11.19.2017 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Welcoming women in government In Suffolk County — and all over the United States — last week’s election saw great victories for women to enter government. There were many breakthroughs. Laura Jens-Smith, for...
12.26.2015 Columns Suffolk Closeup: State politicians, county police and corruption The recent corruption convictions of ex-State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, two of the three top political figures in New York State government with...
07.12.2015 Columns Column: A revolution in Suffolk A lawsuit brought by an East End woman and decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2013 was a key forerunner of its landmark decision last month ruling same-sex...
03.22.2015 Columns Suffolk Closeup: We could be next for offshore drilling The Obama administration’s recent move opening up a vast area of the Atlantic Ocean to our south to oil and gas drilling comes at a curious time. Right now...
02.15.2015 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Voters played for suckers “To sum it up, over the last 15 years more members of the State Assembly have left Albany through the criminal justice system than the ballot box,” said Assemblyman...
