Opinion

Laughter is good for us and may even provide healing refuge in a culture where arguments and attacks prevail.

“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping that it will kill your enemies.” - Nelson Mandela, who spent nearly 30 years in prison for anti-apartheid activism, shown here shaking hands with State President of South Africa Frederik de Klerk in 1992.

Guest column by supervisor candidate Yvette Aguiar on housing issues and overcrowded schools.

Stuck with the unintended consequences of Facebook's profanity filter algorithm.

Supervisor Laura Jens-Smith outlines actions she's taken to address overcrowded housing.

Trailblazing voyager cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, 85, the first person to walk in space (in March 1965) died Oct. 11 — as two astronauts worked outside the International Space Station.

By including this land in the contract without conservation protections, there is no definitive assurance that this land will forever be safe from development.

The state comptroller says budget documents should show a few years’ worth of budget data. Not in Riverhead, where the budget shows no actual numbers for the prior year or year-to-date.

Why are the stores pushing Christmas decorations weeks before Halloween? What's the rush?

A look at the the beliefs and practical knowledge that guided people's lives in a bygone era.