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Iran Is Only One Square on the Board: Look at the Entire Map Four people walking together outdoors in Iran, smiling and enjoying daily life in a modern urban setting.

Four people walking together outdoors in Iran, smiling and enjoying daily life in a modern urban setting.

Iran Is Only One Square on the Board: Look at the Entire Map

Watertown Post August 7, 2026

Venezuela. Cuba. Canada. The Arctic. Critical minerals. Energy. Iran makes more sense when viewed as part of...

Hans Wilder: Maybe It’s Time to Rethink Garbage Service—and How We Help Residents Find It City of Watertown NY garbage

Hans Wilder: Maybe It’s Time to Rethink Garbage Service—and How We Help Residents Find It

Watertown Post August 6, 2026

By Hans WilderEditor-in-Chief, The Watertown Post Sometimes you have to be willing to change your mind. Anyone...

Canada Is Becoming America’s Northern Security Problem For those of us who grew up in Northern New York, crossing the border was hardly an international expedition.

For those of us who grew up in Northern New York, crossing the border was hardly an international expedition.

Canada Is Becoming America’s Northern Security Problem

Watertown Post July 31, 2026

Ceuta’s border crisis is a warning that weak enforcement, mass migration and foreign influence can transform a...

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,...

REALITY: Is New York Is Going to Suffer Over Hochul’s Data Center Decision Editorial illustration of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul using oversized scissors to cut a glowing digital ribbon marked “FUTURE,” with data-center servers and sparks in the background.

Editorial illustration of New York Gov. Kathy Hochul using oversized scissors to cut a glowing digital ribbon marked “FUTURE,” with data-center servers and sparks in the background.

REALITY: Is New York Is Going to Suffer Over Hochul’s Data Center Decision

Watertown Post July 18, 2026

A one-year pause may help New York write better rules. But if Albany turns that pause into...

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...

Northern New York Could Capitalize on Canada’s Healthcare Crisis with New Private Medical Facilities Canadian Doctors Under Pressure – A System in Crisis

Canadian Doctors Under Pressure – A System in Crisis

Northern New York Could Capitalize on Canada’s Healthcare Crisis with New Private Medical Facilities

Watertown Post July 9, 2026

Watertown, N.Y. — By Hans Wilder Canada’s public healthcare system is under intense scrutiny as the country...

Opinion: An Amphitheater? Watertown Can Dream Bigger Than That. Aerial concept rendering of a modern mixed-use redevelopment in downtown Watertown, New York, showing a large brick-and-glass building surrounding an expansive public plaza with trees, seating, and walkways. The plaza extends around the east side of the building, while a roadway enters a ground-level parking garage integrated into the structure.

Aerial concept rendering of a modern mixed-use redevelopment in downtown Watertown, New York, showing a large brick-and-glass building surrounding an expansive public plaza with trees, seating, and walkways. The plaza extends around the east side of the building, while a roadway enters a ground-level parking garage integrated into the structure.

Opinion: An Amphitheater? Watertown Can Dream Bigger Than That.

Watertown Post July 8, 2026

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — By Hans Wilder One of the things we’ve always believed at the Watertown Post...

Constantino’s Cartoon Strategy: Winning New Voters Without Losing the Old Screenshot of Anthony Constantino's YouTube video titled Thank You President Trump: The Cartoon Adventure, featuring an animated illustration of Roger Stone wearing a dark pinstripe suit and sunglasses inside an ornate, chandelier-lit room.

Screenshot of Anthony Constantino's YouTube video titled Thank You President Trump: The Cartoon Adventure, featuring an animated illustration of Roger Stone wearing a dark pinstripe suit and sunglasses inside an ornate, chandelier-lit room.

Constantino’s Cartoon Strategy: Winning New Voters Without Losing the Old

Watertown Post July 7, 2026

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — By Hans Wilder Anthony Constantino has never run a conventional political campaign, and...

Trump’s Endorsement Looms Large as NY-21 Race Shifts Toward November A symbolic political illustration showing President Donald Trump pointing in front of an American flag beside a voter placing a ballot into a ballot box against a rural Upstate New York landscape.

A symbolic political illustration showing President Donald Trump pointing in front of an American flag beside a voter placing a ballot into a ballot box against a rural Upstate New York landscape.

Trump’s Endorsement Looms Large as NY-21 Race Shifts Toward November

Watertown Post July 7, 2026

WATERTOWN, N.Y. By Hans Wilder — President Donald Trump’s influence over Republican voters remains one of the...

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Iran Is Only One Square on the Board: Look at the Entire Map

Hans Wilder: Maybe It’s Time to Rethink Garbage Service—and How We Help Residents Find It

Canada Is Becoming America’s Northern Security Problem

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

REALITY: Is New York Is Going to Suffer Over Hochul’s Data Center Decision

Northern New York Could Capitalize on Canada’s Healthcare Crisis with New Private Medical Facilities

Opinion: An Amphitheater? Watertown Can Dream Bigger Than That.

Constantino’s Cartoon Strategy: Winning New Voters Without Losing the Old

Trump’s Endorsement Looms Large as NY-21 Race Shifts Toward November

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