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Labor Day Message 2023
The dignity of honest work is probably the most effective force in creating a harmonious community. “A hard day’s work won’t kill you” as my father may have said. Hard…
Read MoreA Child’s Perspective of a Bygone 4th
There was an assortment of little villages along Jamaica Bay within the limits of New York City. They were built as summer residences for people who were doing reasonably well…
Read MoreMemorial Day Message 2023
Celebrating the meaning of the day As we stand by the graveside of a fallen soldier we are moved. That soldier may have been a casualty of a war but…
Read More2022 Editorial on transportation
I have long advocated for the introduction of Maglev, but the present dysfunctionality of air travel helps me make the point that air travel is not, and cannot meet the…
Read MoreThanksgiving Message 2022
Whenever you read the news, you realize that the world suffers. This is nothing new. It has been going on for as long as I have been alive and of…
Read MoreLabor Day 2022
There is no wealth in the world that did not emanate from working hands of the craftsman and/or the intellect of a worker. The portent of that observation should be…
Read MoreA message on this July Fourth
The Journey to a More Perfect Union A few years ago, my wife and I were hosting a dinner party at our home in Centerport. We were talking about the…
Read MoreMemorial Day 2022
This day of recognition and sacrifice cannot be confined to the those that have served and died while serving in the military. There are many more that did not die…
Read MoreEssay on Energy
The prospect of having to deal with the most obnoxious regimes in the world is repugnant to all of us. On the other hand, we still need fossil fuels. The…
Read MorePublic Education on Long Island: Shifting Demographics, Costs & Outcomes. Why it Matters?
Julie Lutz, Ph.D. Chief Operating Officer of Eastern Suffolk BOCES, discusses the future of education on Long Island. Download the presentation slides here.
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