Dolly’s ‘Imagination’ continues its fundamental mission
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // After Dolly Parton died last month, most of the news coverage focused on her music – not surprising, given more than 100 million albums sold,…
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As midterms loom, healthcare affordability war rages
Soaring above (and diving below) manufacturing history
The dangerous ripple effect starting in your back yard
Law struggling to keep up on critical data center issues
Think you’re clever, don’tcha? (Well, you better be)
As technologies focus and expand, life is but a stream
Two steps back: New life for shuttered mental hospitals?
As care costs spiral, Trump’s transparency order flatlines
Defying Big Pharma customs, one generic leap at a time
By TOM MARINER // In an era when many domestic pharmaceutical companies have moved manufacturing offshore, one of America’s largest generic drugmakers has taken a decidedly different path. Amneal Pharmaceuticals…
Wastewater infrastructure is expensive – and essential
By FRANK PICCININNI // Wastewater infrastructure represents one of the largest public investments many communities will ever make. Treatment plants, collection systems, pump stations, force mains and decentralized wastewater systems…
For historical perspective, the New York state of mind
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // America celebrates its semiquincentennial anniversary on July 4, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence – but let’s also recognize the…
Modern cheat codes have a problem: Everyone’s doing it
By DAVID. A. CHAUVIN // Social media, artificial intelligence and Google Maps have killed the modern cheat code. For many Gen X kids, cheat codes were once sacred knowledge. You…
For Long Island malls, challenge equals opportunity
By SCOTT BURMAN // Mark Twain’s most famous misquote – that reports of his death were “greatly exaggerated” – can also apply to shopping malls. It’s true that many malls…
To Sur, with love (or, Putting innovation on the menu)
By ZELORY GREGLER // “Anyone can cook … but only the fearless can be great.” – Master Chef Auguste Gasteau Damn straight. Never mind that Gasteau is fictitious (and a…