Chasing Smoke - 27 East

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Chasing Smoke

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Suffolk Closeup

  • Publication: Southampton Press
  • Published on: Oct 5, 2020
  • Columnist: Karl Grossman
The Suffolk County Legislature, since it was established 50 years ago, has been a governmental trailblazer, enacting first-in-the nation laws that are then replicated through the United States. These have... more

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Crisis In The County

Suffolk County government is in terrible shape financially. As it has for governments widely, the ... 20 Oct 2020 by Karl Grossman

Battling Bullies

There’s been a “dramatic rise in bullying,” declares Robert Colarco, presiding officer of the Suffolk ... 13 Oct 2020 by Karl Grossman

Fracked Gas Is Coming

Despite New York State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, passed last year, which sets ... 28 Sep 2020 by Karl Grossman

The Poison Pill

State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. is preparing legislation to require the Long Island Power ... 21 Sep 2020 by Karl Grossman

End The Scourge

“We’ve had a recent urgent update on your Medicare coverage,” said the robocall. A second ... 15 Sep 2020 by Karl Grossman

A New Way To Pay

It’s a change in the distribution of electricity and gas that is called Community Choice ... 7 Sep 2020 by Karl Grossman

The Big Transition

My new semester as a professor at SUNY/College at Old Westbury began this week, and ... 31 Aug 2020 by Karl Grossman

Take It Underground

Casey Stengel, after becoming manager of the Mets, famously declared: “Can’t anybody here play this ... 24 Aug 2020 by Karl Grossman

The Hard Truth

On Long Island, “incrementally, we are walling off the coast with bulkheads and rock revetments,” ... 18 Aug 2020 by Karl Grossman
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