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Letters to the Editor

Communication and compromise

To the editor: Is anyone else tired of us talking at each other rather than with each other? This is what one North Country young person wrote about that issue: “A healthy, diverse community will have an important challenge: to find balance between quite varied viewpoints in a way ...

Bankrupt

To the editor: Bankrupt is defined as follows: 1) a person or organization) declared in law unable to pay outstanding debts; 2) completely lacking in a particular quality or value. Looking at former president Trump’s life experiences, he seems to fit both meanings of the word. Businesses ...

Young Adirondackers want to make a difference

To the editor: “I am only 13 years old now, but why should that stop me from trying to create change?” That line caught my breath. Young people in the north country can inspire us to do better. They can inspire us to engage. “Most people want a government that works so smoothly that ...

Neighbors decry anti-transgender vandalism

To the editor: We are speaking up because last week a longtime Saranac Lake resident and transgender woman had her trans pride flag ripped off the side of her house, not for the first time. It is important to remind everyone that people of all gender identities and expressions are holy, ...

Newspapers should reevaluate printing animal trophy photos

To the editor: The glorification of hunting (and fishing) through graphic photographs of dead animals in newspapers is a disturbing and unethical practice that deserves immediate reevaluation. Newspapers too often have pictures of hunters proudly displaying their kills, creating a culture of ...

RFK Jr. campaign meet-up set for May 3

To the editor: In a world quick to label and divide, RFK Jr. is not just another candidate, but a voice for authentic change. Many wonder if he fits on the Right or the Left politically — some call him a conservative, others a liberal. Labels do NOT define his mission. Kennedy embodies ...