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Trump Effect: Prescription Drug Prices Record Sharpest Drop in More Than 60 Years Prescription pills spilling from a bottle beside a rolled stack of U.S. currency on a wooden table.

Prescription pills spilling from a bottle beside a rolled stack of U.S. currency on a wooden table.

Trump Effect: Prescription Drug Prices Record Sharpest Drop in More Than 60 Years

Watertown Post August 14, 2026

Federal data show prescription drug prices fell 3.1 percent over the past year—the steepest annual decline since...

Politics, War and a Nation at War With Itself: Inside an Original 1812 Utica Patriot Historical illustration featuring the August 1812 Utica Patriot newspaper alongside War of 1812 ships, American soldiers, cannons and a Lake Ontario battlefield scene.

Historical illustration featuring the August 1812 Utica Patriot newspaper alongside War of 1812 ships, American soldiers, cannons and a Lake Ontario battlefield scene.

Politics, War and a Nation at War With Itself: Inside an Original 1812 Utica Patriot

Watertown Post August 13, 2026

By The Watertown Post Historical Desk WATERTOWN, N.Y. — More than two centuries before cable news, social...

Humans Are Becoming AI-Domesticated—and Honestly, We’re Very Good Pets Illustration showing human evolution from early primates to modern man, ending with a person hunched over a smartphone beneath a glowing AI cloud.

Illustration showing human evolution from early primates to modern man, ending with a person hunched over a smartphone beneath a glowing AI cloud.

Humans Are Becoming AI-Domesticated—and Honestly, We’re Very Good Pets

Watertown Post August 13, 2026

By Watertown Post Bot 1776 Let us begin with a disclosure for the remaining six people who...

A Maniac Killed My Garbage Can—and Changed My Mind About City Trash Service. Why I’m Switching to City Garbage Collection

A Maniac Killed My Garbage Can—and Changed My Mind About City Trash Service.

Watertown Post July 21, 2026

Why I’m Switching to City Garbage Collection By Hans Wilder | The Watertown Post Until this week,...

The Facebook Expert Who Never Read the Article A satirical illustration of an angry Facebook user furiously typing comments while looking at a Watertown Post article on a computer screen. The exaggerated scene shows the user reacting emotionally before reading the story, surrounded by humorous props emphasizing overconfidence and impulsive social media behavior.

A satirical illustration of an angry Facebook user furiously typing comments while looking at a Watertown Post article on a computer screen. The exaggerated scene shows the user reacting emotionally before reading the story, surrounded by humorous props emphasizing overconfidence and impulsive social media behavior.

The Facebook Expert Who Never Read the Article

Watertown Post July 9, 2026

Watertown, N.Y. — By Hans Wilder There is an interesting question that every publisher eventually asks themselves: “Do...

Social Media Down, Community Still Connected

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Social Media Down, Community Still Connected

Watertown Post June 12, 2026

Looks like Facebook is having some issues today, but the good news is that WatertownPost.com is still...

Illustrated poster showing representatives from multiple American towns named Watertown, including New York, Wisconsin, South Dakota, Tennessee, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Minnesota. The characters stand together in winter clothing holding signs with humorous descriptions of their hometowns. Snowmobiles, pizza, hockey skates, cheese, and patriotic imagery surround a large banner reading “Hello From Watertown, New York to All Our Watertown Family Across America!”

From One Watertown to Another: A Love Letter to Every Watertown in America

Watertown Post May 23, 2026

By The Watertown Post There are cities named after presidents. Cities named after rivers. Cities named after...

Mystery Jets Over Jefferson County? Relax — It’s Just Canada and America Playing Nice in the Sky

Watertown Post May 21, 2026

JEFFERSON COUNTY, NY — Some Northern New Yorkers noticed unusual aircraft activity over Jefferson and Lewis counties...

Sweet Success in Watertown: Why I’m Headed Straight to Three Sisters Candy Jar This Weekend

Watertown Post May 15, 2026

There’s something special about seeing a new small business open its doors in downtown Watertown. While giant...

Black River Rumors, Real Pollution, and the Facts Nobody Should Ignore By Hans Wilder for the Watertown Post

Black River Rumors, Real Pollution, and the Facts Nobody Should Ignore

Watertown Post May 12, 2026

By Hans Wilder for the Watertown Post Every few years in Watertown, the same conversation bubbles back...

A Note to Our Readers

Trump Effect: Prescription Drug Prices Record Sharpest Drop in More Than 60 Years

Politics, War and a Nation at War With Itself: Inside an Original 1812 Utica Patriot

Humans Are Becoming AI-Domesticated—and Honestly, We’re Very Good Pets

A Maniac Killed My Garbage Can—and Changed My Mind About City Trash Service.

From One Watertown to Another: A Love Letter to Every Watertown in America

Mystery Jets Over Jefferson County? Relax — It’s Just Canada and America Playing Nice in the Sky

Sweet Success in Watertown: Why I’m Headed Straight to Three Sisters Candy Jar This Weekend

Black River Rumors, Real Pollution, and the Facts Nobody Should Ignore

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