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Letter: Nice to see ‘the real heroes’
To the Editor:
It was so good to see the pictures of all the PEOPLE who made life go on during our recent snow storm....
Zeldin: My local legislative priorities
Rep. Lee Zeldin sets forth his local legislative priorities in this first of a two-part op-ed.
In My Opinion Zeldin owes his constituents a meeting
Rep. Lee Zeldin, who canceled an April 13 town hall meeting in Southampton citing protesters, should face his constituents whether they agree with him or not, writes Amy Turner of Wainscott.
Suffolk Closeup Civil rights on Long Island: Local history includes slavery, a strong and active KKK, legal discrimination against minorities
The history of the civil rights of blacks, Jews and Catholics on Long Island was examined in a talk by Prof. Christopher Verga at the Suffolk County Historical Society Jan. 21.
Greg Blass Ever-elusive, wisdom requires an open mind and plenty of self-doubt
"Fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts."
Suffolk Closeup Closing the aged, dangerous Indian Point nuclear plants will spur green energy
The agreement to close the Indian Point nuclear power plants less than 50 miles from western Suffolk and between 60 and 100 miles from the East End — as the crow flies and radioactivity spreads — “is a huge step forward in protecting the health and safety of all New Yorkers.”
Greg Blass Should state step in to stop Suffolk’s fiscal free-fall? Probably, but politics intervenes
Drastic action is needed to save our insolvent county, but political alliances get in the way.
Suffolk Closeup Tuition-free public colleges give working and middle class a much-needed leg up
Free tuition at New York's public colleges has a history going back nearly two centuries and has played a pivotal role in the upward mobility of middle and working class youth.
Denise Civiletti Who’s behind the new website attacking Southold ‘city’ government?
The man who says he's the publisher of the new website claims he lives in Southold and wants to 'help build community' — but a little digging indicates otherwise.
Greg Blass American political discourse today: with malice toward all who disagree
Is there room for civil discourse anymore, as ridicule and disrespect take a tighter grip on both sides? Seeing the problem this way may help solve it. Is there any hope for the approach Abe Lincoln prescribed: "with malice toward none?"
