Suffolk Times editorials Archives

01.14.2018 Editorials

Editorial: With each storm, we lose a little more on the North Fork

Last week’s snowstorm came with strong north winds that exposed some parts of the North Fork to punishing flooding. Southold’s hardest hit locations were Hashamomuck Cove and Town Beach...

01.07.2018 Editorials

Editorial: These people truly make a big difference

Let us begin by stating this very simple truth: A small number of people can bring about an extraordinary amount of good.

08.24.2017 Editorials

Editorial: Confederate flag fluttered on the North Fork

American history has been in turmoil these last few weeks. For some who have been in the news of late, there is no hard truth to settle on. There...

04.28.2017 Editorials

Editorial: Grades are in for Zeldin’s ‘town hall’ community forum

Town halls are often fiery forums where members of the public express concerns to their elected officials, who find themselves having to defend policy positions that are unpopular with...

04.15.2017 Editorials

Editorial: Beyond the fake news, big wins for the little guys

It was a big week for community journalism. The Storm Lake Times, a 3,000-circulation, twice-weekly newspaper in rural Iowa, won the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing. Art Cullen, editor...

03.24.2017 Editorials

Editorial: Critical federal funding faces chopping block

It’s become a yearly late autumn tradition that leaders from social service agencies across the North Fork attend Town Board meetings to plead for money, specifically through federal Community...

03.02.2017 Editorials

Editorial: Do you approve of the job our congressman is doing?

This week, many readers expressed disappointment that Congressman Lee Zeldin has announced he isn’t going to release the answers to four out of five poll questions he asked participants...

02.23.2017 Editorials

Editorial: Disagree with Zeldin? He doesn’t seem to care

On Saturday, one New York congressman spent about five hours hosting a pair of town hall meetings in his district. Another took to Facebook to explain why he has...

02.17.2017 Editorials

Editorial: Making everyone feel safe

The Southold Town Anti-Bias Task Force wants to work with the Greenport Business Improvement District to design stickers that will identify participating businesses as places that do not condone...

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