As we head into the second week of the conflict with Iran, many Democratic critics of it are saying it is a “wag the dog” moment to distract our nation from the Epstein files. As the military operation has been officially called Epic Fury, an alternative nickname has risen, “Epstein ...

Every now and then my husband, Dave, channels his inner romantic hero and I melt into a puddle of goo. In this case a rather large chocolate flavored puddle. You see, every year on February 1 a mysterious Chocolate Bandit comes in the middle of the night and leaves chocolate treats for me and ...

Of late, there has been a national conversation about civics. When the United States took a deep dive into STEM fields, prioritizing them above everything else in education back in the 1950s, civics took a back, middle seat. All of the problems we have today, from affective polarization to ...

As the newly elected mayor of Saratoga Springs, I am honored to serve a community at an important moment in its growth. Reflecting on 2025, we can celebrate the leadership that brought us here while preparing the city for its next chapter. This year marked the opening of our new City Hall, ...

The common proverb that "the grass is greener on the other side of the fence" is a sentiment that has been expressed for millennia. Many sources cite as an early example the Roman poet Ovid, who said in his “Art of Love” (1 BC) that “the harvest is always richer in another man’s ...

So much for the notion that the Supreme Court, with its 6-3 majority of justices appointed by Republican presidents, was going to be a rubber stamp for Donald Trump. That is a frequently voiced charge by partisan Democrats, and a fear of many ambivalent voters who find many of Trump's policies ...