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07.15.2021 Editorial

Shelter Island Reporter editorial: At the Center of town

In early March 2020, Island institutions were forced to plan and put into practice methods to survive while serving the public. The Town Board put together a team, led...

07.09.2021 Editorial

Shelter Island Reporter editorial: Public debate 101

Consoling shocked and distressed White House staff members — especially the young ones — after Donald Trump was elected president in November 2016, President Barack Obama told them, “It’s...

07.04.2021 Editorial

Reporter editorial: A template for America

As the country celebrates the Fourth of July today, we should recall those important phrases near the beginning of the Declaration of Independence. “We hold these truths to be...

06.25.2021 Editorial

Shelter Island editorials: Take a breath and cool down

The Town Board under the leadership of Supervisor Gerry Siller brought patience and intelligence in taking on the pandemic for more than a year. Board members were aided by...

06.20.2021 Editorial

Father’s Day 2021

In America, many families have, over a couple of generations, seen a sea change in how masculinity is defined. The changes in the way fathers have taken active roles...

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06.04.2021 Editorial

Shelter Island Reporter editorial: It’s time to buy local

The theme of this editorial is usually conveyed around Christmas (no fear, we’ll be back in December with the same idea). It’s about buying local. And, please, don’t wait...

05.31.2021 Editorial

Shelter Island Reporter editorial: Memorial Day 2021

This page has never agreed with former President Trump’s policies on practically anything. But his moves to extricate U.S. Armed Forces from Afghanistan is one we could applaud. And...

05.17.2021 Editorial

Shelter Island Reporter editorial: Vote yes on the school budget tomorrow

School officials and members of the Board of Education have spent several months looking for ways to finance the 2021-22 school year while staying within the state-imposed tax cap...

05.09.2021 Editorial

Shelter Island Reporter Editorial: Mother’s Day 2021

Being a mother is demanding, challenging, and most of all, hard work. And as if they didn’t have enough to do, the pandemic added an extra burden of work...

05.04.2021 Editorial

Shelter Island Reporter Editorial: Make your voices heard

A dozen Shelter Island residents have worked tirelessly with volunteer Project Manager Edward Hindin, Councilmen Mike Bebon and Albert Dickson and consultants Peter Flinker and Larissa Brown to create...

04.24.2021 Editorial

A truly golden anniversary

Thursday, April 22, was the 51st anniversary of Earth Day. Looking back is always a way of seeing how far we’ve come, and how much further we have to...

04.18.2021 Editorial

Editorial: Vote yes on the school budget

Every year, the Board of Education and administration struggle with decisions about how to fund the school district without raising taxes and/or cutting educational programs. That job has been...

04.10.2021 Editorial

Shelter Island Reporter editorial: Ensuring a safe and prosperous future

Last week two enormous proposals were discussed that, if completed, would bring fundamental and profound changes to our region and all of Long Island. Simply put, these are the...

04.05.2021 Editorial

Shelter Island Reporter editorial: Reawakening

During a time of sickness, hospitalizations, death and fear of illness, the long winter was like a gloomy house guest who had moved in for good. But spring is...

03.28.2021 Editorial

Shelter Island Reporter editorial: Legislation that could kill the press

New York State Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Rockville Centre)and a host of colleagues, including Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-East Setauket), have introduced legislation that shifts the responsibility and costs of recycling...

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