07.05.2019 Island Profiles Jean Dickerson: You can go home again Sometimes heaven is called “a better place” and by that definition, Jean Dickerson is in heaven. She was born on Shelter Island in the house on Midway Road that...
03.02.2018 Around the Island What about the Equal Rights Amendment? Many women are saying ‘Me Too.’ Kamala Lopez earns her living as a Los Angeles-based actress and filmmaker. But in recent years, she has become something else: a full-fledged activist with a singular mission —...
06.24.2017 Columns Column: Remembering a landmark civil rights decision Title IX, subsequently renamed the Patsy Mink Equal Opportunity Education Act, was signed into law by President Richard Nixon 45 years ago on June 23, 1972. Among the areas...
02.01.2017 Columns Eye on the Ball: Breaking through barriers Back in the 1950s, I saw very few women playing sports and growing up I never thought much about it. I assumed everyone was happy with it. There were...
01.22.2017 Columns Column: Pride, history and tradition January on Shelter Island. My morning starts with walking the dog for a half hour followed by coffee with my friends for the next hour. That sets up the...