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Editorial: Practical Realities

Editorial Board on May 22, 2019
We do not reject the ideals laid out in the Declaration of Independence because Congress excised Jefferson’s condemnation of the slave trade. We do not throw out the Constitution because... more

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Because of COVID isolation, I was unable to attend last week’s Board of Trustees meeting. I want to be clear that I am opposed to the Greenport-Sag Harbor ferry service. My vote would not have changed this outcome; however, I would like to make my feelings on the matter clear. Thank you. Bob Plumb Trustee Sag Harbor Village 17 May 2022 by Staff Writer

A Team Of Heroes

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Lift The Limit

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Thanks, Volunteers

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Nailed It

Your editorial this week on school consolidation [“Time To Talk,” May 12] is one of the most thought-provoking I’ve seen in a long while. This is not least because I was unaware of the hugely wasteful multiplication of school districts in Southampton Town and the screaming need to remedy it — until I read your editorial. Shows how one can think they know about local matters, but not everything. Maybe I’m overreacting, but this is a horror! Seems the conversation has to begin, though it may take some pluck on our leaders’ part. Thank you so much for nailing something ... by Staff Writer

A Proven Leader

Memorial Day 2022 is fast approaching and, as is usually the custom, many politicians will give speeches and send press releases containing the phrase “Thank you for your service.” Acknowledging a veteran for his or her service to our country and expressing gratitude might seem like a no-brainer, but behind this phrase is the fact that their sacrifice, through the years, has made it possible for all of us to live in this great country. It is in this spirit that I would like to introduce Jackie Gordon (U.S. Army, Ret.), candidate for the U.S. Congress from the 1st Congressional ... by Staff Writer

A Party Of Lies

What do Fox host Tucker Carlson, New York Republican U.S. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Buffalo mass murderer Payton Gendron have in common? All three believe in the “Great Replacement Theory.” In short, they believe the Democratic Party’s goal is to disempower white people and elevate brown and Black people so that Democrats can retain power in perpetuity. It’s a nasty and deadly way of thinking. Unfortunately, from a Washington Post poll, we know it is not only that trio subscribing to the Great Replacement Theory — nearly half of all Republicans join them in that belief. From post-2020 election polling ... by Staff Writer

What’s The Cost?

How much waste that we can’t recycle will be left for us in the next 20-to-30-year period? What is the replacement plan/cost? How much will ratepayers be on the hook for that? We’ve established that the initial cost per kilowatt hour for the wind farm project was a major difference. We’ve been told by our East Hampton Town supervisor two-tenths of a cent increase to our kWh, but in actuality it is an average of 22 cents per kWh. We already are seeing the waste from the first 20 years plus of solar and wind. As Mark Mills from the ... by Staff Writer

Benefit For Vets

We want to send our sincerest thank you to the Suffolk County Community College Board of Trustees, the college president, Dr. Edward Bonahue, and Suffolk County Legislator Kevin McCaffery. These advocates realized all the benefits of extending no-fee membership to the health club facilities for disabled veterans at the college’s Brentwood and Northampton campuses. Suffolk County Community College President Dr. Edward Bonahue lauded the board of trustees’ action and said, “Eliminating the membership fee is a small gesture to thank disabled veterans for their very large sacrifices.” Bonahue said Suffolk County disabled veterans can obtain the membership fee waiver by ... by Staff Writer

The Dark Ages

Fewer than 25 percent of Americans are Catholic. Some 29 percent of Americans self-identify as Evangelicals, including 22 percent of Catholics. That is, roughly, 35 percent of U.S. citizens identify with one or both of those belief systems. Catholicism considers life to begin at conception. The Evangelicals are late-comers to claiming that belief, more for ideological-political reasons than because of a historic faith. These political action groups chose to ignore that, labels aside, a considerable percentage of those two groups of U.S. citizens believe that Roe v. Wade should continue women’s constitutional right to abortion. Nonetheless, powerful organizations claiming to ... by Staff Writer