12.02.2022 Columns Suffolk Closeup: New push for Long Island nuclear plants Suffolk County is nuclear-free. None of the seven to 11 nuclear power plants proposed for Suffolk became a reality after decades of intense grassroots and governmental opposition. A key...
11.16.2022 Columns Column: Research on local slave history bears fruit Two-and-a-half years ago, three people who are serious about local history got together to tackle a subject few before them had considered important: the history of slavery on the...
11.03.2022 Columns Sports Desk: After 30 years, it’s time to say goodbye Driving along a winding highway through the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York one memorable day in March of 1992, it occurred to me that the path of life...
10.07.2022 Columns Guest Spot: We can’t afford to lose our democracy There is no question that many hard-working Americans are experiencing significant economic pain in their lives. The cost of fuel, food and rent is causing immense financial stress. Millions...
09.18.2022 Columns Guest Column: A climate change briefing for students As a new school year starts, let’s update our understanding of climate change. Here on our idyllic North Fork, we suffer from a malaise that I’ll call “back porch,...
09.09.2022 Columns Column: Exhibit shines a light on labor camp More than any other artists, photographers rely on light to create their images. They are a team. People and landscapes are their canvas; light is the magic that brings...
07.04.2022 Columns Guest Spot: On July 4, let us celebrate freedom We are indeed so blessed to live in America. I’m saddened to watch a negative theme permeate our culture that suggests America is an evil country founded on hypocrisy....
05.29.2022 Columns Column: Dignity, respect on hallowed ground at Calverton National Cemetery Rich Hilts enlisted in the U.S. Army right after graduating from high school in upstate Rome. His first day of basic training was Sept. 11, 2001. “We didn’t believe...
05.13.2022 Columns Column: 30 years later, it’s still a labor of love And there it is, 30 years in the books (or perhaps I should say in the papers). Thirty years is a long time, and yet it flew by in...
05.06.2022 Columns Column: Profound images of farm labor camp will not be forgotten A photographer named Viorel Florescu died last weekend. His death came just days after learning cancer had been found throughout his body. I talked to him on the day...
04.24.2022 Columns Column: Navigating a ‘post-pandemic’ life with a toddler Nearly one year to the day after receiving my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, I tested positive for the virus that has upended so many people’s lives. More...
04.08.2022 Columns Column: Making our way back to spring training Within hours of the news that the baseball lockout was over, my husband and I reserved two seats on an airplane bound for Tampa, determined to see if we...
04.02.2022 Columns Guest Column: We need more sensible solutions on climate change I keep hearing that politicians have all the answers to solving climate issues. Let’s get sensible. Spending trillions on supposed solutions is not the answer. Please don’t let politicians...
04.01.2022 Columns Column: Truth and consequences on April 1 Today, April 1, many of you will join me in the liar’s club. Hey, there’s a big dog — wait — is that a coyote in the backyard? What?...
03.18.2022 Columns Column: For Billy Joel, helping Ukraine is personal Billy Joel grew up in a family that had known firsthand what it meant to be refugees in search of safety and freedom. His father, Helmut Joel, and Billy’s...
