Guest Columns

By Lisa Scott | President, League of Women Voters of Suffolk County Several weeks ago, NYS Gov. Hochul released a $227 billion budget proposal. It is now being negotiated with the NYS Senate and Assembly,...

By Terri Alessi-Miceli How should Long Islanders assess the merits of the $227-billion budget presented earlier this month by Governor Kathy Hochul? Well, one way to look at it is from the perspective of the Long...

In the not-too-distant future, Long Island will be facing a waste crisis as our last municipal landfill is closing and over 1 million tons of Ash and C&D will now have to find a...

By Kevin Toolan, President of the Patchogue-Medford Congress of Teachers; Chris Philp, President of the Kings Park Teachers Association; and Richard Haase, President of the Half Hollow Hills Teachers Association; on behalf of LongIslandTeachers.org...

National National suspicions continue to mount as yet another food production facility goes up in smoke. Hillandale Farms located in Bozrah, Connecticut, caught fire around 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 28, and was extinguished later...

Investing in life insurance is a foundational part of estate planning, and when done right it’s a primary way to say “I love you” to your loved ones after you are gone. The following mistakes...

January, the month when March for Life comes to life around the country. When people of all backgrounds, religions, sexes, and races join in unity for their belief that life begins at conception. One local...

The placard near the Statue of Liberty reads, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore.” That statement was as true then as...

Albany is home to one of the most corrupt and ineffective legislatures in America. This week, Albany Democrats decided they should also be the highest-paid lawmakers in the Country. A bill to raise lawmaker...

Long Island undoubtedly has environmental and public health challenges, and on November 8 we have the power to make the change needed to combat these issues. Vote “yes” on New York’s Environmental Bond Act....

For many years, Assemblyman Fred Thiele, while caucusing with the Democrats in Albany, maintained his Independence party registration. Once identifying himself as an independent minded representative, it has become crystal clear that those days...

James Madison was one of our elite Founding Fathers. He composed the first drafts of the Constitution and the amendments that would follow. He advocated for a strong federal government. Under the Articles of...