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Guestwords: Surfing the Cosmos

Refreshing humanity and entertainment in an afternoon with comic books.

Jul 27, 2023
Months With an R in Them

Just as a lot of bad news about water was coming out, the Suffolk County Legislature failed to authorize putting the Water Quality Protection Act on the Nov. 7 ballot.

Jul 27, 2023
Point of View: Wise Up or It’s Lights Out

I’m mindful that the threat Trump poses is one thing that cannot be ducked.

Jul 27, 2023
The Mast-Head: Pulling Weeds

If there were a grand prix of weeding, it would be ridding grass from between patio or walkway bricks without toxic herbicides like RoundUp.

Jul 27, 2023
At Least the Conversation Has Started

We have been here many times before. Officials and citizens vow to take a fresh look at building rules in the face of overdevelopment, but, in the end, little changes.

Jul 20, 2023
Gristmill: See How We Are

It’s preferable when your kids come to appreciate your old favorite tunes on their own. But sometimes a nudge is in order.

Jul 20, 2023
Guestwords: Hello, Jerry! And Goodbye . . .

Jerry Herman, the musical man, was more than just underrated.

Jul 20, 2023
More Seats Equal More Road Frustration

Eating out is lovely on a summer evening. But it has also created a potential mess by possibly almost doubling the number of patrons on site at any one time.

Jul 20, 2023
Point of View: Half Physical, 90 Percent Mental

I was impressed when several on the Sag Harbor Whalers collegiate baseball team told me they were majoring in scientific subjects.

Jul 20, 2023
The Mast-Head: Fire Weather

Our climate reality has shifted from a sense that it could happen here to it actually is happening here already.

Jul 20, 2023
The Shipwreck Rose: Dirty Soles

In the party department, where has all the fun gone?

Jul 20, 2023
Gristmill: Riding the Draft

From the minor leagues to the M.L.B. draft: It’s a crapshoot.

Jul 13, 2023
Guestwords: Keeping the Dream Alive

It seems that everyone wants to write a children’s book, and while lots of people think they can, I beg to differ.

Jul 13, 2023
Looming Tragedy of Kids on E-Bikes

In a study of emergency room visits from 2000 to 2017, researchers at New York University’s School of Medicine concluded that e-bike injuries were the most severe and most likely to require hospitalization.

Jul 13, 2023
Point of View: Schadenfreude’s Losing Its Charm

It’s hard to revel in schadenfreude anymore when one’s closest relatives live within the places, such as drought-ridden California, sizzlingly-hot Florida, and smoke-clogged Ohio, that we’re glad we don’t live in.

Jul 13, 2023
Reduce, Reuse, Compost!

Coming soon to a farmers market near you: food-waste bins.

Jul 13, 2023
The Mast-Head: A Surfboard Story

Believe it or not, there was a time not all that long ago when the surfing scene looked very different around here.

Jul 13, 2023
Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Opinions?

Speaking in the first person, ChatGPT declared it would be happy to help a Star letter writer. The result was cringe-worthy.

Jul 6, 2023
Gristmill: Lights Over the Harbor

Thoughts on the Fourth after missing out on the Fourth.

Jul 6, 2023
Guestwords: The Sandwich Generation

Everything that my granddaughter does is new, vibrant, and alive. Everything my mother-in-law does is old, frail, and confused. And I’m caught in the middle.

Jul 6, 2023
Point of View: Leaning in, Lying Back

Every moment’s a poem.

Jul 6, 2023
Room for Improvement in Springs Gateway

The list of problems is long, but the potential for improving the area around Springs-Fireplace and Three Mile Harbor Roads in East Hampton is great.

Jul 6, 2023
The Mast-Head: My Least-Favorite Car

Each year, a new source of vehicular irritation gets my attention — this year it’s the black Audi.

Jul 6, 2023
The Shipwreck Rose: Skyfall

The supernatural Saharan skyfall of 1994 was on my mind last month when we were visited by the first heavy haze from the Canadian wildfires.

Jul 6, 2023
Fair Elections Withstand Dangerous Challenge

It is difficult to know yet whether disaster was averted or just delayed by a United States Supreme Court decision released this week in an important voting case.

Jun 29, 2023
Gristmill: Lincoln Speaks

Words of unity at a graduation ceremony on Pierson Hill.

Jun 29, 2023
Guestwords: Cutting Room

Moving on after the death of my father involved moving, literally towing, his riding lawn mover and all it signified.

Jun 29, 2023
Play by Yourself at Herrick Park

The East Hampton Village Board has a golden opportunity ahead to clear up confusion regarding the use of Herrick Park.

Jun 29, 2023
Point of View: No Better Elixir

Giving it all at a Little League game.

Jun 29, 2023
The Mast-Head: Summer Jobs

Lessons learned in early employment.

Jun 29, 2023