04.23.2025 Featured Story Codger’s Shelter Island column: Past as prologue History comes joyously alive with a dozen old-timers around a long table chortling through stacks of antique postcards and photographs. They are finding pictures of grandparents and houses they...
03.24.2025 Featured Story Codger: Cur III concurs Like so many people he’s been talking with lately, Codger is alarmed by the state of the nation and asks, “What should we do?” The answers have ranged from...
02.23.2025 Featured Story Codger’s column: Talking to Jules Codger’s friend, Jules Feiffer, died six weeks ago, but they have continued talking, at least once a week, usually during their customary Sunday morning chats. Codger believes it’s essential...
01.19.2025 Featured Story Codger’s Shelter Island Column: Hope springs … This time, hope is 8 years old, weighs 40 pounds and is colored black, brown and white. Her name is Tess. Yes, she’s a dog. Hope is not always...
12.18.2024 Featured Story Shelter Island Reporter column: Codger has hope Two weeks ago, nursing distemper from the national election, Codger ran into Gordon Gooding for the first time since he won the empty seat on the Town Board. They...