Thursday, October 1, 2026
But this loss is different. I discovered that I’m not myself anymore; more challenging, I’m not sure who I am. When you’re a partner in a 58-year-long marriage, identity becomes somewhat fluid. We were a “we” and now I’m an “I.”
Each year, as Sept. 11 approaches, I think back to that day, and how it began so beautifully and uneventfully. I was in Washington, in a car with my chief of staff, Rob O’Connor, heading toward the Capitol. The sky was exceptionally clear — great for flying, I thought. I figured my wife, Rosemary’s, plane would be right on time.
The problem with the White House chart is that it fails to point out the fact that the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan were total failures, and the Korean War is considered a draw and not any kind of victory. Many of us who were alive during the 20 years of strife in Vietnam still remember the photo of desperate evacuees reaching for a helicopter ladder as the U.S. Army left the capital.
Under the county charter, a 13-vote supermajority is necessary to approve the bond authorization that funds the projects, and because of the current political configuration of the Legislature, a willingness to negotiate and collaborate was essential in order to reach that benchmark. Additional benefits will be on the way for our communities because of how my Democratic colleagues and I utilized that leverage.
Every time our bay constables, police officers, firefighters, emergency medical personnel or members of the U.S. Coast Guard respond to a marine emergency, they willingly put themselves at risk in order to save others. They do so because protecting lives is their mission. Many of these dangerous rescue operations, however, begin with an accident that never should have happened in the first place.
Long Island Rail Road service on the Long Beach Branch is scheduled to resume Sunday night after flooding from the weekend’s nor’easter forced a temporary suspension.
Long Beach renewed Posh Pets Rescue’s animal shelter contract for five years as the organization continues managing nearly 40 animals and facilitating hundreds of adoptions annually.
Long Beach lifeguard Ed Segura reflects on 50 years with the Lifeguard Patrol, his lifelong connection to the beach and his role mentoring younger guards.
