06.11.2015 Columns Column: Seven years in community newspapers I had a few things in mind when I left a good job at the Daily News in 2008 to write for a weekly newspaper in a place I...
05.09.2015 Columns Column: Special-needs kids reach new heights The students enrolled in the Vocational Independence Program at Central Islip’s New York Institute of Technology seem to adore their dean, Ernst VanBergeijk. All of the three dozen-plus college-age...
04.18.2015 Columns Column: So here’s a column for the boy, too Kids, by nature, are scorekeepers. Meaning they’re constantly comparing what they have — or more specifically, what they don’t have — with other kids, and keeping track. I know...
03.07.2015 Columns Column: It’s about time we clean up our act Compared to people living in western Long Island, those on the East End are in a better position to recognize the connection between the environment and the economy. The...
01.24.2015 Columns Column: Come tour the world with us at lunch I’m a sandwich man. Whether it’s ham and cheese, a hamburger, pulled pork or a lamb gyro, I’m often happier at lunch than I am at dinner. Even when...
12.05.2014 Columns Column: How the ‘nephew effect’ works for white people You wouldn’t want to see your teenage nephew’s life derailed. You’ve watched him grow up. You know he’s a smart kid with a ton of potential; he’s just run...
11.26.2014 Columns Column: It’s Thanksgiving and retailers are putting profit over families “We are offering our shoppers options so that family and friends can choose to come together Thanksgiving evening after they have enjoyed their celebrations,” announced Steve Tanger, president and...
09.13.2014 Columns Column: Taxis for women needed out here, too Women have made huge inroads over decades in many fields long — and unfairly — considered the exclusive territory of men. Print and broadcast journalism, of course, come immediately...
