The poor prognosis of politicized public health
By TERRY LYNAM // The nation’s public-health professionals are in full-blown panic over the dumpster fire that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has ignited within the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
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In Holtsville, an enduring Symbol of regional innovation
By TOM MARINER // Long Island has long been home to pioneering technology firms, but few illustrate the region’s role in global innovation as clearly as Symbol Technologies. Symbol evolved…
The best environmental innovation is rooted in the past
By FRANK PICCININNI // We have spent the better part of the last century treating nature like a construction project. Straighten the rivers. Contain the wetlands. Mow the meadows. Fill…
Challenging year ahead for Long Island public schools
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Reading, writing, arithmetic … and class-action lawsuits? As Long Island students return to the classroom, public school districts face numerous legal and policy challenges that…
How to survive and thrive in life after the ‘dead Internet’
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // Is the Internet dying? Over the past year, websites across the Internet have experienced a significant drop in traffic from search engines. Some are reporting…
In technology innovation, nothing beats ‘Going to Gemba’
By BRAD CARLSON // Gemba, the place where things happen, is crucial to successful innovation. Gemba is a Japanese phrase meaning “the actual place.” It’s a term used often in…
No. 985: Snakes, chefs, IDA deals, historic moonwalks – and sincerest ‘tanks’ for our newest sponsor
Hot topics: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we dodge thunderstorms, huddle up in shady spots and otherwise keep our cool in what has been a sticky and sweaty…
Wearing it out: Questions abound on divisive devices
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, approved last week by a sleep-deprived U.S. Congress, slashes healthcare spending and potentially impacts Medicaid coverage for millions of…
No. 983: In which we set sail, lose a good president, explore horizons and devour cookies (and doughnuts)
Hot (off the presses): Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we sweat out the first full workweek of July – and we do mean sweat. It certainly has been…
No. 982: On upgraded ERs, political ideologies and hot Summer vacations, with delicious meals on wheels
Way to go: Welcome to Friday, intrepid innovators! You’ve outlasted a blistering heatwave, conquered Summer 2025’s first official workweek and earned yourself another well-deserved weekend! Away we go: Before…
On healthcare, GOP’s budget bill is one big, ugly mess
By TERRY LYNAM // All federal health and human services policies have long-lasting impacts on everyday Americans, including many provisions in the latest version of President Donald Trump’s One Big…
No. 981: We put to sea with smart women, Black barrier breakers, young musicians … and goat’s cheese?
No place like dome: Welcome to another warm Wednesday, dear readers, as the “heat dome” holds over Long Island and much of the nation – though relief from this…
Upton and away: Humble start, brilliant future at BNL
By TOM MARINER // When the first U.S. Army recruits marched across the pine barrens of Upton, Long Island, in 1917, few could have imagined the global scientific breakthroughs that…
Deregulation: Cutting red tape is not so black-and-white
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Long Island is on the front lines of the battle between the federal government and New York State over Trump 2.0’s aggressive pursuit of government…
Truth to power: LI journalism must remain above the fray
By DAVID A. CHAUVIN // National politics have increasingly become the gravitational center of American journalism. From inflation and immigration to trade policy and housing costs, stories that once sat…