Lois Clermont

Former Editor of the Press-Republican in Plattsburgh. Now retired.

[Lois Clermont @EditorLois]

Sorry to hear this. He was a quality songwriter. If you aren’t familiar with The Pogues, check out “Fairytale of New York” and “Ghost of a Smile.” #thepogues

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

Cool!

[Lois Clermont @EditorLois]

@jlotemplio Powerhouse group.

[Dr. Brendan Wiltse @BrendanWiltse]

Chloride retention in Mirror Lake has continued to decline in response to local salt reduction efforts and stormwater improvements. Colors indicate periods of sig. change, red⬆️& blue⬇️. Best example of environmental response to salt reduction efforts in the #Adirondacks.

[Ed Krassenstein @EdKrassen]

To all of those people who spent days claiming Biden gave Iran $6 billion and that money ended up in the hands of Hamas terrorists, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken just fact-checked that ridiculous claim.

He said:

“With regard to the $6 billion. First, again, it’s always worth repeating the facts because, unfortunately, the facts get lost along the way. The money that Iran accrued in bank accounts, in this case in South Korea, for the sale of its oil, was done pursuant to an arrangement established by the previous administration — the Trump administration.

“None of the funds that have now gone to Qatar have actually been spent or accessed in any way by Iran. Indeed, funds from that account are overseen by the Treasury Department, can only be dispensed for humanitarian goods — food, medicine, medical equipment — and never touch Iranian hands. We have strict oversight of the funds and we retain the right to freeze them.”

[Kerry Kennedy @KerryKennedyRFK]

Bobby might share the same name as our father, but he does not share the same values, vision or judgment. Today's announcement is deeply saddening for us. We denounce his candidacy and believe it to be perilous for our country. @roryekennedy @joekennedy @KKT_Kennedy

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

Meet four-year-old Dominic and his friend, a deer.

Dominic told his mommy that he met the young fawn while playing.

He said he talked to the animal and told him he had cereal inside the house, so the deer followed him.

Eventually, Dominic’s mom suggested it would be better to take the deer back to the the tree line in case the deer’s mom was looking for him. Dominic obliged.

[Casey Seiler @CaseySeiler]

Editor's note: Here's why the @timesunion decided to stop using the Moreau Lake kidnap victim's name and photo. https://t.co/ofvAmKaUFA

[USA TODAY @USATODAY]

On Wednesday, October 4, a test is planned of the entire nation’s Emergency Alert system, a tryout to ensure everything is working correctly in the event of a big, national disaster or attack.

What to know: https://t.co/HfFwWXFOLG

[NewYorkStatePolice @nyspolice]

***AMBER ALERT UPDATED DESCRIPTION*** PLEASE SHARE! NYSP has activated AMBER Alert for a child abduction that occurred near Moreau Lake State Park in Gansevoort, NY at about 6:45 PM on 9/30/2023. Anyone with any information should call the NYSP at [phone] or dial 911.

[Kyle Clark @KyleClark]

NEW: GOP Rep Lauren Boebert denied vaping during a Denver Center for the Performing Arts musical before being kicked out Sunday. @Marshall9News got the video. Take a look. #copolitics

[Lincoln in the Adirondacks ⛷️ @Riddle_Lincoln]

Adirondack timeline cleanse

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[The Cultural Tutor @culturaltutor]

12 Reasons Why Cities Need More Trees:

1. Temperature Control

One large tree is equivalent to 10 air conditioning units, and the shade they provide can reduce street temperature by more than 30%.

2. Noise Reduction

Trees can reduce loudness by up to 50%. In urban areas filled with the sound of cars, construction, sirens, aeroplanes, and music, trees are essentially the best way to block noise and keep cities — along with the homes and workplaces in them — quieter.

3. Air Purity

Trees remove an astonishing amount of harmful pollutants and toxins from the air. In urban areas air quality is often disastrously bad — with severe consequences for our health. Trees make the air we breathe much cleaner.

4. Oxygen

And, while absorbing all those pollutants, trees also put more oxygen back into the urban environment. Oxygen levels are significantly lower in cities compared to the countryside; trees help to solve that problem.

5. Water Management

Trees do more than just shelter us and our buildings from rain — which is, in fact, extremely important. They also absorb huge quantities of water, reduce run-off, neutralise the severity of flooding, and make flooding more unlikely altogether. Not to forget that their roots absorb pollutants and prevent them from feeding back into a city's water supply.

6. Psychological Health

Studies have proven what we instinctively know to be true: that human beings are significantly happier when surrounded by nature rather than sterile urban environments. Our emotions, behaviour, and thoughts are shaped by the places we spend time — and trees have a profoundly positive effect on our psychology. The consequential benefits of being happier and more peaceful — as individuals and as a society — are immense.

7. Physical Health

Beyond all the other ways in which trees improve air quality and the urban environment, much to the benefit of our health, they also encourage people to go outside. Cycling, running, and walking are all more common in urban areas with plenty of trees. A knock-on effect of people spending more time outdoors is also social integration and stronger communities.

8. Privacy

A simple point, but not inconsequential, is that trees provide privacy.

9. Economics

The total economic benefit of urban trees is hard to calculate. There are costs, of course, including the repair of infrastructure damaged by roots and maintaining the trees themselves. But the total economic benefit — a consequence of everything else in this list and more — far outweighs the expenditure. Trees make cities wealthier.

10. Wildlife

Trees are miniature cities all of their own, serving as a habitat for hundreds of different species, including birds and mammals and insects.

11. Light Pollution

Trees don't only block the light shining down, therefore keeping us and our cities cooler — they also disrupt light shining up, from street lighting, cars, houses, and billboards. Skies are clearer in cities with more trees.

12. Aesthetics

And, finally, trees are beautiful. They break up the potential monotony of urban environments — the sharp geometry, the greyscale roads and buildings, the endless rows of cars — with their trunks, boughs, canopies, and flowers.

Just think: the gold and red of falling leaves in autumn, the white and pink blossom of spring, the vast green canopies of summer, and the branches lined with hoar-frost in winter. Every single tree is a myriad of intricacy and texture, of colour and scent, of dappled light on the pavement, mottled bark, knotted roots, of clustered leaves and delicate petals and stern boughs.

Few streets would not be improved by the kaleidoscopic aesthetic delights of a tree, not to mention the many different species of tree, all over the world, whether willow, oak, lime, cherry, aspen, maple, birch, horse chestnut, dogwood, hornbeam, ash, sycamore... the list goes on.

There are some drawbacks to urban trees, most of them context-specific, and they are not — of course — universally appropriate. But it seems fair to say that many cities would benefit from at least a few more trees here and there.

[𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗿 @johnbulmer]

On August 6, 1945, Albert Einstein was at the Knollwood Club in the Adirondacks, located on Lower Saranac Lake, when he first received radio reports about the deployment of the world’s first atomic weapon in the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

While Albert Einstein wasn't directly involved in the Manhattan Project, he had written a letter to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1939. This letter, prompted by his concerns, urged Roosevelt, a former New York governor (1929-1932), to initiate the development of an atomic weapon ahead of potential German advancements.

The Albany Times Union was the first media outlet to reach Einstein on that day. He was quoted saying, "In developing atomic or nuclear energy, science did not draw upon supernatural strength, but merely imitated the reaction of the sun's rays. Atomic power is no more unnatural than when I sail my boat on Saranac Lake."

Einstein's initial summer in Saranac Lake was in 1936. Throughout the 1940s, he frequented the Knollwood Club on Ampersand Bay, situated on Lower Saranac Lake.

Image: Einstein sailing on #SaranacLake
#Adirondacks

[Carly Newton @CarlySNewton]

Results are early ... but Olive Garden is leading the way in the Town of Plattsburgh's development survey
https://t.co/UbWJeJWDOZ

[Carly Newton @CarlySNewton]

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer visited CVPH in Plattsburgh today to announce legislation that will look to upend the flow of fentanyl into places like Clinton County. Over the past 2 years, the county has seen 29 deaths from opioid overdoses.

[Brian Mann @BrianMannADK]

Thread: I've spent a lot of time the last couple weeks talking with rural conservatives about their views of Trump, the US and American democracy. Here are some takeaways. First, no surprise, many (not all) believe Trump is trustworthy, reflects their values and he's just fun 1/

[Lauren Stanforth @TUcitydesk]

When will service between Niagara Falls and Albany be running again? What other lines are delayed? @AmtrakNECAlerts has only scant information - or the wrong information - on that topic. @PatrickTineNews and I with more https://t.co/fYc83YLJun via @TimesUnion

[Carly Newton @CarlySNewton]

So far, Trader Joe’s is the top mentioned business in the Town of Plattsburgh’s Development Survey!

https://t.co/uzy8RRwmOY

[Carly Newton @CarlySNewton]

Olive Garden? Cracker Barrel? Tim Hortons? The Town of Plattsburgh's new development survey is giving the public a chance to weigh in on what businesses they would like to see come to the region https://t.co/eDiXf8b9dc