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  • Malone Railroad: A Few Oddities
    Posted on Wednesday, May 28th, 2014 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: economic history, history, Malone, NY, railroads

    Ogdensburg-Lake Champlain Railroad Station Just as Malone craves the “ Rooftop Highway ” to free it from its economic isolation, in the nineteenth century, the county wanted a railroad. It became the single greatest force for economic growth and prosperity in Malone. The Ogdensburg-Lake Champlain Railroads began construction in 1848 and 1850 saw the first passenger trains …[ read more ]

  • Malone: The Beginning
    Posted on Wednesday, January 1st, 2014 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: history, Malone, Malone's first settlers, NY, Richard Harison

    English: Armory, Malone (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) As we look out the window, not daring to take a step outside on these frigid winter days, it’s easy to see why Malone had been called the Siberia of the North. The forested landscape and hills as they rolled down from the Adirondacks, were as beautiful then as …[ read more ]

  • The Roots of Thanksgiving: Keep Christ in Thanksgiving
    Posted on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 | Filed under Uncategorized | Tagged: Biblical precedent, history, repentance, Thanksgiving

    Image by aronki via Flickr      Sarah and David argued. “ Lincoln invented Thanksgiving ,” my grandson said.      “No he didn’t, the Pilgrims did,” said Sarah.      They debated and my grandson ended in tears. “You don’t understand what I’m saying.”      This argument continued in the manner that only my dogged grandson could maintain, so …[ read more ]

  • The Border Conundrum: Bootlegging in Malone
    Posted on Thursday, November 10th, 2011 | Filed under Uncategorized | Tagged: bootlegging, Dutch Shultz, Ecclesiastes, history, Malone, scandal

         Wending my way to Ellenburg , I run into an old friend, Sgt. Martin (or whatever you call the border guys). He sports Elvis-styled sideburns and a gun. Yikes. You know I stop, not because I’m an Elvis fan. We meet on a regular basis–either on Rt. 11 of 190.    Fortunately, Sgt. Elvis isn’t interested …[ read more ]

  • Tyranny of the Quick Fix
    Posted on Friday, November 4th, 2011 | Filed under Uncategorized | Tagged: Fraud, history, humor, land claims, Malone, quick fix, War of 1812

    Image by jimmywayne via Flickr      Malone, NY, I do love thee…but have you learned the tyranny of the quick fix? We look for easy ways out of problems and so we bring in prisons. Oh the economy will revive.     Nope. Just brought in prison families and lots of convicts who clog the judicial system.     We …[ read more ]

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      By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain Last week, a reader commented that no matter what we do, the lost will despise Christians. He was right. 18 “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. 19 If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you" John 15: 18-19. The rule of Bible study taught to me early in my walk is to not rely on one Scripture for your belief. When… ...[ full story ]

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