Greg Blass
Opinion column by Greg Blass, a retired public servant who served as Suffolk County social services commissioner, NYS family court judge and Suffolk County legislator.
Greg Blass Unhappy at work? You’re not alone
A recently released study of 3,000 US workers shows that a majority of Americans are unhappy in the workplace.
Greg Blass When it comes to tick-borne illness, you must be your own advocate
Even today, some doctors know little about it, and have to be coaxed into testing for it.
Greg Blass Politics vs. policy in treating tick-borne illnesses: Which will prevail?
The influence of the health insurance lobby over public health policymakers results in a treatment protocol that puts profits over patients.
Greg Blass: Suffolk politics, a powerful union and 84 dismissed police misconduct complaints
It is clear that the police commissioner, and not a front man, has a lot to explain.
Greg Blass: What ails Riverhead schools and what should be done to fix them
A secretive board of education, a powerful teachers union, an apathetic and disengaged electorate combine to create a senseless burden for taxpayers and a failing school system.
Greg Blass: There is power in positivity
"The mind is its own place, and in itself, can make a heaven of hell, or a hell of heaven."
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?
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.
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.
