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• State Legislature to vote on COVID-19 bills May 28, 2020
• Closet nemesis: the clothes moth May 28, 2020
  Keratin, the substance wool, hair, and feathers are made from, makes a pretty thin diet, but the clothes moth has been dogging humanity's closets and drawers for hundreds of years, unravelling the work of generations of knitters and weavers to feed its larvae.
• Cuomo pushes for federal relief in Washington, slamming Republican senators May 28, 2020
  Governor Andrew Cuomo says often he eschews politics to respond to the coronavirus pandemic. But he sure got political in his daily briefing yesterday.
• Social distancing is the law, but how do North Country police enforce it? May 28, 2020
  Since the North Country began to reopen, one big question is what if people don’t follow the rules? And what exactly even are the rules? On the front lines of these questions are local police, but how to enforce public health is something officers are figuring out as they go.
• A North Country salon's reopening checklist? Masks, face shields, disinfectant. May 28, 2020

Historical Features

• Coping with COVID: Adirondack Experience goes virtual May 20, 2020
  (May 20, 2020) A couple of months ago, when museums, galleries and other cultural venues were forced to close due to the coronavirus pandemic, curators and staff had to get creative. Adirondack Experience released its digital edition this month, as the museum on Blue Mountain Lake expects to remain closed to the public this summer. […]
• Nature journals put the history in natural history May 14, 2020
  (May 14, 2020) Martha Foley has never succeeded in keeping a nature journal long-term, but Curt Stager finds them invaluable in his work. He records his observations on paper, but also finds great data through researching the journals of past observers, from Samuel de Champlain to Thomas Jefferson, to ordinary little-known North Country folk. His […]
• Green Eggs and Lamb April 26, 2020
  (Apr 26, 2020) [full story]
• Premier Adirondack tourist destination in Blue Mountain Lake won't open this summer April 20, 2020
  (Apr 20, 2020) [full story]
• First Person: A Fashionable Look Back at the 1980 Winter Games February 21, 2020
  (Feb 21, 2020) [full story]