Editorials

Honoring The Past, Securing The Future At the start of a yearlong celebration of East Hampton Town's 350th anniversary, the importance of honoring the past has never been clearer. In history lies wisdom, or at the least knowledge, for anyone willing to learn the lessons of the past. Teens Against Tobacco Although the facts are in regarding the addictiveness of nicotine, the lethal consequences of tobacco, and the cigarette industry's decades-long cover-up, American teens - many of them presumably rational in other respects - continue to think it cool to light up. Newsday Vs. Grossman Last week, Karl Grossman, who covers county government for The Star and The Southampton Press, found himself invited to sit in on a private meeting of the group called Standing for Truth About Radiation with Brookhaven National Laboratory officials. Please address correspondence to editor@easthamptonstar.com