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Opinion

Replace the town supervisor

Letters to the editor

To the editor: Sadly, time is running out for a dedicated, lifelong community member to replace the incumbent town of Tupper Lake Supervisor, Rickey Dattola, in the fall general election, but it’s not impossible. Please get in touch with me anytime if you are considering the opportunity ...

Income inequality is the real problem

Letters to the editor

To the editor: This letter is in response to the recent letter to the editor, “Socialist Political Candidates” by Nandan Pai of Plattsburgh. Pai rightly identifies the suffering “under the boot heel of centralized control” in a system without “the luxury of critiques.” No one ...

Plastic times call for drastic measures

Letters to the editor

To the editor: In a recent Enterprise article “Plastic pollution in Lake Tear of the Clouds” (Oct. 2), Aaron Marbone explains effectively for the need to reduce plastic production. State governments must lead the way, and Congress should take action to stop plastic pollution at the ...

The high tech/dreck nexus

Columns

I’m sure there are lots of people my age who are perfectly in tune with the 21st century. But I’m not one of them. It’s the new technologies that done laid me to waste, advancing light years in mere decades and leaving me in the dust. Luckily, I don’t need most of it, so I don’t ...

Imperial vs. Metric measurements

Guest Commentary

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 ...

Questions for Brent Davison

Letters to the editor

To the editor: I recently read a mailer for Brent Davison in his campaign to fill the vacant 115th Assembly seat. I don’t know Brent, so I was intrigued to see how he intends to address some of the deep problems facing our area. But after reading his mailer, I’m left with more questions ...