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03.17.2023 Editorials

Editorial: Censorship won’t create the America that lives on hope

So far, thankfully, schools and libraries on the East End have not been targeted by self-appointed watchdogs who take it upon themselves to tell librarians to remove “objectionable” books...

03.10.2023 Columns

Column: Changes to baseball? Do not get me started

We are living in truly dark times. Our institutions and traditions, handed down in America through the generations, are now under assault and seem unsteady, not able to withstand...

03.03.2023 Editorials

Editorial: In government, the public’s trust is everything

In Greenport, the circumstances surrounding the upcoming election on March 21 — and the question of whether seven candidates will have their names on the ballot — grows messier...

02.24.2023 Editorials

Editorial: The electric car fire that cost four lives is a warning

At approximately 11:30 p.m. Friday, two cars collided on Route 25 in East Marion, just west of Truman’s Beach. One car was a Ford Explorer, the other an electric...

02.17.2023 Editorials

Editorial: Small groups, individuals can reap great change

We have in previous editorials cited this well-known Margaret Meade quote: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only...

02.14.2023 Columns

Column: On Valentine’s Day, love’s labor’s won

Billie Holiday, in one of her more poignant lyrics, wrote that “love will make you drink and gamble, make you stay out all night long.” Which leads me to...

02.10.2023 Editorials

Editorial: Should a politician dictate what is and isn’t our history?

The discussion of American history, and in particular African American history, is the latest front line in the so-called culture wars underway in our country. This is a tragedy....

02.03.2023 Editorials

Editorial: We cannot remain silent on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Friday, Jan. 27, was International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Reading about events worldwide, but particularly those held at the former Auschwitz death camp in Poland, we were reminded of Werner...

01.27.2023 Editorials

Editorial: Two downtown movie palaces must be saved

Riverhead and Greenport have long been graced with historic downtown movie palaces. Riverhead’s Main Street theater — The Suffolk — is an Art Deco gem, built in 1933 and...

01.20.2023 Editorials

Editorial: Questions arise over battery energy storage systems

The prospect of creating battery energy storage systems in Southold and Riverhead has motivated community members and civic associations to air their views publicly. While such units go hand-in-hand...

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