No mistaking it: ‘Sorry’ seems to be the hardest word
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // The American poet Carl Sandburg famously said, “If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts….
Voices
As 9-8-8 looms, strapped agencies answer critical call
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // Calling the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline will get easier next month, when its current 10-digit number (1-800-273-TALK/8255) becomes a three-digit emergency call (9-8-8). The easier-to-remember, easy-to-dial…
Healthcare finally prioritizing providers’ mental health
By TERRY LYNAM // They’re often held to higher standards, but doctors and other medical professionals are mere mortals, just like the rest of us. Unlike the rest of us,…
For real market value, nothing beats life on the farm
By DAVID HAMILTON // Spring has fully sprung and summer is near – and that means sunny mornings, high pollen counts … and farmer’s markets! Farmer’s markets have become a…
For videogame pioneers, the real ‘Pitfall’ was lethargy
By TOM MARINER // “Pitfall!,” the chart-topping 1982 videogame smash that spent 64 weeks atop the software charts, celebrated its 40th anniversary this spring. The birthday brought to mind memories…
Now hear this: In zoning, public participation is busted
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // The public-hearing process in zoning and other land-use decisions is broken and needs to be fixed. From many important perspectives, these hearings have become significant…
A moment of silence as the iPod shuffles to the end
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Last week, the iPod officially died. The last available iPod, the most recent iteration of the Touch, was discontinued by Apple, finally ending a music-listening…
The slippery slope of child-abuse algorithms
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // In a case that’s garnered national attention, ex-NYPD cop Michael Valva and his former fiancée, Angela Pollina, will face a judge and jury at the end…
Guns kill kids, and if lawmakers won’t act, doctors will
By TERRY LYNAM // For the first time in more than 60 years, gunshot wounds have overtaken motor vehicle accidents as the number-one killer of American children. While certainly a…
Gluten-free galley is icing atop ace food-biz incubator
By DAVID HAMILTON // There’s a real gem hidden inside the Food Business Incubator at Calverton, like finally getting in enough licks on your Tootsie Pop to discover the delicious…
At BNL, an energetic history of medical innovation
By TOM MARINER // Upton-based Brookhaven National Laboratory is a national treasure operating at the forefront of energy science – but it’s also made profound contributions to medical sciences. One…
EV ambitions are nice – but what’s the action plan?
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // As we mark Earth Day No. 52 on April 22, have the challenges to our environment ever been greater? The UN has warned that time…
Charitable lessons abound in Ukraine Airbnb campaign
By JEFFREY REYNOLDS // With 4 million homeowner-hosts welcoming more than 1 billion short-term guests since 2008, Airbnb has handily disrupted the hotel industry. Now, as the horrors of war…
Eager healthcare heroes can only watch agonizing war
By TERRY LYNAM // The human suffering and misery unfolding every day in Ukraine is agonizing to watch for anyone with a human conscience – but its heart-wrenching, and frustrating,…
A sweet new gig for this grizzled clean-gen guru
By DAVID HAMILTON // So, a food incubator … a what now? I’ve run Stony Brook University’s Clean Energy Business Incubator Program for the past decade, and its Advanced Energy…