Opinion

Letter: Sad to see The North Shore Sun go

By Times Review | 09/29/2011 6:15 PM | Letters to the Editor, Opinion

MIDDLE ISLAND To the Editor: The folding of a newspaper is a sobering day in a democracy, but the death of a local newspaper is a personal loss to a community. For several years, the Longwood community could keep up with what was happening in the area, including the schools, by reading the...

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Guest Spot: Amid desperation and despair on Sept. 11

By Michael White | 09/17/2011 9:19 AM | Opinion

BY LOU DeCARO | When I think of September 11, 2001, the first thing I remember is how beautiful the sky was on that ill-fated day as I left for school. Little did I know the crystal-clear azure blue sky above me would become crimson with the blood of approximately three-thousand...

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Column: How sports can help us heal

By Michael White | 09/15/2011 12:44 PM | Columns

New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan took some heat last week for saying he so badly wanted to win Sunday night’s game against the Cowboys because of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. “I feel more pressure on this game for whatever reason than any game I’ve...

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Editorial: Remembering Sept. 11, 2001

By Times Review | 09/08/2011 7:13 AM | Editorials, Opinion

Our country was changed forever on Sept. 11, 2001, and in the fallout from the terrible events of that day there has been nothing glorious except the inspiring deeds of individuals in service to others. What good we’ve seen has to do with the courage, selflessness and nobility of the victims...

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Column: Exorcising demons over brie & chablis

By Tim Kelly | 09/07/2011 3:24 PM | Columns, Opinion

Now I know why I never took me Ma’s advice on becoming an educator. She was a teacher, in her case in both Catholic and public schools, and many in me family followed that career path, from her dad, Dr. John Brophy, down to baby brother Dennis. Which made me the black...

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Letter: Amper is off base on Middle Island plans

By Gail Lynch-Bailey | 09/06/2011 3:45 PM | Letters to the Editor, Opinion

MIDDLE ISLAND To the Editor: Dick, Dick, Dick. The recent North Shore Sun letter targeting Connie Kepert makes something abundantly clear. Dick Amper’s been drinking from his cesspool again. Sandy Hills is not a mega-development or a mini-city. It’s a smart growth alternative to dozens of single family homes – which actually do raise taxes...

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Editorial: We were ready for Irene, but more needs to be done

By Times Review | 09/01/2011 3:58 PM | Editorials, Opinion

Never in recent history have we seen a region so prepared for the potential onslaught of a predicted natural disaster. From town and county governments, to volunteer emergency services, to hospitals and other nonprofit groups such as the Red Cross and Suffolk County SPCA, it was all hands on deck on...

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Letter: Sound Beach FD explains late night siren

By Times Review | 09/01/2011 11:26 AM | Letters to the Editor, Opinion

SOUND BEACH To the Editor: Since before Tropical Storm Irene arrived on Long Island, the members and staff at the Sound Beach Fire Department have been determined in their goal to serve the community at large and assist the residents in their time of need. As you are all well aware, a good...

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Column: Storm may force us to actually interact with one another

By Grant Parpan | 08/26/2011 8:58 AM | Featured Stories, Opinion

On Tuesday morning I boarded a plane headed for Florida knowing full well a Hurricane was headed my way. Awaiting me in the land of many swamps was a car my grandmother had offered me now that she is no longer driving. At 12 years old with just over 40,000 miles...

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Column: Time to sit back and unwind? Hardly!

By Vera Chinese | 08/24/2011 12:04 PM | Columns, Opinion

Usually when the days get shorter and the nights cooler, I get a little sad that my longtime favorite season is coming to an end. Not this year. This is the year I declare summertime officially over. Not over as in back-to-school time over, I mean Two and a Half Men...

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Letter: Calling on the ‘old’ Connie Kepert

By Richard Amper | 08/22/2011 12:35 PM | Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Councilwoman Connie Kepert has sure changed her tune since she was a civic leader. Then, she fought against reckless development that raises taxes, increases traffic and undermines our environment. Then, she fought for good government. Not so, since becoming a politician. Now, she’s a big fan of high-density development, whether or...

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Guest Column: Motel raid a ‘shocking turn of events’

By Greg Blass | 08/16/2011 10:46 AM | Featured Stories, Opinion

On May 11, a county Department of Social Services emergency shelter caseworker, called a CW, made a routine visit to the Wading River Motel, where several homeless families from Riverhead had been placed. A Riverhead Town Police car pulled around behind one of the buildings. The CW approached the officer to...

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Monday Briefing: Sports stories about love, loss and sacrifice

By Michael White | 08/15/2011 9:45 AM | News, Opinion

Being an editor, I already know who will be named the Number 1 athlete in area history. But I'm still really looking forward to Thursday when we announce his or her name in the newspapers and online. Sure, I've enjoyed the sports series for the sheer reading pleasure of the long-form...

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Column: How a young mind approached gay marriage

By Michael White | 08/08/2011 3:00 PM | Opinion

I was a big-time partisan nerd in my youth. I used to watch the Rush Limbaugh show at night in the eighth grade — if you can believe it — and would sometimes end up debating adults over things I really had no true knowledge of, from tax policy to...

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What are words when no one listens?

By Vera Chinese | 08/03/2011 2:07 PM | Opinion

Do you ever get the feeling that people aren’t listening to you? Like people are hearing, but not really concentrating on the words you’re saying? I do. All the time. Here is one example. While combing through the Riverhead Town Police blotter down at the station — one of my weekly work...

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Morning Briefing: School board actions arouse suspicion

By Grant Parpan | 07/25/2011 12:01 PM | News, Opinion

Lately, I can't help but wonder why some of our local school boards have been acting so strangely. It seems almost every week there's something worth questioning going on. Last week it was the Miller Place Board of Education, which waited until the 24-hour deadline to post notice of their meeting,...

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Letter: Brookhaven residents can earn recyclebank rewards Starting Aug. 3

By Mark Lesko | 07/22/2011 12:32 PM | Letters to the Editor, Opinion

FARMINGVILLE To the Editor: Brookhaven residents have recently received letters introducing them to a newly adopted recycling rewards program called Recyclebank that is officially launching on August 3. Recyclebank is an exciting program that rewards residents for recycling, but also helps the environment and keeps our communities beautiful. Any resident who receives Town...

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Letter: Why is Karl Rove involved in our affairs?

By Jerry Silverstein | 07/19/2011 4:46 PM | Letters to the Editor, Opinion

CALVERTON To the Editor: President Obama’s historic deal, cutting $4 trillion dollars from our national debt has been rejected by House Republicans. Instead, they are going to vote on a plan they call “Cut, Cap and Balance” that seriously undercuts Medicare and Medicaid funding and virtually codifies the Bush tax cuts forever by...

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