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Opinion

ON THE SCENE: Weather woes in the Adirondacks

Columns

We are living through a record-breaking winter — and not the kind of record desired, as it’s been the warmest and appears to be heading toward being the shortest as well. Visitors and competitive athletes are drawn to the North Country in December through March, and often well into ...

MARTHA SEZ: ‘Great, I thought, the power is out!’

Columns

March: Be aware of its perils. March is already half over. Looking at it another way, there are still two weeks to go. March is known as a changeable, fickle month. The astrological sign associated with March is Pisces, the Fishes, the most indecisive sign of the zodiac. Round and round ...

HISTORY IS COOL: 95 years ago

Columns

Close rut race - The water swirled down the narrow passage. The two frail craft avoided being wrecked only by the narrowest of margins. Chunks of snow and ice threw them first to one side, then to the other. Spectators shouted as first one and then the other would get ahead. One was ...

Your right to know

Editorials

Sunshine Week is this week — March 10 to 16 — and it is a time across the nation to talk about and promote the importance of open government and freedom of information on all levels — local, county, state and national. And Freedom of Information Day is Saturday, March 16. Learn more ...

Supporting the local newspaper

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: If you watch the national news, it seems that you have to read between the lines to know where the total truth lies. Even local networks will sometimes send reporters to get interviews to support their position. Sometimes after being involved in an incident and then ...

ON THE SCENE: Identifying and avoiding scams

Columns

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, last year, Americans were scammed out of over $10.3 billion by internet and telephone scam artists. On Sunday afternoon, March 3, at the Keene Valley Library, representatives of the Champlain National Bank provided an overview of scammers, ...