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Opinion

Preventing cancer is a priority

Letters to the editor

To the editor: Preventing cancer or finding it early is a priority in New York state because cancer is the second leading cause of death. Cancer screening can save lives. Screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer can find cancer early when treatment works best. Screening for ...

What’s the true crime in all of this?

Letters to the editor

To the editor: With all of the chaos the MAGA regime is generating and so many options to choose from, I write about the most concerning one to me. This one literally takes place in my own backyard. On June 10, seven young men were picked up by federal agents at the nail salon where they ...

5W Wednesdays

Columns

Check back here on the last or first Wednesday of the month to see if any of the past month’s photos have been identified. Thanks to everyone who weighs in! Here are the results of the 5W Wednesdays for June and July: ¯ June 4: No responses, but another photo helped identify it as ...

One is lonely, but two can harmonize

Columns

The lone earring lounges on the table, looking like a rejected blind date at a bar. Its match, its rightful partner, is nowhere to be seen. Once again, that “perfect spot to keep something safe” wasn’t. And, like so many objects before it, an earring has been lost. So now, I am looking at ...

Straw Poll, July 29 – Aug. 4

Columns

This week's straw poll: Do you pay for trash removal or take it to the dump yourself? - This poll is not scientific, and its results represent only the opinions of internet users who have chosen to participate.

Village of Tupper Lake’s statement on truck fund

Letters to the editor

To the editor: After a recent review of village finances, we’ve identified long-standing issues in how contributions to the Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department’s truck reserve were handled. While these issues stem from decisions made by prior administrations, this board believes the ...