02.18.2024 Editorial Shelter Island Reporter editorial: Connections Charity Robey’s excellent feature article a couple of weeks ago chronicling a day in the life of the Shelter Island Historical Society reminded us that there are many wonderful...
01.19.2024 Editorial Shelter Island Reporter editorial: Right here, right now In Ernest Hemingway’s novel, “The Sun Also Rises,” one character asks his friend, “How did you go bankrupt?” The friend replies, “Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” That dualism can...
12.16.2023 Editorial Shelter Island Reporter Editorial: The question of docks Docks have been a hot topic for discussion at Town Hall of late. As in: Who gets them? How many are necessary? And their negative impact on the Island’s...
12.08.2023 Editorial Shelter Island Reporter editorial: Think of home first It’s that time of year, the Season of Light, with the winter dusk coming alive with the colors of Christmas. Special songs and tunes are heard in churches, supermarket...
11.23.2023 Editorial Shelter Island Reporter editorial: The story of Thanksgiving What is the truth about Thanksgiving and what is the myth? Of course, there’s nothing more true than the truth, but the myth is also true, if you take...