Editorials
Community support needed in good times and bad
Recent tragedies have shown just how good and inspired our community can be if everyone bands together behind a cause.
On Sept. 30 Boy Scouts...
Missing the point on sexual assault accusations
We have hit the point as a society where it is near impossible to believe a definitive conclusion will be reached that will convince...
Picking up speed
Most passengers on the Long Island Rail Road probably have one wish — to get to their destination quicker. This desire has been uttered...
LI faces a heap of trash issues
When done drinking a bottled water or soda, we usually make a conscious effort to get it into a recycling bin. No further thought...
An informed electorate is a must
When voters head to booths Thursday to participate in several statewide primaries, it is unlikely that the race for a judicial seat presiding over...
In favor of newspapers
Newspaper publishers, editors and staff members across the country — especially weeklies operating on tight budgets — are breathing sighs of relief.
Last week the...
We need to simplify politics
With less than two weeks to go before New York State’s primaries, we’ve been ramping up our coverage of the 2018 elections at TBR...
LIPA fallout coming
We get it — if you read our newspapers or just about any other media that cover Long Island, you’ve heard enough over the...
Editorial: Attacks on the free press must stop
Below is an editorial written by Judy Patrick, the New York Press Association’s vice president for editorial development.
We’ve been complacent.
We thought everybody knew how...
Regulate recreational pot
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has put New York on a path to become the 10th state in the United States to legalize the recreational...
