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On May 1, 2011, Americans learned during a New York Mets game against the Philadelphia Phillies that Osama bin Laden was finally killed. Flying from military bases in Afghanistan, members of SEAL Team 6 were transported by helicopters to Abbottabad, Pakistan, where they cornered bin Laden in his compound. Chants of “USA” were heard throughout Shea Stadium once baseball fans learned of the death of this al-Qaida leader. The demise of the coordinator of the terrorist plot on 9/11 provided a sense of justice to the victims on that day and their families.
their hats, showing support for the residents of the HereCity. on Long Island, locals need not look far to see patriotism that stirred from that day of infamy. Countless memorials depict the importance of this date. Pieces of steel that were collected by the NY/NJ Port Authority was given to towns across Brookhaven and Suffolk County that were placed at post offices, schools, libraries, and police and fire stations.
— Colin Powell
This Sunday, Sept. 11, marked 21 years since of one of the darkest episodes in U.S. history. Pixabay photo
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This year marks the first time that the U.S. has not had a major military force in Afghanistan since the weeks after 9/11. A year ago, President Joe Biden (D) ordered the final withdrawal of soldiers from this war-torn nation. After the withdrawal, Afghanistan was quickly overrun by the Taliban.
Though the 9/11 attacks were 21 years ago, the American public was and remains forever changed. Yet Powell was confident that America could overcome this tragedy.
The long-term fighting in Afghanistan contributed to the increase in post-traumatic stress disorder among American servicemen with many other soldiers who were severely wounded fighting in this conflict. For almost two decades, Americans tied yellow ribbons around their trees and kept stars in their windows to represent the military service of their loved ones who served in Afghanistan.
Despite ongoing political polarization domestically, many can still recall the moments of national solidarity in the wake of the attacks. After 9/11, citizens put their political differences aside for the good of the nation, just as they had done after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Americans in 2001 rallied around the importance of helping local rescue workers and first responders who worked around the clock in Lower Manhattan.
Rich Acritelli is a history teacher at Rocky Point High School and adjunct professor at Suffolk County Community College.
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As a prominent military and political figure, Powell understood the terrible impact that the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, would have on the nation.
Those were the words of the former U.S. secretary of state who passed away last year.
of smoke hung in the air, blocking visibility of downtown Manhattan. Yet within this cloud, rescue workers operated 24/7.
At Shea Stadium, the New York Mets organized supplies that were sent to the rescue workers. Prominent members of the New York Yankees — Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams and Tino Martinez — visited firehouses near the World Trade Center and thanked these public servants for their efforts. Both the New York Giants and Jets invited military and rescue workers to spread flags across their football fields. With tears in their eyes, football fans nationwide watched fighter planes soar through the skies above the stadiums. Rival fans who rooted against New York teams wore “NY” on
New Yorkers lined the streets with American flags and handed out food and water to the police officers, firefighters, demolition workers and medical personnel who heroically sifted through the debris at Ground Zero. A plume
And so 21 years ago, politics was put aside for the good of the nation. Americans
from every corner of this country sent rescue, salvage and fire crews to help the search, and later recovery efforts at Ground Zero.
In a moment of profound despair, our nation came together. Through shared tragedy, people from diverse economic, social and ethnic backgrounds illustrated the meaning of nationalAmericaunity.today is a deeply divided nation. In the face of unlikely odds, the American people should never doubt their power to resolve their differences and overcome adversity.
“You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.”
This past spring, the Rocky Point VFW organized the first annual 5K race to support War on Terror veterans as they work to better handle post-traumatic stress disorder.
BY RICH ACRITELLI
The role of the Sept. 11 attacks in the American memory
‘Never forget’
The Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America Vigiano Brothers Lodge 3436 held a memorial service at Harborfront Park on Sunday, Sept. 11, to honor two brothers who lost their lives on 9/11.
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Local Italian American lodge honors the fallen during Sept. 11 memorial
John and Joseph Vigiano. Rotoli considers the example of the Vigiano brothers a source of pride and inspiration for the members.
The Sons and Daughters of Italy is a nationwide Italian American fraternal organization. Lodge 3436 comprises nearly 90 members from communities throughout the area, such as Port Jefferson, Mount Sinai, Miller Place and Stony Brook.
“Every year, we do this memorial and it’s uplifting,” he said. “It’s something that we look forward to every year, though with a heavyTheheart.”lodge was instituted in 2008 and named in honor of two brothers killed on 9/11:
“We take that name with pride — pride to us because they sacrificed for this country,” the lodge president said. He added, referring to the memorial service, “It’s an uplifting [event] because we’re giving something back to theLarrybrothers.”Johnston, one of the attendees, served with Joseph Vigiano as a patrol officer. He remembers Joseph’s dedication to his profession and his commitment to public service.
Given the Vigiano family’s example of duty and sacrifice, Johnston believes the naming of the lodge is a fitting tribute. “It’s a great way to remember Joe and who he was, what he represented, what he brought down to his family and how they represent him,” he said. Brother John Vigiano was an FDNY firefighter.
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Members of the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America during a memorial service for John and Joseph Vigiano and the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. Photo by Raymond Janis
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Anthony Rotoli Jr., president of the lodge, explained the intent of the memorial service. For lodge members, it is an annual reminder of the sacrifices and heroism of first responders who risked their lives in the line of duty. It is also a way to honor the many lost on that fateful occasion.
“The guy was a cop’s cop,” Johnston said. “He was shot on three separate occasions and could have easily gone out on a disability. He decided that he didn’t want to do that and just wanted to continue on as a police officer.” He added, “Anything that he could put service into, he did. … His legacy is a legacy of service.”
The 5th Suffolk County Legislative District is under attack by those seeking to divide the population of these communities over several county districts so that our influence in county matters is significantly reduced, our ability to elect our preferred candidate is diminished, and the ability of voters to hold an elected official accountable is undermined.Thisattackwould be of no surprise to those fighting off current partisan attempts to make significant changes to the existing boundaries
Schaefer also presented a map that loosely follows the proposal of Coram resident Logan Mazer. On the whole, the Mazer map was viewed favorably during the public hearings. However, this proposal was ultimately shot down by another 3-5 vote, with the same committee members voting for and against it.
Laura Ahearn was a candidate for NYS 1st Senate District in 2020.
Visit our website, tbrnewsmedia.com, to follow features on this important issue: “Brookhaven redistricting debacle: An open letter from the
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The supervisor expects a new map to be available on the town website by next week. A public hearing on the matter will be held at Town Hall on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 5 p.m.
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The county eightmember TheLegislaturemapuntilmapdeadlockCommissionReapportionmentiscurrentlyinaovertwocompetingproposals,andhasSept.30toadoptatosubmittothecountyforapproval.Democraticmapproposal for the 5th Legislative District, currently represented by Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket), who is
The committee voted on three maps during the meeting, none of which received the six votes necessary to adopt an official proposal. There was significant controversy leading up to this meeting. Despite this, all eight members and the committee’s mapmaker, David Schaefer, were present.
With some adjustments to the boundaries of CD1 and CD2, this new map kept much of Proposal 2 intact.
The Town of Brookhaven seal. Photo from the town website
County’s 5th Legislative District under attack by partisan gerrymandering
of Town of Brookhaven Council Districts 1 and 2, which if adopted would crack off large chunks of Port Jefferson Station from Terryville, and cut Mount Sinai in half — severing communities of interest and diminishing voter influence. Unable to meet its deadline this week, the Brookhaven Redistricting Committee has failed to put forth a map that accurately reflects changes in population, communities of interest and racial diversity.
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In the face of this public opposition, the map was the highest vote-getter, with a 5-3 vote count — one vote shy of formal adoption by the committee. Ali Nazir, Edward McCarthy, Delilah Bustamante, Krystina Sconzo and Chad Lennon voted “yes,” with the entire Democratic caucus voting it down.
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The Republican proposal literally tears apart the 5th Legislative District as we know it, separating it into three different county legislative districts. Stony Brook and western Setauket would be shifted from the 5th to the 13th District, represented by Legislator Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga); the southern portion of the district would be shifted to the 4th District represented by Legislator Nick Caracappa (R-Selden); and the eastern portion of the district including portions of Port Jefferson and Port Jefferson Station would shift into the 6th District which extends to Wading River, and is currently represented by Sarah Anker
Redistricting affects political power, what issues policy and lawmakers prioritize, and whether issues affecting our diverse communities are represented or excluded. When those responsible for drawing district maps do so to favor one political party, the potential for fair representation suffers. We must take action to keep together our communities in Stony Brook, the Setaukets, Port Jefferson Station, Terryville, Port Jefferson and other villages together as they are now.
Brookhaven Redistricting Committee fails to adopt a map, sends process to town council
(D-Mount Sinai), who is also term limited in 2023. Note that the exact street level dividing lines on the publicly accessible maps are unclear.Our communities in the current 5th Legislative District share common historic, economic, social, policy, legislative, scientific, educational and environmental values and interests, and must continue to have single county legislative district effective and fair representation. Everyone loses when communities of interest are cracked by gerrymandering simply to shift the balance of political power.
Following a contentious virtual meeting on Monday, Sept. 12, the Brookhaven Redistricting Committee failed to reach a compromise on a proposed map, sending the redistricting process to the Brookhaven Town Council.
In a phone interview, Lynch-Bailey confirmed that the redistricting committee officially disbanded the following day around noon after Nazir and Aziz, the co-chairs, could not reach a compromise. Failing to adopt a
vote, this map failed 3-5, with Democratic appointees Rabia Aziz, George Hoffman and Gail Lynch-Bailey voting “yes” and all others voting “no.”
term limited in 2023, keeps our communities of interest in Stony Brook, the Setaukets, Port Jefferson Station and Terryville together.
There is still an opportunity to stand up and fight to keep our communities together. Written comments can be emailed to the Reapportionment Committee via the Suffolk County Legislature’s website at beforepleasecommission.scnylegislature.us/1400/reapportionment-www.Duetotherecentcyberattack,calltheLegislatureat631-853-4070makinganysubmission.
Schaefer’s final presentation was a map that followed the boundaries of Proposal 2, one of the two original draft proposals which met fierce opposition during the public hearings.
proposal, the committee sends the process to the TownDuringCouncil.a Town Board meeting Tuesday, Sept. 13, Supervisor Ed Romaine (R) discussed some of the criteria he will be looking for in the new map. He said he hopes to achieve an equal population distribution across council districts, keep minority communities together within district boundaries and reduce the number of split communities. The Town Board must adopt new council district outlines by Dec. 15.
However, members calling attendance seemed to be the only unanimous outcome of the night, as the three Democratic appointees clashed with their Republican and Conservative Party counterparts throughout the evening.
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The meeting got out to a rocky start after an unsuccessful motion to adopt an agenda. Schaefer then presented three maps that the committee requested during the previous session.
Schaefer first presented a “map of least change.” This map addressed only Council Districts 2 and 6, the two districts whose populations fall outside the 5% deviation allowable under the Town Code. After a
By Sarah Anker
As we transition to this cyber form of marketing, the question needs to be asked: “Who is protecting our personal information?”Shouldwe be concerned that Apple admitted to listening in on conversations, which they say was due to accidental triggers mainly on Apple pods and watches; or the increase in impulse buying due to analytic target marketing; or the issue of our information ending up on the dark web due to the proliferation of data mining; or the cyber scams targeting senior citizens; or perhaps the recent call from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission for Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores, due to security concerns with China and the recent discovery that the app tracks every keystroke made by its users including passwords and credit card numbers? The problem is that not enough is being done to protect our personal data. Social media platforms need to be more accountable in protecting our privacy, especially when it comes to cybercrime targeting our children.
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With an unrestrained focus on accumulating our information including our name, address, phone number, email address, age, birthday, occupation, where you shop, etc., media platforms continue to mine our data to sell to third party companies that influence our day-to-day decisions on the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the car we buy and more.
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gang violence when he said, “A lot of it is being sparked by social media.”
In a recent letter to state Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), I expressed my concerns with the issue of data privacy and social media platforms. As we have experienced with the opioid epidemic crisis, if big corporations and government don’t work together to protect consumers, it can have a devastating effect.
Sarah Anker is Suffolk County legislator for Legislative District 6.
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Search engines, data analytics and effective profiles are just a few terms social media companies use when collecting our personal data for targeted advertisements. The days of newspaper advertisements, TV commercials and door-to-door sales are fading. The new form of marketing, used by social media platforms to mine our data, is putting our personal information at risk of identity theft and other forms of cybercrime.
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TBR News Media’s Police Blotter has been temporarily suspended due to a possible cyber intrusion to the Suffolk County government website that supplies us with the latest police incidents. A spokeswoman for Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said the system will remain offline while they verify and assess the ongoing situation. We hope to be back next week.
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In addition to gang violence, social media has become the superhighway for drug sales which have led to an astronomical increase in opioid overdose deaths. And currently, Suffolk County is in the midst of a data breach that has closed down all county computerCybermedianetworking. titans, including the billionaire owners of Google, YouTube, Waze, TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, need to be held accountable when it comes to protecting the public. Consumers may seem like grains of sand in their datamining operations, but there needs to be limits on how much information a company can mine. California, Maine and the European Union have instituted restrictions on data mining, including opting in when asked for a person’s personal data to be sold to a third party instead of automatically having one’s personal information be taken. It’s time New York State does the same.
My daughter recently had her Instagram account hacked. It took over a month to resolve the issue. In that time the hackers stole her personal information and used it to sell cryptocurrency. Many social media users are being extorted by hackers to pay ransom money to get their accounts back. In Newsday’s recent interview with Suffolk County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison, he highlighted an important part of
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OBITUARY
He is survived by his partner Linda Rothman; sister Susan Feiner and husband Marc Goloff; niece Sophie Goloff and husband David Lee; nephew Benjamin Goloff; and cousins Richard and Carol Cherry; Rebecca Cherry, husband Dyami Valentine and son Theo; also Melissa Cherry, Maxine Berman, Eileen Blank; Gail Papaconstantopoulos, husband Dimitri, daughters Rea Papaconstantopoulos and Lia Davis, husband Ben Davis and daughter Eleni.
Always curious, he’d often strike up conversations with people he’d meet during his daily life.
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Feiner.Jeffrey deeply loved the outdoors and nature — hiking, biking, sailing, skiing. He was also passionate about music, especially jazz and blues.He was a professional-grade photographer with a particular interest in musicians and nature. Jeffrey worked for many years in sales of welding equipment.
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Jeffrey Mark Feiner, 75, of Miller Place passed away on Sept. 7. He was born in Rye to the late Samuel and Zelda
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Thank you Queen Elizabeth II — and God save the king. The state funeral, combining solemnity with pageantry, will be held Monday, Sept. 19, at Westminster Abbey, London, at 11 a.m. (6 a.m. EST).
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I saw her in person twice, both during my management spells at Midland Bank, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, in the 1970s and ‘80s. The first occasion was when she visited the neighboring headquarters of the Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind. Imagine my surprise when I was walking to my car after work and, with nobody else around, she passed by me in the royal vehicle with no motorcade or security guards in sight. I swear she gave a little regal wave. The next time was when she presented prizes at the South of England Show in Ardingly, where the bank’s meet-and-greet pavilion gave us a ringside view. There was a majestic aura that seeped from her as she beguiled everybody at the agricultural showground — as she did elsewhere in a long lifetime of public service.
BY JOHN BROVEN
Still, as President Joe Biden (D) and First Lady Jill Biden said in a statement, “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was more than a monarch. She defined an era.”
King Charles III
As Jagger indicated, the queen was a constant, whether for the annual Christmas televised message that highlighted her strong Christian faith, the State Opening of Parliament, Trooping the Colour, the Royal Ascot and Epsom Derby horserace meetings, or various other occasions.
I am a member of the knighted Mick JaggerElton John-Paul McCartney generation (where did I go wrong?). It was Jagger who summarized our thoughts when he tweeted, “For my whole life Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, has always been there.” And now she isn’t. The second Elizabethan era is over.
It became clear the queen’s loss was being felt far beyond the United Kingdom as tributes poured in from every corner of the globe, signaling the enormous impact of a 70-year reign during which she performed her often centuries-old duties with wisdom, dignity, gentle good humor and an essential mystique.
Such basic facts obscure the sweeping social and economic changes she saw in her reign, without revolution or revolt, from postwar austerity and the Swingin’ ’60s through to postmodern Britain, even as the sun set on the old British Empire. Soon the currency notes, coins and postage stamps bearing her likeness will be phased out and replaced.
Personal reflections? My first big memory was in relation to the death of Elizabeth’s father, King George VI, in 1952 while she was on a trip to Kenya, East Africa. I was in Mrs. Vidler’s class at Polegate Primary School, East Sussex, and you could hear the proverbial pin drop when we were told “the king is dead.” A dark February Wednesday morning became even darker. In our childhood grief, we had no idea nor cared that the queen’s first prime minister was Winston Churchill. She was only 25 when ascending the throne.
It is not widely appreciated that Charles founded the Prince’s Trust. For a while I was a trust business counselor in Ashford, Kent, and can attest to the value of the scheme for young entrepreneurs. Another factoid is that he has been patron of The Goon Show Preservation Society. The website noted, in the spirit of the groundbreaking 1950s comedy show, that “we would like to thank Prince Charles for agreeing to be our patron and look forward to the
Britain now has a novice king and a novice prime minister, both unelected by the people at large. There are difficult days ahead for a country badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the self-induced Brexit debacle, inflation currently running at 10% with soaring energy costs due to the Russia-Ukraine war, rumblings on the Scottish independence front, possible Irish trade confrontation, threatened departures from the Commonwealth and, indeed, concern for the future direction of the monarchy itself.
coming years with trembling socks.”
The queen’s death Sept. 8 in Balmoral, Scotland, has been covered extensively by the media. Briefly, she was born in Mayfair, London, on April 21, 1926; married Philip, Duke of Edinburgh — her pillar of strength — on Nov. 20, 1947; became queen of the U.K. and other Commonwealth realms on Feb. 6, 1952, also head of the Church of England; was a working mother with four children including Charles; and owned a string of corgi dogs and racehorses through the years.
The new King Charles III, her son aged 73, caught the moment when he said in a statement, “I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world.”
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East Setauket resident John Broven is copy editor and proofreader in the TBR editorial department and has written three awardwinning music history books. He recently edited and contributed to “New York City Blues” by Larry Simon. His three Brexit articles can be found online at tbrnewsmedia.com. With thanks to Mark Dunford, editor of National World, and the website and-retro/retro/nostalgia-3691487.www.sussexexpress.co.uk/heritage-
Goodbye Queen Elizabeth II, arise King Charles III
The coronation did not take place until June 2, 1953, but what a glorious affair it was with celebrations in every city, town and village. Some 20 million viewers were able to watch the glittering, expensive ceremony from Westminster Abbey live on television, with many households — including ours — buying their first TVs, in
What of King Charles III, who represents continuity and has made a promising start to his reign. An often unfairly misunderstood man, he has been ahead of his time on environmental matters, wildlife preservation and climate change. His views on architecture were more controversial if personal. On a different level, his image was severely dented by the disastrous marriage to Diana, with whom he had William — now heir to the throne as Prince of Wales — and current-U.S. resident Harry. Charles married longtime flame Camilla Parker Bowles in 2005 and she is now queen consort. Time has gradually healed the British public’s disdain toward them both.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at the South of England Show in Ardingly in 1984 which our writer attended. Photo courtesy Mid Sussex Times/SussexWorld.co.uk
It was like a “JFK” or “9/11” rememberwhere-you-were moment when the news broke Thursday, just after 1:30 p.m. EST: “Queen Elizabeth II has died.” For this Brit expat, it was a big shock even though she was 96 years old. Only two days before, she had held the “kissing the hands” ceremony with new prime minister, Liz Truss (C).
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East took on Copiaque Sept. 13 and won, 7-1. Newfield visited Half Hollow Hills on the same day and returned home as winners, 5-0.
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Fresh off their season opening road win against Copiague, the Newfield Wolverines hosted Smithtown East on Sept. 7 in their home opener where they struggled against the Bulls potent offense, trailing by two after three quarters of play. Smithtown East junior Lucy Tomasic’s shot found its mark at the 3 minutes, 24 seconds mark of the second quarter for the Bulls first goal of the game. Teammate Shannon Pettit off an assist from Katie Cummings rocked the box midway through the third quarter for the insurance goal in the 2-0 win in Division 1 play.
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I find it appalling that Ms. Kerr, or anyone, misquotes or misrepresents what was actually said during the president’s speech. He specifically referred to MAGA Republicans as extremists and further stated, “Not every Republican, not even the majority of Republicans” represent MAGANowhereideals.in his entire speech did the president refer to, as quoted by Ms. Kerr, that “all Republicans of being prone to Bidenviolence.”askedthat the American people join in the defense of our democracy, our Constitution and the rule of law.
Let me make one thing perfectly clear: I am a registered Independent, having no allegiance to either the Republican or Democratic parties. What I do stand for is the truth.
I am writing in response to Susan Kerr’s letter to the editor [“Biden fails at uniting nation,” Sept. 8] regarding President Joe Biden’s [D] speech on Sept. 1.
To heal a wounded nation, start locally
It has been touching to have received from local friends “deepest and sincere condolences” for my loss as though I was a member of the Royal Family myself. A mark, I know, of the respect held here for Queen Elizabeth II, the Anglophile feelings she generated and an acknowledgment of what being British means to me.
The anti-democratic MAGA movement
Letters to the editor
On a national stage, two U.S presidents are in a tug-ofwar for the soul of our nation.
Her letter of Sept. 8, [“Biden fails at uniting nation”] was wrongheaded, and clearly misunderstands what he said. The president accused only MAGA Republicans of being a danger to democracy, not all Republicans. Further, the characterization of Biden as “Adolf-style” was out of line and beyond the pale of reasonable discussion.Iftrying to bully state officials into falsifying the vote isn’t antidemocratic, I don’t know what is.
What does it mean to have a representative voice in government? What is an equitable distribution of public resources? How and where should we build, and to what end?
In time, we will accumulate small wins. This formula can be scaled, meaning we can soon apply our takeaways from local politics to the higher levels of government.
It is hard to believe that Susan Kerr and I heard the same speech by President [Joe] Biden [D].
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Earlier this month, President Joe Biden (D) and former President Donald Trump (R) presented disparate visions for the American future. Despite diametrically opposing messages, one theme unifies these speeches: Americans stand at a crossroads in our history, and our trajectory is undecided.
From town and village halls to school boards, environmental demonstrations, civic meetings, and everything in between, our residents grapple with the most pressing issues confronting our communities. We find particular examples of the nation’s broader, systemic issues within these forums.
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Numerous problems plague our policymakers in Washington, from national security, economic uncertainty, immigration policy, among many others. In the face of these seemingly unanswerable questions, we must remember that all politics is local. Before we can even consider pondering the great questions of our time, we must first get our affairs in order here at the community level.
Night of the Proms, Prime Minister’s Questions, meeting Princess Diana, being able to travel anywhere in the world where my origins, language and culture are at the minimum accepted and respected, not having to know the names of those appointed on merit from within the judiciary to serve on the nation’s Supreme Court, fish and chips, compassion never better expressed than by Ralph McTell’s brilliant comment on homelessness in “Streets of London,” a respect for history and its anachronistic imposition of a system of government where the head of state has been loved and respected by all. Finally, and above all else for all of my life — Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, acknowledged simply as “The Queen” throughout the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and the world.
We must first create a solid foundation to build something meant to last. May we heal this divided but unbroken nation. May we find solutions to problems both near and far. And may we never lose faith in the principles that unite us as community members and Americans.
Letter writers should adhere to facts
If trying to bully the vice president, Mike Pence [R], to violate the Constitution and decertify the vote of the Electoral College, I don’t know what is. If refusing to concede an election President Donald Trump [R] knew he lost isn’t anti-democratic, I don’t know what is. If broadcasting the Big Lie that the election was stolen isn’t anti-democratic, I don’t know what is. If instigating an insurrection designed to intimidate Congress into decertifying the election isn’t antidemocratic, I don’t know what is.
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We are wrestling with these unsettled questions right now. At the local level, our citizens learn how systems operate. With this understanding, we begin breaking down the great questions into bite-sized, manageable tasks.
The ongoing intimidation of election officials by MAGA militias is reminiscent of the Brown Shirts of the early 1930s in Germany, and is a clear danger to democracy. Yes, our democracy is in grave danger brought about by one man and his MAGA enablers.Itistragic that the once-invaluable Republican Party has mostly supported this man. Instead of trying to deal with the real causes of dissatisfaction that have fueled the MAGA movement, most of the Republican Party has pandered to it while giving tax cuts to the rich. Millions of good Americans have been duped by this conman, who has done nothing to deal with their real pain. Now the very democracy which we celebrate and on which we all depend is threatened.
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So, then what does it mean to me to be British?Insadness, some random thoughts follow: “Keep calm and carry on,” stiff upper lip, queuing peacefully, moaning about the rules (usually created by the French pre-Brexit) but obeying them to the letter (unlike the French), driving on the left, the National Trust and its stately home treasures from the past, Twickenham, Wembley, Wimbledon, Ascot and Lords, Last
As a Brit with 42 years on the clock in the U.S., I have become used to those looking on me with bemusement or suspicion for not taking citizenship but tolerated for my strange British sense of humor nevertheless.
John Steiner Port Jefferson
Adam D. Fisher Port Jefferson Station
Reflection on the loss of The Queen
We hold that this bottom-up approach is the best course of action, both for our residents and nation. Locally, our voices ring louder, our votes weightier. Let’s fix our problems here first, then set our sights on issues further from home.
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The Evans matriarch, 83, who is a retired diagnostic radiographer, is amazed at the effect the queen’s death is having on residents.
Oh, and did I mention that he doesn’t ask a month’s mortgage?
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Another memory involves my husband and me, shortly after we were married and had moved into our first apartment. Canadian Royal Mounted Police aerobic exercises were popular then, we had bought the book and were in the first few lunges after work one evening when there was a loud knocking at our door. When my husband opened it, an older couple shouted at us that we were bringing down the ceiling on their heads, and what were we doing up there, anyway?
I’m skipping over the years of squeaky violin music being practiced in the apartment to the left of ours, the midnight screaming by the couple two apartments further down the hall, the acrid smell of cooking from the apartment to the right of us each night, and so many other instances giving proof that we were not alone in our building.
BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF
“She had a really bad time when Princess Diana was killed,” said Philip Evans, who retired in 2000 as a general surgeon. “She was just pulled down by the power of the press. In legalese, ‘she was badly advised.’”
you grew up in an urban apartment, as I did, you would marvel, as I do, at living now in a house. Some of my earliest memories involve neighbors in the building. For example, I loved to play jacks, a game on a hardwood floor with a bouncy rubber ball and 10 small metal pieces (called jacks), each to be lifted after the ball bounces but before it drops. When played, it surely made tapping noises on the ceiling of the apartment below, but that was nothing compared to the banging with what was probably a broomstick that the downstairs neighbor used to retaliate. The jacks trembled with each blow, and I certainly trembled at the attack. I remember bursting into
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During a recent visit to the ophthalmologist, Evans chatted with three people about the queen and her son Charles, who has now become King Charles III.
The queen executed her duties admirably under an intense spotlight that never dimmed during her over 70 years of service, she added.
People were saying “the queen had done a good job” and that they believed her son was “well suited” for his new role.
were akin to being in prison, with all the limitations and the constant responsibilities, she believed the queen “loved it. It showed in her face.” Being a part of a “love match” with her husband Prince Philip “must have helped enormously.”
tears and running to find my mother.
After a night filled with an early June rain in 1953, Evans and his brother awaited the moment to see the queen, whose coronation occurred 16 months after she became queen.
But unlike in the service, there was no one to call who would cheerfully arrive, fix the problem, then wish us a good day and leave. Oh, we could summon repair people to come, but when they left, we were less than cheerful. They had each gone off with a large chunk of our disposable income. In fact, we were lucky if we didn’t have more than
The first time I lived in a house was when my husband was in the air force, and we were in base housing. To me, it was miraculously quiet, even though airplanes flew in regular intervals over our heads. “Someday we will have a house of our own, yes?” I asked my husband and kissed him when he agreed.Sothen we moved to the North Shore of Long Island and had our own house. That was when I discovered that a house was a living thing. It needed tending regularly. The toilet wouldn’t flush, the kitchen faucet dripped, the light fixture sizzled out, the venetian blind got stuck in the open position, the dishwasher wouldn’t dispense soap, the cabinet door was askew, there were ants in the basement and the front door knob threatened to fall off.
“What a remarkable lady she had been,” Gillian Evans added. “She said she would give herself to the nation for as long as she lived, and she did. Right up to the very, very last, which is wonderful.”
“It was lovely to see what a beautiful spectacle it was,” Gillian Evans said.
“It’s very alarming and tells you that something is odd,” Evans said.
“You can’t play that game indoors,” my mother explained. “It bothers the neighbors.”
one problem per month. Usually, the breakdowns seemed to caucus with each other and happen all at once.We still love our house. You might ask, why? The answer is simple. We have found a handyman. Just as every first baby should come with an instruction manual, every house should be accompanied by a handyman. This person is a quiet, unsung hero. He, and it’s almost always a he, arrives with little fanfare shortly after he is called, carries two screwdrivers, a regular and a Phillips head, a hammer, a wrench, maybe some tape and seemingly little else. He squats down and patiently analyses each problem, pulls out the uncomplicated tool and sets everything right.
Gillian Evans, meanwhile, traveled with her family to visit her aunt, who, at the time, was the only one in her family who owned a television.
“It was a marvelous thing to do,” Evans said by phone from his home. The travel and waiting in the rain meant it “wasn’t easy.”
BY DANIEL DUNAIEF
During the Platinum Jubilee for Queen Elizabeth II to celebrate the monarch’s 70 years on the throne, Clary Evans, a radiation oncologist who works at Northwell Health, her husband Tobias Janowitz, a scientist at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, and their families got together with another English family to mark the occasion.
The sound alternates between loud and muted. The churches are using a so-called half-muffled peal, which creates a somber echo. The bells rang the same way last year after Prince Philip’s death.
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While Gillian Evans thought such conditions
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The next morning, as crowds continued to grow, the police pushed the newer arrivals in front of the group, which meant Phillip was in the third tier of Throughonlookers.thecrowd, he caught a glimpse of the young queen, offering a stiff wave to her subjects.
Of course, we made noises, too, and otherwise let our presence be known. That was apartment living and somehow, we all survived it.
Residents of Suffolk, England, Evans’s parents Philip and Gillian shared memories and thoughts on Queen Elizabeth II, who died last week at the age of 96.
Philip Evans, who said the queen did “jolly well,” recognized that the queen made mistakes, one of which arose during her muted reaction to the death of Princess Diana in a car crash in 1997.
From left to right, Tobias Janowitz, Clary Evans, Albert Janowitz, Wolfie Janowitz, Gillian Evans, Viola Janowitz and Philip Evans. Photo from Clary Evans
Philip Evans has noticed that the church bells ringing in the aftermath of her death don’t have their typical sound.
From Suffolk, UK, to Suffolk, NY, a family reflects on the late queen
They made a cake and had tea, “aware that this was probably the last time” they would celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s lengthy legacy, Evans recalled in an email.
Before Elizabeth’s coronation at the age of 27, Philip Evans, who was a teenager, traveled with his brother Anthony to Trafalgar Square, where
they camped out near the fountain.
As the country prepares for the funeral of a queen born eight years after the Spanish Influenza pandemic of 1918 and who died two years after COVID-19, Clary Evans recognized that Queen Elizabeth II was a “link to those values of duty and service that were strong in those war and post-war years.”
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