’s recent budget process was careful and ...

Indifference and impatience in Wilmington, Part 1

Wilmington residents appreciate the Adirondack Daily Enterprise’s coverage of Wilmington and the paper’s two articles about Wilmington’s 2025 town budget. Based on the number of questions town councilwoman Laura Hooker and I received in the days after the ADE published “Divided ...