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Opinion

We need help with North Country New Year

Letters to the editor

To the editor: This past Dec. 31, we welcomed more than 2,000 people for bands, comedians, a kids carnival, ice skating, art, dance, fireworks and more. North Country New Year was a huge success. The number of volunteers who organize all this could be counted on one hand. If it’s ...

Lost … and sometimes found

Columns

One sad truth of my life is I lost stuff all the time when I was a kid; I keep losing stuff, and as sure as decaf ain’t worth squat, I’ll continue to lose stuff till the cows come home. My inability to keep track of my things (or if you prefer, my ability to lose almost everything) is ...

Big ugly bill

Letters to the editor

The “Big Beautiful Bill” is actually ugly. As Mr. Musk says, it’s an “abomination.” This bill will devastate rural healthcare, hospitals and nursing homes, as in here in northern New York. The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate in the world. We are the richest country in the ...

Vendors invited to the Hanmer at no cost

Letters to the editor

To the editor: Vendors are welcome, at no charge, to both the start and finish lines of the Hanmer Race on July 6. At the start line on Sunday, July 6, the Hotel Saranac will be serving breakfast sandwiches and coffee and a boat sales vendor will join the morning registration set up ...