To the editor: The recent election, both on a local level and throughout the country, seems to indicate that the current direction isn’t working. We, the people, need to reassert our control and wrestle our rights back from our wannabe king and his court. We could hope that the message ...
Adirondack Film and the organizers of its lead event, the Lake Placid Film Festival, held Oct. 30 through Nov. 2, are working to increase the number of features, documentaries and specialty films produced in the Adirondacks. Critical is developing a trained workforce capable of doing ...
“I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.” —Henry David Thoreau In my youth, when I was more romantic, I was proud of loving weather — all weather. I had a Wuthering Heights sort of sensibility for dramatic climatic turbulence in picturesque landscapes. ...
As I left the Lake Placid Film Festival on Sunday, Nov. 2, I looked back at the Palace Theatre, the white marquee, the red lettering advertising the current showings, the glow of overhead lights. I was a little sad to say goodbye to the cinema, the event, and the town as I drove back to ...
Great athletes master the skill of recovery. Consider the punishing schedule of an NBA player’s three to four games a week during their 82-game season. To date, LeBron James has played over 1,500 games in 22 seasons. You may wonder how he does it. Basketball is a physically demanding ...
Halloween! It’s here. And what’s scarier than Halloween right now? The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) website. How could this be true, you ask. What American institution could be more solid, more samey, less full of surprises, than the good old USDA? Established in 1862 ...