09.15.2019 Columns Guest Spot: Will Lee Zeldin stand up for our troops? Donald Trump is stealing from veterans and endangering the lives of their children to pay for his wall. Only Congress — and Lee Zeldin — can stop him. Mexico...
09.01.2019 Columns Column: Historical society’s slavery exhibit shines an overdue light To say that the institution of slavery that once existed on the North Fork has been overlooked by town historians and local historical societies would certainly be accurate. Wayland...
07.27.2019 Columns Column: Setting sail to find his peace on the ocean A compass affixed to a table below deck of the sailboat Ness points south as the steel-hulled boat gently rocks while docked at Mitchell Park Marina in Greenport. Phillip...
07.20.2019 Columns Column: What’s next in space exploration? Amazing. Absolutely amazing. That’s the feat itself. The fact that it happened 50 years ago is remarkable in its own right. How could it be that 50 years passed...
07.07.2019 Columns Column: It’s time to test your knowledge of our country’s history It’s time to test your knowledge of our country’s history. One purpose of this quiz is to disprove the notion that Americans aren’t all that bright. The very stable...
06.02.2019 Columns Column: A remarkable discovery of our nation’s past Last week, a far-reaching discovery was made in a muddy river bottom in Alabama. It is a discovery that speaks to our history, and to the past we as...
01.17.2019 Columns Column: Anthony Palumbo was ‘a shining star’ among detectives On April 20, 1979, a 13-year-old Smithtown boy named John Pius was found dead in a patch of woods behind an elementary school. His death had been remarkably cruel:...
01.06.2019 Columns Guest Column: Early challenges for county executive The leading political contest in Suffolk in 2019 will be the race for county executive, the top post in Suffolk County government.
