Opinion

Second terms and three strikes

Thoughts from Behind the Pressline

Is it just that the lure of a second presidential term is so unlike anything else that administrations will do anything to secure it?

Again with 2nd Amendment

In her letter to the editor on May 4, Monique Weston begins by quoting the Second Amendment to the US Constitution.

Rails/trails

Around here these days it seems there are a couple of different groups heading in different directions on the same railroad track.

Can’t have both

Steve Erman’s “It Needn’t be Rails vs Trails” says if the current Corridor Management Plan were to be “fully implemented”, it would “satisfy a very wide range of interests.”

The Board of Directors and Staff of the United Way of the Adirondack Region, Inc., SUNY Plattsburgh Project H.E.L.P and the Adirondack Coast Visitors Bureau would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the 561 volunteers and all those who donated over 1250 food items on the Day of Caring.

Flagging respect

Now that Sheriff Cutting has opened the topic of respect for the American flag (Valley News May 4), I feel compelled to further the conversation with my own humble observations.

Elizabethtown Column

The Pleasant Valley Chorale’s Spring Concert is this weekend.

Westport Column

A while back I reported that funding had run out for the ACAP After School Program in Westport and that it wouldn’t be continuing for the next school year.

Essex Column

The Adirondack Art Association’s first show of the year opens on May 31 at the gallery in the former firehouse in the heart of downtown Essex.

Keeseville Column

All the hard work has paid off this weekend as the first North Country Honor Flight will head to the National World War II Memorial in Washington D.C.

Willsboro Column

Hope all mothers were treated well this past Sunday, I know for myself it was great as I was able to enjoy four generations of my family at the same table.

North Country SPCA

Have you had the opportunity to visit the new NCSPCA shelter in Elizabethtown?

Farmers markets: shop while supporting the community

It’s that time of year again. Time to enjoy life without layers, time to enjoy the extended days and time to enjoy the bounty of our local farmers’ harvests.

Editorial on target

Your paper’s recent editorial was right on track, hopefully will be understood and appreciated by your readers.

A Million Dollars an Hour?

Kids Count

Les Leopold has penned a book that if factual, is enough to you make you very uneasy and at some junctures downright angry.

The Valley News