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Slavery on L.I.: We should talk about it in school

I recently joined five Long Island high school students for a visit to the Joseph Lloyd Manor in Lloyd Harbor, the 18th-century site where many enslaved people of African descent lived. more

By Elaine Gross | 11/18/21

L.I.’s future solar users are getting a raw deal

New York is headed in the wrong direction on solar power. more

11/18/21

Think green — clean your vehicle at a car wash

Bravo to New York state voters for overwhelmingly passing a ballot referendum last week adding wording to the New York Constitution’s Bill of Rights guaranteeing the right to clean water, air and a healthful environment. more

11/11/21

The list of climate villains is long — and growing longer

The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, began last Sunday and will run through Nov. 12. Participants will include more than 190 government representatives and business leaders . . . more

By Alan Singer | 11/4/21

The rough road ahead this school year

I recently took part in a WABC-TV special, “Back to School: Learning During a Pandemic,” hosted by Lauren Glassberg. The participants included . . . more

By Alan Singer | 9/23/21

There was no winning in Afghanistan

In the 1987 movie “The Princess Bride,” Vizzini, a Sicilian assassin, warns Wesley, also known as the Dread Pirate Roberts, “You fell victim to one of the classic blunders — the most famous of which is, ‘Never get involved in a land war in Asia.’” more

By Alan Singer | 9/2/21

L.I. school board tries to ban Black Lives Matter

The Smithtown School District will restrict the use of 34 BrainPop instructional videos in classrooms because they introduce topics like Black Lives Matter and human sexuality. more

By Alan Singer | 8/19/21

Getting our kids back to school must be a priority

An image sticks in my mind. At the peak of the pandemic, my daughter sent a photo: My granddaughter, 11, was lying in bed in a dark room, “attending math class” online. It had an apocalyptic feel about it . . . more

8/12/21

Climate change is here — and it’s uglier than we thought

The New York Times published a number of articles on July 10 on the impact of climate change on our lives today. Collectively, they were frightening . . . more

By Alan Singer | 7/22/21

Remembering the massacre in Tulsa

One hundred years ago, Memorial Day was the start of perhaps the worst anti-Black racist violence in the history of the United States, in the Greenwood district of Tulsa, Okla. more

By Alan Singer | 6/3/21

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