CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Tribune News Service) — The Supreme Court signaled Tuesday during oral argument that it won’t be striking down the whole Affordable Care Act as the Trump administration has asked it to do. Read More ⇒
WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) — Before election day turned into election week, Democrats hoped for a landslide — a blue wave that would not only make Joe Biden president but would wrest control of the Senate from Republicans. Read More ⇒
GEORGETOWN, Texas (Tribune News Service) — Has any American president faced more challenges than those that will confront Joe Biden when he is sworn in on Jan. 20? Read More ⇒
The first sign of good news concerning voter turnout for this year’s general election was the large number of residents who requested absentee ballots or participated in early voting. Read More ⇒
Public health officials in the north country are sounding the alarm about a spike in new cases of the novel coronavirus, and for good reason. Read More ⇒
WASHINGTON — With Joe Biden headed to the White House, it’s time for his magic wand. Read More ⇒
The date at the top of this page tells us today is Nov. 11. Read More ⇒
NEW YORK — Democrats and progressives are beginning to relax and even feel like celebrating, at least a little bit. Read More ⇒
British philosopher John Stuart Mill wrestled with how to justify armed conflict. Read More ⇒
Well, thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much. Please sit. Thank you. This is without question the latest news conference I’ve ever had. Thank you. I appreciate it very much. And I want to thank the American people for their tremendous support, millions and millions of people vot… Read More ⇒
The huge tower of First Baptist Church has dominated Watertown’s skyline for nearly 130 years. Read More ⇒
While it’s an issue that divided officials, the St. Lawrence County Board of Legislators made the right decision to award a federal grant to a private health care organization to start an outpatient clinic rather than having the county create a new one itself. Read More ⇒
Among the many things I have tried but failed to understand about fellow baby boomers who voted for Donald Trump: why they support a president who walked away from leadership on climate change. Read More ⇒
Despite the Democratic Party’s push for progressive environmental policies like the Green New Deal, climate change was not foremost on the minds of most voters this election cycle, according to recent polling from the Associated Press. Read More ⇒
NEW YORK — Damn, damn, damn the polls. Read More ⇒
State officials have expanded an effort they began four years ago to ease the transition of military families coming here from out of state. Read More ⇒
As a rule of thumb, most economists would agree that when a consumer is truly satisfied with the price and quality of a good or service, the seller shouldn’t need to have the federal government pass laws making the transaction mandatory. Read More ⇒
MORGANTOWN, W.V. — China runs on coal. Without it, China never would have achieved the staggering economic growth of recent decades. Read More ⇒
Officials at Massena Central School District are adding to their pool of resources for helping students deal with difficult times. Read More ⇒
ARLINGTON, Va. — South Carolina police scored big on Interstate 85 during Operation Rolling Thunder, an annual campaign to pull over as many drivers as possible on the thinnest of pretexts. Read More ⇒
NEW YORK — Alistair Cooke, the great British journalist who wrote his weekly “Letter from America” — a paean to the United States — for 58 years, reserved some of his most lavish praise for Manhattan. Read More ⇒
For 73 years, the U.S. Marine Corps has been performing one of its most honorable services to the American people. Read More ⇒
WASHINGTON — When it comes to regulating smoking and nicotine products, people want science — not scaremongering. That’s the finding of a recent survey of more than 19,000 adults in 19 countries released by Philip Morris International. Read More ⇒
ARLINGTON, Va. — As the New York Times “revisits” its controversial 1619 Project amid growing criticism, one story has largely avoided the media’s attention: What it’s founder — “journalist” Nikole Hannah-Jones — wants to replace America with. Read More ⇒
There is great hope that Tuesday’s election will lead to demonstrable improvements in the country. Read More ⇒
The technology that is available today is truly remarkable. Read More ⇒
I am writing in response to Mark Homes’s letter of Oct. 28 (“Republicans restored the county’s finances”). Read More ⇒
The last thing anyone should be doing during an unprecedented public health crisis is creating more barriers for American-based companies to generate economic growth. But allowing trade preference programs like the Generalized System of Preferences to expire on Dec. 31 will do just that. Read More ⇒
Events over the past seven months have not helped Ogdensburg officials in their mission to increase the city’s share of sales tax collected by St. Lawrence County. Read More ⇒
The following editorial appeared in the Dallas Morning News on Oct. 29: Read More ⇒
One of the most important duties we have in maintaining our system of governance has become a point of great division. Read More ⇒
Hello! My name is Brennan. I’m an 18-year-old resident of Watertown, and I have lived right here all my life. Read More ⇒
The election is being held in crisis mode. I’ll pick just two crises hanging in the balance: the economic suffering caused by the pandemic and climate change. There is a solution to both that should be a bipartisan win, statewide and locally: building more large-scale renewable energy projects. Read More ⇒
Lyin’ Elise Stefanik is at it again. I voted for her the first two times, but never again. Read More ⇒
Unemployment has plagued the north country for years. Over the last two years, the unemployment rate of St. Lawrence and Jefferson counties has only risen. Read More ⇒
I have been a union member for 70 years. And to be very clear, Alex Hammond is the only union candidate in the 116th District race for the state Assembly. Read More ⇒
The dominance of state government by the Democratic Party has its disadvantages for north country residents. Read More ⇒
Perhaps you have seen the recent lawn signs that say that U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik Backs the Blue. Indeed! She may back the blue, but she doesn’t back you. Read More ⇒
There has never been a more important time than now to vote for a candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives who will fight for health care to be a right and not a privilege. That candidate is Tedra Cobb. Read More ⇒
I don’t want as president a self-centered person who thinks of everybody else, including military veterans, as “suckers” and “losers” to be used and thrown away. I’m not voting for Donald Trump. Read More ⇒
A while ago, I received a stimulus debit card for which, after numerous attempts, have been unable to assign a PIN. No matter what I do or how I try to contact the card issuer, without a PIN I can go no further than, “Enter your pin.” Read More ⇒
As a mother, every time I think of the hundreds children who have been separated from their parents because of a U.S. government program, it brings tears to my eyes. What kind of monster would have created a program that leaves more than 500 children without a family to go to? Read More ⇒
As Christian leaders committed to the way of Christ, we speak in unity against the culture of division. We recognize that diversity of thought will always exist and that our experience of the crises can be vastly different. We celebrate diversity as a gift from God and recognize our responsi… Read More ⇒
Michael F. Young of Lowville is running to become a state Supreme Court judge in the Fifth Judicial District. He is running for an open seat caused by the retirement of the Kevin G. Young of Syracuse, who is not related to him. Read More ⇒
Greater border restrictions between Canada and the United States have led to a decrease in demand for air service in Northern New York. Read More ⇒
I’m voting for Tedra Cobb for the 21st Congressional District because I know her to be a person of integrity and compassion and because of her experience with and commitment to health care in the north country. I don’t admire the way U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik has copied the bullying and name-… Read More ⇒
I am appalled by the delay in awarding the well-deserved Medal of Honor to Alwyn Cashe. The heroic action he performed in 2005 should have resulted in instant recognition. Congress is often accused of making the wrong move at the wrong time for all the wrong reasons. This was one of those times. Read More ⇒
On Jan. 20, the United States and South Korea diagnosed their first cases of the novel coronavirus. As of today, the United States has suffered more than 230,000 COVID-19 deaths while the South Koreans have had only [461???]. How could that be? What went so drastically wrong in America? Read More ⇒
Irish-English playwright Oscar Wilde once said, “The best way to get rid of temptation is to give in to it — then it’s no longer a temptation.” Read More ⇒
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik claims to be one of the most bipartisan members of Congress and says she works across the aisle to get things done in Washington. That may have been so, but we are seeing evidence of someone who has changed the way she does politics. Read More ⇒
