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Finding truth is essential to public trust

A public library is a public trust. To be strong, it must be built on a foundation of truth.

We have a wide land in freehold

 

 If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

        In Flanders fields.

                                    — John McCrae
 

The roots of Memorial Day come from the war that tore our nation asunder.

Take a walk on the (literal) wild side

Yes, of course, if humans and other species are to be rescued from this calamity we’ve created we need world-wide commitment, especially from industrialized nations, to limit our use of fossil fuels. But for this moment, we are taking heart, in the midst of this peril, in the 125 bird species that have been seen in the Knox wetlands.

A patch of wildness may soon flourish in the midst of Guilderland’s commercial hub

This is our story of cross-pollination. Whether this project succeeds or not may be up to you.

Town board must update its tools to fulfill vision for Guilderland’s future

by Melissa Hale-Spencer

Our town board members need the time that a moratorium will give them to unpack our current toolbox — taking a close, hard look at the town’s zoning laws, to see what new or updated tools are needed to carry forth the vision the comprehensive planners recommend.