04.16.2017 Columns Column: Nothing beats April when it comes to sports When I started dating my wife in July 2010, my timing couldn’t have been better. The Mets were 47-39. While not a bad record, it was the point in...
03.12.2017 Columns Column: Baseball — it’s no longer just a walk in the park We are living in truly dark times. Our institutions and traditions, handed down in America through the generations, are now under assault and seem unsteady, not able to withstand...
03.04.2017 Columns Parpan Column: Is Congressman Zeldin vulnerable in 2018? In 2009, shortly after New York State passed the ill-advised MTA payroll tax, I found myself in a conversation with a campaign staffer for former state Senator Brian Foley....
02.05.2017 Columns Column: Celebrating a 100th birthday, if only for a few hours The call came in the early hours of Jan. 22. At home in Southold, Dorothy Ann Jester struggled to comprehend the news. A day meant for celebration had suddenly...
10.22.2016 Columns Column: When a headline is in ALL CAPS it MUST BE TRUE It may seem clichéd to say I love reading The Onion, the satirical news website with headlines like “Wall Street Executive Telling Friend How Amazing It Is To See...
10.08.2016 Columns Parpan Column: I ain’t afraid of no creepy clowns On Friday, a coworker walked into my office and asked a question you don’t hear every day. “So is it true about the clowns?” she asked. “Are they here?”...
09.06.2016 Columns Column: When a simple act can go a long way Feeling a little overwhelmed these days? Whether it’s the constant bickering between Donald Trump supporters and naysayers, the controversy surrounding NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s defiant or ignorant decision to...
07.30.2016 Columns Column: A needed reminder on the dangers of DWI The scar starts at the top of Margarita Jimenez’s neck and stretches down her back, serving as a constant reminder of a fateful morning one year ago. It’s a...
07.23.2016 Columns Parpan Column: An event that brought Main Street to life About two years ago, I wrote a column entitled “Is Riverhead a Cracker Barrel kind of town?” At the time, I was lamenting both the closing of the former...
07.09.2016 Columns Clancy Column: How well do you know Long Island? Although we all are North Fork nationalists, we are part of a larger world. Really. This time of year, with the Glorious Fourth upon us, is a time to...