03.01.2020 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Trump’s saber rattling in space A while back Newsday ran a story with the headline “Trump’s ‘space force’ could offer opportunity for LI firms, officials say.” The article began: “Space is emerging as a...
02.14.2020 Columns Suffolk Closeup: County’s agricultural history deserves respect Farming on Long Island deserves to be appreciated. Among public officials from Long Island who very much do appreciate agriculture here, and throughout the state, is New York State...
02.09.2020 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Shinnecocks fight to save burial site Indigenous people the world over have been — and still are — victims of persecution. Flying to South Dakota several years ago to meet American Indian Movement leader Russell...
02.02.2020 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Former missile base may be designated a Superfund site A former U.S. Air Force missile base in Westhampton — created to use nuclear-tipped missiles to shoot down Soviet bombers feared to be flying over or near Long Island...
01.26.2020 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Offering farewell to retiring Senator Ken LaValle The thing about State Senator Kenneth LaValle, who just announced he will not be running for re-election, is that above all he is an educator. He’s been a senator...