05.07.2016 Columns Column: A seat at the ‘Ugly American’ table in Canada It was an innocent question, I suppose, that I should have expected from someone in another country. Still, I was taken aback two weeks ago when I overheard the...
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...
11.14.2015 Columns Column: It’s all downhill after age 30. Or is it? You’ll have to excuse the gloomy face of late. But at least most of the readers here can likely relate.
11.07.2015 Columns Pinciaro Column: Children’s books — They’re not just for kids I remember the high school graduation gift I got from one of my cousins: “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” by Dr. Seuss. At the time, I thought it was...
06.27.2015 Columns Column: The one friend who never leaves my side I’ve already owned two iPads. My newest MacBook Pro laptop is probably the fourth or fifth computer I’ve used since beginning my career here in 2006. (Some suffered ill...
06.11.2015 Columns Column: Seven years in community newspapers I had a few things in mind when I left a good job at the Daily News in 2008 to write for a weekly newspaper in a place I...
12.24.2014 Columns Column: Everything you never wanted for Christmas At some point, we’ve all received a gift that hasn’t exactly jingled our bells. And, let’s admit it, most of us have given those disappointing gifts as well on...
09.13.2014 Columns Column: Taxis for women needed out here, too Women have made huge inroads over decades in many fields long — and unfairly — considered the exclusive territory of men. Print and broadcast journalism, of course, come immediately...
08.30.2014 Columns Column: Is all this noise overhead really that bad? Three hours into an exhaustive stakeout to document the greatest threat to North Fork life — helicopter noise — I reached an inauspicious conclusion: On this night in Mattituck,...
08.02.2014 Columns Column: Fanfare for the common commuter He sat in the middle of the bus, at a window, looking out. Middle-aged, dressed in a suit, white shirt and tie, he was always there whenever I boarded...
