Point of View: For the Record
To think that a newspaper — The Marion County Record in Kansas, in this case — was virtually shut down by a police raid at the heart of which may have been a marital dispute is mind-boggling.
Guestwords: Finding Sugar Man
Memories of Sixto Rodriguez, singer-songwriter who found late fame.
Astrophysics, Fishing, and Fiction at the Library
Here's what's coming up at the East Hampton Library.
Averill Dayton Geus, Preservationist and Historian
Averill Dayton Geus, who died at home on Old Orchard Lane in East Hampton on Aug. 1, was one of the last of what East Hampton used to call its “great ladies.” In a life distinguished by personal courage and indomitable energy, she wielded considerable political and social influence through the channels of soft power available to women of her generation — as the town’s official historian; as a president of the Ladies Village Improvement Society and of the Suffolk County Historical Society; as curator at Home, Sweet Home Museum; as a teacher, and as an outspoken champion of the preservation of our built heritage.