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Opinion

MARTHA SEZ: ‘I didn’t have pinkeye; it was probably the smoke’

Columns

Waking up to hazy skies in Keene Valley as the sun comes up over Spread Eagle Mountain, I smile groggily. The early morning mist is so beautiful here in the Adirondacks. Then I remember that the mist is, at least in part, wildfire smoke, and it loses its bucolic appeal. I no longer find it ...

The ‘truth’ just keeps coming

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: Growing up there were common themes that no matter what side you buttered your bread honesty was foundational. From Cub Scouts, school, church and parents truth was the mantra. From “chicken little” and the “boy who called wolf” morality mattered. Fast forward to the ...

ON THE SCENE: Learning French baking

Columns

Ever wonder what it takes to make a baguette or croissant, or why the ones made in Montreal are just so much better than pretty much any baked around here or beyond? It’s in the technique and the materials; that’s what two Paul Smith’s College culinary arts students are finding out this ...

MARTHA SEZ: ‘Why would deer eat poisonous plants?’

Columns

I wake up early in the morning, around 5 o’clock, and go to the window. Because it’s summer, the eastern sky is light and growing brighter. Only one star is still visible. It’s Venus, just shining away. Star light, star bright: What do you say when it’s not first star I see tonight, ...

GARDEN CLUB NEWS: From lavender farm to fashion show

Columns

Garden Club of Lake Placid Club members enjoyed a mid-July outing to Adirondack View Lavender. The field in Keeseville is in its final harvest of fresh stems. Growing seven different varieties, of both English and French varieties, has proven successful for owner Lindsey Pashow on her ...