03.10.2011 News Forward Living: A group that specializes in patching up As a tough winter draws to a close, there seems to be much that needs fixing up. Even on the North Fork where highway department crews are careful and...
03.07.2011 News Chef Column: Legumes not limited to vegetarians Nobody there is that doesn’t love a bean, If not the royal Navy bean, then the wax bean, the soybean, the green bean, the black bean — the pot...
02.28.2011 News Book Column: Reconnecting with some old friends There are 10 Commandments, several sins against the Holy Spirit, innumerable offenses that cry to heaven for vengeance and surely many other lists of forbidden acts from congregations unknown...
02.28.2011 News Wine Column: International adoption for Argentine wine The swarthy gaucho came tearing across the pampas, his muscular steed foaming with sweat as they galloped toward the campfire. Around them, the Andes rose in a wall of...
02.27.2011 News Forward Living Column: Her tale of woe just doesn’t measure up I received this message from my son Greg, who lives in California: “Mom, I need to talk to you.” Mom-brain snapped to attention: Was my daughter-in-law Julie all right?...
02.22.2011 News Forward Living: Getting high on the North Fork School’s closed — winter vacation. It’s that time of year when lots of North Forkers think about getting high. Can’t say I blame ’em. Some of my most thrilling...
02.21.2011 News Focus on Nature: Parakeets win for color and noisiness As our lives have slowed down, Barbara and I have been spending our winter months down in Florida, where we follow our feathered friends by looking for them as...
02.21.2011 News Health Column: When shoulder surgery is indicated This is the second of a two-part column on shoulder pain. Both forms of arthritis — osteoarthritis and rotator cuff tear arthropathy — can cause the disabling symptoms of...
02.21.2011 News North Fork Chef: Let the good times roll – it’s Mardi Gras Note: This column was written (and cooked) by Dr. John Miller of Cutchogue, a friend, an equestrian veterinarian and serious amateur cook. Having had enough of this North Fork...
02.13.2011 News Forward Living Column: Love is a many-splendored mystery I’ve been thinking about the word love, and why not? We’ve been blitzed with Valentine’s Day hype since January. I’m as romantic as the next girl and, surely, roses...