In government, an age-old issue with no easy solution
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // John F. Kennedy was 43 when he said in his 1961 inaugural address that the “torch has been passed to a new generation of Americans.”…
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No. 846: One for the birds, filled with medical waste, failed wind farms and stinky Hollywood sequels
One down, 51 to go: Welcome to the first Friday of 2024, dear readers, as we look forward to a weekend of holiday-decoration removals (unadorning? de-decorating?) and possibly snow removal…
No. 833: First fellowships, Bobby the Brain’s second chances and the legendary Al Arbour’s ‘drive for five’
Candyland: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and welcome to November, as we bundle up for 2023’s penultimate month and gear up for the second half of this latest autumnal…
No. 829: Relax, cupcake – we’re heading to Alaska, Jupiter and the quantum realm, with a five-point plan
The joy of innovating: Happy day, dear readers! Another winning Wednesday has arrived, and we’re happily hurdling the hump of another hectic – but jovial! – autumn workweek. It’s…
With the House at stake, NY’s redistricting war rages
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // The results of this November’s congressional elections might not be based on the candidates, the issues, campaign funds raised or even the number of votes…
No. 817: Change is in the air, and so are tropical storms, Moon rocks and high-profile Czechoslovakian defections
Come September: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and not just any Wednesday but the first Wednesday of September – yes, the school year has begun and the seasons, they…
No. 812: On bookworms, eggheads, jokers and the original Catwoman – not to mention dynamic doulas!
Rush job: Welcome to Wednesday, intrepid innovators, as we navigate another warm workweek in the muggy Summer of 2023. If you’ve had it with the heat and humidity, keep…
The climate’s already changed. Will LI land-use laws?
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded. That includes the three hottest days ever, averaging global temperatures. In South America, where it’s winter right…
No. 800: But who’s counting
One, 800 flowers: Welcome inventors, investors, entrepreneurs and executives, to the shiny 800th edition of your Innovate Long Island Newsletter – which is not actually the 800th edition, but…
No. 796: Saluting the flag, studying stem cells and surviving the DDT, backed by a true hip-hop legend
Trial balance: Welcome to Wednesday, fellow Americans, as we tune out the Constitutional crises and turn up the things that have always put the “united” in our states –…
As fatalities rise, stiffer DWI laws are just the ticket
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // It’s time to adopt new laws that address the plague of drunk driving on Long Island roads. Almost every day, there are impaired-driving reports, DWI…
No. 783: Protecting our IP, ERASE-ing racial myths and honoring xenomorphs, with warm and doughy twists
Tuckered out: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we tune out the TV-news drama and tune up regional socioeconomics with another nifty innovation review. As always, you give us…
No. 775: Celebrating Clyde, SUNY’s leading ladies and your favorite Mom and Pop, with a round of Cokes on us
Sunny with a chance of awesome: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and the midpoint of a seasonably mild, typically wild week of socioeconomic progress. We’re warming up to a…
No. 769: Stock markets rise, aquafarming scores, clean water flows and we have proof (proofreading, that is)
Fractional forward: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we check off one-quarter of March and one-half of another busy workweek. We’re here to nuance your numerators by the most…
As AI evolves, the battle for control begins in court
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // In a haunting scene from 1968’s iconic “2001: A Space Odyssey,” sentient computer HAL 9000 turns off two astronauts’ life-support systems so it can assume…