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Greg Blass: Education should stoke, not stifle, free thought and free expression
Are our centers of learning molding future generations to push away those who have a different point of view, or philosophy, or belief system?
Suffolk Closeup: Keys to a successful congressional campaign according to this district’s longest-serving congressman
Otis Pike's campaigns were notoriously frugal, hard-hitting, intelligent and witty — like the congressman himself. He represented the NY-1 from 1961 to 1979.
Denise Civiletti: Remembering PFC Garfield M. Langhorn
PFC Garfield M. Langhorn was a true American hero, whose valor was recognized posthumously in 1970 President Richard Nixon with a Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military honor. Why has Langhorn been recognized so little over the years by his hometown of Riverhead?
Denise Civiletti: Before doing anything on Luminati, Riverhead has some work to do
Right now, according to the rules adopted by town board resolution and currently in effect, a prospective buyer like Luminati is required to submit its proposal to an entity that was dissolved by the town 11 years ago.
Greg Blass: The fix is in: Party bosses, not voters, decide who will be Suffolk County’s next district attorney and sheriff
Voters and elections are mere afterthoughts when the party bosses meet behind closed doors to pick candidates and cut cross-endorsement deals.
Greg Blass: Sleep is much more than ‘beauty rest’
We've become a sleep-deprived society, beginning with childhood. And it's wreaking havoc on our health.
Opinion: Main Street, meet Queens
The widespread negative reaction to an architect's rendering of apartment buildings planned for downtown made it perfectly clear: Riverhead residents don't want our historic downtown to be turned into Queens.
Greg Blass on EPCAL: Tread carefully, Riverhead
There's more than meets the eye in this suspenseful mix of high-end finance, jet-set real estate investors, a huge, daunting land deal and local politics.
Letter to the Editor: Question for Lee Zeldin — Are you a partisan or an American?
Letter to the Editor: Chris Cangeleri of Manorville asks Rep. Lee Zeldin what it would take for him to withdraw his support for President Trump.
Letter: Need Luminati public hearing now
Opinion: The town should hold a public hearing on the EPCAL deal before it moves further along.
