01.01.2023 Columns Suffolk Closeup: A Ukrainian family finds refuge on the East End The year 2022 was overshadowed for me, and I’m sure many others in Suffolk and the United States — in fact the world — by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine....
12.10.2022 Columns Tangling with Robert Moses With Robert Moses having gotten me fired from my first job as a journalist after I wrote about a fierce assault on civil rights protesters by his security force...
11.28.2022 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...
11.20.2022 Columns Suffolk Closeup: When Nazis marched in the county With the opening of a play off-Broadway in Manhattan titled “Camp Siegfried,” what was once a major center for Nazis in the region in years before World War II...
11.13.2022 Columns Suffolk Closeup: What is the most successful life form? The enchanting and important “A Celebration of Trees,” an exhibit at the Southampton Arts Center, received its inspiration on Shelter Island. It came from the experience of artist Laurie...