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Letters to the Editor

Center for the Arts planning Cold Reads before screening

Lake Placid Center for the Arts announces community play “Cold Reads” on January 16 and March 20 on the LPCA stage. What’s a Cold Read? Typically, a cold read is when an actor is asked to perform a script with little-to-no preparation. Sometimes used in the audition process, a cold read ...

Carter family had Adirondack role

Dear Editor, My recollection of the Carter family came in the late 1970s. It was of Amy Carter and she is best known for getting her dad Jimmy to install solar panels to the White House roof. The Mario Cuomo administration wanted to widen Route 73 going to Lake Placid, particularly the area ...

Reasons for concern over dairy food

Dear Editor, Independent peer-reviewed literature including that provided on the websites of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and NutritionFacts.Org suggest that dairy is unhealthy. The literature persuasively summarizes that dairy consumption is related to a variety of ...

What a Joy at this year’s celebration

Dear Editor, On behalf of the board and staff of the Lake Placid Center for the Arts, we would like to thank our entire community for an unforgettable Joy to the Children celebration. It would be impossible to adequately express our gratitude to the Weibrecht family for hosting this event and ...

Peace for all, including animals

Dear Editor, It is the time of year when I am reminded of this relevant preface to the book Old MacDonald’s Factory Farm by C. David Coats: “Isn't man an amazing animal? He kills wildlife - birds, kangaroos, deer, all kinds of cats, coyotes, beavers, groundhogs, mice, foxes, and dingoes ...

Fund benefits students, educators

Dear Editor, The Educational Opportunity Fund for the Lake Placid Central School District is delighted to announce that the following teacher grant applications, totaling $2,982 were passed at our November board meeting. We were delighted to approve $895 for LPMHS teacher Haley ...