To the editor: Do you recall someone raving about their school lunches? I sure don’t. I remember when ketchup was called a vegetable. In a recent essay, a student reminded us why school lunch matters. “School lunch may be the only meal some of those children have everyday.” [sic] ...

To the editor: As I sit here thinking about Memorial Day, I am thinking about its origin, and about those who had their lives cut short, and about their grieving families, and about what they may have died for. Surely part of what they died for was the safety of their loved ones, for our ...

To the editor: The Lake Placid Alumni Association is one of the oldest alumni associations in the country. One of its missions is to assist alumni in continuing their education. In that endeavor, the association is now accepting applications for its alumni scholarship. All recipients must be ...

To the editor: The Lake Placid Community Garden has a couple open plots available for the 2024 growing season. The Community Garden provides a space for members of the community to get their hands dirty and grow their own food and or flowers in their own designated plot. The garden is ...

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 ...

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 ...