04.18.2015 Columns Column: So here’s a column for the boy, too Kids, by nature, are scorekeepers. Meaning they’re constantly comparing what they have — or more specifically, what they don’t have — with other kids, and keeping track. I know...
12.05.2014 Columns Column: Black youths deserve the same breaks from police You wouldn’t want to see your teenage nephew’s life derailed. You’ve watched him grow up. You know he’s a smart kid with a ton of potential; he’s just run...
07.19.2014 Columns Column: Remove hate speech from immigration debate It was a sunny August afternoon last year when we at the paper got word of police activity — a possible drug bust — in Mattituck. It turned out...
06.07.2014 Columns Column: Getting back into the swing of things Last year was a tough one for golf courses in Riverhead Town. Three closed, including Long Island National, which was purchased in a bankruptcy sale. The other two were...
12.12.2013 Columns Column: Long Island radio the way it oughta sound Personality. There used to be a lot of it in local radio. It wasn’t just about the music, but the jocks, the people between the tracks. They shopped at the...
04.14.2013 Columns Column: ‘Kramering’ your way into newspapers I wasn’t sure if the young people in the classroom were going to get the “Seinfeld” reference. I figured the St. John’s University journalism students I was invited to...
12.07.2012 Columns Column: Riverhead must do better by its orphaned dogs Animal lovers. Animal activists. Cat ladies. Dog zealots. Nut-jobs. Call them what you want, but the people who have been condemning the town’s animal shelter are not going anywhere....
