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Opinion

MARTHA SEZ: ‘Do you believe in ghosts?’

Columns

Happy Halloween! I can hardly wait for the annual Keene Central School Halloween parade. Then, after dark, I’ll join some friends on their porch, which is on the Keene Valley trick-or-treat route, to observe the little goblins and pass out candy. There are always some surprisingly creative ...

OUR ANIMALS, OURSELVES: Music is good

Columns

I attended an awesomely inspiring piano concert recently by Ben Cosgrove at the Essex Quarry. As incredible music goes it had the reach of a powerful spirit that touches ones soul and body. The energy running through me was altered in remarkable ways when I listened to that music as it ...

HISTORY IS COOL: 90 years ago

Columns

Steamboat pilot - First to own and operate a steamboat on Lake Placid, Theodore White, 81, was buried at Lewis on Oct. 27. He died on the previous Thursday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Leon Cutting, in Elizabethtown. The “Lake Lily,” an old wood burner, was built in the 1880s ...

WORLD FOCUS: Voting with their feet

Columns

It was in Lake Placid that during my 60 years of residency I experienced the blessings of American democracy. My hope is that the 2024 U. S. presidential elections would reaffirm this tradition. On Nov. 5, millions of United States citizens will caste their vole in an U.S. presidential ...

Voting and peace

Editorials

We’ve heard this refrain time and time again: “Every vote counts.” It may sound silly or naive, but we still believe it’s true. With the presidential election, even though we are a blue state, that doesn’t mean Democrats are an automatic shoe-in for winning the state, although it ...

Support for Kristy Sprague

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: Kristy Sprague has done a terrific job as Essex County DA, she’s always available to answer any questions and tackle issues that are important to Essex County. She has the experience and common sense to make an excellent Judge. That is why I fully support Kristy for Essex ...