Politics

I was recently thinking about Mother’s Day gifts from my sons over the years. Those wonderfully awkward clay sculptures they brought home from grade school; the colored drawings and the poems they write. And when they got a bit older, and had some pocket money,...

When I got my driver’s license at 17, I was curious about how things worked under the hood of the family’s battered ’63 Ford Fairlane station wagon. But I wasn’t a car-guy. I really just wanted to drive –go out with my friends on Saturday...

Today the American Lung Association released its annual report, State of the Air 2012. There’s good news and bad news. The good news is that air quality is improving in our most polluted cities, due in large part to the regulatory requirements of the Clean...

This post was written by Tina Beattie: I have always loved talking about, reading about and arguing about politics. Always. I am infatuated with our political system —how present, palpable it is for us. Despite the access that big dollar groups have–the insider circles and...

This was written by Executive Councilor Ray Burton: EPA Clean Air Mercury Standard Good for North Country Economy More than ever, improving the North Country economy is one of my top priorities. While there is no silver bullet, we do have silver buckshot. We can...