09.15.2019 Columns Guest Spot: Will Lee Zeldin stand up for our troops? Donald Trump is stealing from veterans and endangering the lives of their children to pay for his wall. Only Congress — and Lee Zeldin — can stop him. Mexico...
09.14.2019 Columns Equal Time: They say, ‘We can do better.’ Prove it Those of you who know me, know that I am not the type of person to sit down and write one of these letters to the newspaper during campaign...
09.08.2019 Columns Column: A dear friend who never, ever gave up Joe Townsend Jr. was the third person we met when my wife, Joan, and I moved to the North Fork in 1977. That’s because he was the nephew of...
09.02.2019 Columns Equal Time: Standing up for the East Marion Community Association A front-page article in last week’s Suffolk Times described a petition that spreads misinformation and insinuations about the recent listing of the East Marion Main Road Historic District on...
09.01.2019 Columns Column: Southold Historical Society’s slavery exhibit shines an overdue light To say that the institution of slavery that once existed on the North Fork has been overlooked by town historians and local historical societies would certainly be accurate.
07.27.2019 Columns Column: A mariner’s long journey toward Greenport A compass affixed to a table below deck of the sailboat Ness points south as the steel-hulled boat gently rocks while docked at Mitchell Park Marina in Greenport. Phillip...
07.07.2019 Columns Column: It’s time to test your knowledge of our country’s history It’s time to test your knowledge of our country’s history. One purpose of this quiz is to disprove the notion that Americans aren’t all that bright. The very stable...
07.05.2019 Columns Guest Column: We must act now to protect our water The recent closing of Veterans Memorial Park beach due to high concentrations of dangerous bacteria should alert all residents of Southold to the precarious state of our water resources.
05.25.2019 Columns Column: Firing up the grill and planning out the Summer of 19 Memorial Day weekend has arrived, we’ve finally felt a 70-degree day again and the rainy portion of spring is hopefully behind us. Summer has unofficially arrived on the North...
05.11.2019 Columns Guest Spot: The evidence is clear — climate change is underway Albert Einstein is reputed to have said, “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” I’ll get back to this.