01.03.2016 Columns Parpan Column: It was a year to relive it all again This Christmas, my wife bought me a Sega Genesis. I had asked for it after feeling full of nostalgia seeing all the old sports games from my youth while...
12.05.2015 Columns Parpan Column: Tipping is now more awkward than ever I’m a big fan of tipping. I feel it’s one small way to give back to folks who could really use the money — and the best way to...
11.21.2015 Columns Column: Schneiderman’s ‘yahoo’ decision on DraftKings, FanDuel If, like me, you watched every inning of the Mets’ recent run to the World Series, you’re probably familiar with the daily fantasy sports websites FanDuel and DraftKings.
10.03.2015 Columns Parpan Column: What’s a little texting among friends? The text messages started as a way for the commissioner of our fantasy baseball league to send information to some of the owners. Occasionally we’d receive a gentle reminder...
09.11.2015 Columns Column: ‘tis the season for silly photo ops During my first year as a general assignment reporter here at Times Review, I asked what an editor meant when she used the expression “silly season.” Nearly a decade...
07.17.2015 Columns Parpan Column: ‘Country justice’ is really no justice at all When Douglas Cooper was last arrested in July 1995, many folks in the community were quick to defend him.
07.09.2015 Columns Column: So who really benefits from Tall Ships? A colleague asked me a question this week that I’ve heard quite often in recent months: Who exactly benefits from Tall Ships? I can understand why someone who did...
06.20.2015 Columns Parpan Column: Sometimes a compliment is all it takes I can still remember the moment I knew what I was going to do for a living. I didn’t know this would be the company I’d work for or...
04.04.2015 Columns Parpan Column: East End media is only growing stronger Nine years ago, I attended my first New York Press Association convention. I had just joined Times Review Media Group as a reporter and had no idea what to...
02.28.2015 Columns Parpan Column: When will winter finally go away? Driving with my wife, Vera, and son, Jack, down Route 25 in Calverton on Sunday, I witnessed a picturesque scene: Two women on cross-country skis gliding up the bike...