Op-Ed: Take Power Lines Underground

Casey Stengel after becoming manager of the Mets famously declared: “Can’t anybody here play this game?” This was 1962 and the Mets’ were on their way to losing 120 games out of 162 that season.  Indeed, Jimmy Breslin wrote a book titled, “Can’t Anybody Here Read More …

Op-Ed: Trying to Wall Off Shoreline Will Have Consequences

On Long Island, “incrementally we are walling off the coast with bulkheads and rock revetments,” says Kevin McAllister, founding president of the organization Defend H20. This “prevents nature from maintaining a coastline that can absorb storm energy and deal with storms.” The violent visit here Read More …

Op-Ed: County’s Justice System Is Broken

 Suffolk County has been described as the “Wild East”—because of its many government scandals and history of corruption. That’s why Suffolk Legislator Rob Trotta has been seeking creation of an Office of Inspector General in Suffolk. Mr. Trotta, a Fort Salonga Republican, says such an Read More …

Op-Ed: Spencer’s Experiences Show Need for Police Reform

Dr. William R. Spencer is among the most distinguished public officials in Suffolk County history. He is a pediatric surgeon, the first doctor to be a member of the Suffolk County Legislature in its 50 years, and also an ordained minister. First elected to the Read More …

Op-Ed: Protests Confront Deep-Seated Racism

The protests that have swept the nation in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis—one of so many killings of black people by police through the years—included demonstrations in many communities in Suffolk County, among them Huntington, Huntington Station, Commack, Brentwood, Port Read More …