Saturday, February 14, 2026

Daily Digest: RITTNER: RPI warned us, Part 3

Also: Fun on the lake: Lago by Druthers opens ice skating rink on Saratoga Lake • Winter Wildlife Adaptations
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Saturday, February 14, 2026

 
 

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RITTNER: RPI warned us, Part 3

Sandy Horowitz and I proposed restoring the Gingerbread House back in 2004 when RPI published an RFP to move it or tear it down. This was the response from RPI’s Barbara Nelson to us and to Dean Alan Balfour, dated February 27, 2004. “Thank you for submitting your proposals to restore the Warren Gate House. […]

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Fun on the lake: Lago by Druthers opens ice skating rink on Saratoga Lake

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Though Lago by Druthers, located at 550 Union Ave,. has always been a great spot to go for some good food and lake views, this winter, a brand new attraction has been intro…

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Winter Wildlife Adaptations

The winter season presents a series of challenges for wildlife, such as food shortages, cold temperatures and large snowfalls. Fortunately, many species have physiological and behavioral traits to …

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Immigration officials plan to spend $38.3 billion to boost detention capacity to 92,000 beds

ICE plans 16 regional processing centers with a population of 1,000 to 1,500 detainees.

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A California photographer is on a quest to photograph hundreds of native bees

Krystle Hickman has photographed over 300 types of bees native to North America.

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Judge dismisses charges against 3 Connecticut officers accused of mistreating paralyzed prisoner

The officers were accused of mistreating a prisoner after he was paralyzed in a police van.

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Some US schools cancel class pictures after online claims surrounding Epstein

Photography giant Lifetouch called the claims "completely false."

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Affordable housing residents near Portland ICE building ask judge to limit feds' use of tear gas

The complex's property manager and multiple residents filed a lawsuit after months of repeated exposure.

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Memo says White House was 'excellently preserved' during East Wing demolition for Trump's ballroom

The memo says the new ballroom includes a larger visitor screening center.

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Trump's Harvard move reflects one of his go-to tactics: Lawsuits

Trump files lawsuits against individuals, institutions, even the people who elected him.

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Judge gives US 2 weeks to retrieve student deported to Honduras while traveling for Thanksgiving

The judge ordered the return of Any Lucia Lopez Belloza by the end of February.

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New Zealand restricts the spread of a reviled killer's views by hampering his attempts to gain fame

New Zealand's Court of Appeal finished hearing an appeal from the Christchurch mosque gunman.

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