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Smithtown commemorates Pride Month The Town of Smithtown Anti-Bias Task Force and Youth Bureau sponsored a familyfriendly Pride Month Celebration Picnic at Hoyt Farm in Commack on June 28.

In addition to the beautiful facilities at Hoyt Farm, many fun and activities were planned for young people, including professional face painting and a slew of games. Partner organizations —

the Smithtown Library, the LGBT Network, Free Mom Hugs, and Keep It Kind Smithtown — also participated in the celebration.

Duck Donuts in Hauppauge donated to the picnic, while Musicology Performance Center provided musical entertainment.

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The paradoxical Founding Father who left an imprint on Long Island

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BY RICH ACRITELLI DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM As we put the Fourth of July festivities behind us, it is important that we keep in mind what this day celebrates: The signing of the Declaration of Independence, primarily authored by Thomas Jefferson, whose legacy continually evolves.

Jefferson was born April 13, 1743, in Shadwell in the Colony of Virginia into a privileged family supported by the labor of slaves.

His father was a planter and a surveyor.

Jefferson later inherited his father’s land and slaves and began a lifelong project to construct his well-known estate, Monticello.

But Jefferson was destined for a higher calling and was thrust into public life, where he would shape the course of American history.

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Jefferson was a tall young man, but also awkward and reserved. He demonstrated, however, an early penchant for writing, a skill that served him well as he climbed the ranks of the Virginia House of Burgesses and later the Continental Congress.

Colonial leaders quickly grasped Jefferson’s compositional brilliance, but also observed he said very little. John Adams, who had worked closely with Jefferson in the Continental Congress, once said, “During the whole time I sat with him in Congress, I never heard him utter three sentences together.” Jefferson was a man of the written — not spoken — word.

While serving in Congress in 1776, Jefferson captured the spirit of his era and produced the Declaration of Independence, a radical pronouncement of America’s uniqueness from the rest of the world, justifying why it was necessary for the 13 American colonies to break off from Great Britain.

Jefferson wrote, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

Millennia of human conflict and conquest had emphasized man’s separateness in the eyes of his fellow man. America is the only society in history predicated on the notion of human equality, the only place on Earth that had the audacity to proclaim that humans can harmoniously coexist regardless of their religion or race or ethnic background or any other criterion.

While Jefferson presented Americans this challenge, it is worth noting that he did not embody the ideals of the Declaration in his own life. Jefferson was a slaveholder, his place in society secured by the labor of slaves.

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This Fourth of July, Long Islanders continue to grapple with the legacy of Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence. Pixabay photo

questionable whether its author even believed in its principles. Despite the conflict between his head and his heart, Jefferson’s words impact us to this day.

Inspiring generations on Long Island

Jefferson’s patriotic fervor was felt undoubtedly here on Long Island. Most notably, the great Long Island patriot William Floyd had joined the revolutionary cause, becoming the only Suffolk County resident to sign the Declaration of Independence. Floyd served in the Suffolk County Militia and was a representative to the Continental Congress. He risked his life and property to resist British authority.

Setauket native Maj. Benjamin Tallmadge is another local hero of the American Revolution. Tallmadge is best known for his reconnaissance efforts, collecting information from the Setauket Culper Spy Ring.

During a daring raid in 1780, Tallmadge landed near Cedar Beach in Mount Sinai with a contingent of American soldiers. Undetected, they marched to Smith’s Point, attacked, and took this British supply base at Carmans River and the Great South Bay. Under orders from Gen. George Washington, Tallmadge destroyed large quantities of hay that was stored in Coram.

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At Calendar Control Part of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, held in and for the County of Suffolk, at the Courthouse located at 1 Court Street, Riverhead, New York, on the 7th day of June, 2022.

P R E S E N T: HON. PAUL J. BAISLEY, JR. Justice.

--------------------------------------------------------------------X LUCILLE CAMARDA, Index No.: 008225/2014 Plaintiff,

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF SUFFOLK -----------------------------------------------------------------------x LUCILLE CAMARDA, Index No.: 008225/2014 Plaintiff, AFFIRMATION -against-

Upon reading and filing the affirmation of BRIAN BROWN, dated June 3, 2022, the exhibits annexed hereto, and upon all of the pleadings and proceedings heretofore had herein, LET, the persons interested in the estate of the deceased plaintiff, LUCILLE CAMARDA, show cause before this court at Calendar Control Part (CCP) thereof, to be held at the courthouse located at 1 Court Street, Riverhead New York on the 27th day of July, 2022, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard why an order should not be made pursuant to CPLR §1021 dismissing the action for failure to make a timely substitution in place and stead of the deceased plaintiff, and for such other and further relief as may be just and proper, and it is ORDERED, that service of a copy of this order, together with the papers upon which is it based, be served on plaintiff’s attorneys Tinari O’Connell & Osborn, LLP, 320 Carleton Avenue, Suite 6800, Central Islip, New York 11722, via the New York State Courts Electronic Filing system (NYSCEF) and upon the persons interested in the decedent’s estate, her daughter, Rachel Camarda Ovrutsky, at 54 Forest Avenue, Nesconset, New York 11767, her last known address, via CPLR 308(5) and CPLR 315 by publication in the Times of Smithtown for 3 consecutive weeks because service is impracticable via CPLR 308(1), (2), and (4), on or before the 20th day of July 2022, which shall be deemed good and sufficient service.

ENTER, Paul J. Baisley, Jr. J.S.C. Hon. Paul J. Baisley, Jr.

PEARL JONES, Defendant.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------x BRIAN BROWN, counsel to the firm of LEWIS JOHS AVALLONE AVILES, LLP, attorneys for defendant, PEARL JONES, in the aboveentitled matter, hereby affirms the following to be true under the penalties of perjury, pursuant to CPLR 2106: 1.

This affirmation is submitted in support of the within motion for an Order pursuant to CPLR §1021 dismissing the action for failure to make a timely substitution in place and stead of the deceased plaintiff.

2. The above-entitled action was commenced by the plaintiff to recover damages for her personal injuries allegedly sustained as the result of a motor vehicle accident which occurred on September 20, 2012, at the intersection of Granny Road and Route 112, Medford, Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County. (Annexed hereto and marked Exhibit “A” is a copy of the summons and complaint).

3. On June 26, 2014, the defendant answered the complaint, and a copy of the answer is annexed hereto and marked Exhibit “B”).

4. The plaintiff had served a bill of particulars, discovery proceedings were completed, and on August 26, 2016, a note of issue was filed to place the action on the trial calendar of the court.

5. On April 11, 2017, the case appeared on the trial calendar in the Calendar Control Part, and at that time plaintiff’s attorney advised the court that the plaintiff had died several months earlier. The court stated that the action would be marked “stayed” due to the death of the plaintiff and

until such time as a personal representative has been appointed for the deceased plaintiff, and a proper substitution has been made in the action.

6. Over five (5) years have elapsed since the plaintiff ’s death, and it appears that no steps have been taken to have a personal representative appointed for the deceased plaintiff and substituted in this action.

7. Pursuant to CPLR §1021, a motion for a substitution for the deceased party may be made by the successors or representatives of a party or by any party; and if the substitution does not occur within a reasonable time “the action may be dismissed as to the party for whom substitution should have been made”.

8. The death of a party stays an action and divests a court of jurisdiction to conduct proceedings until a proper substitution has been made. Hemphill v.

Rock, 87 A.D.2d 836, 449 N.Y.S.2d 267 (2d Dep’t 1982); see also Matter of Einstoss, 26 N.Y.2d 181, 189-190, 309 N.Y.S.2d 184, 257 N.E.2d 637 (1970).

9. As it is the plaintiff who prosecutes an action, the responsibility to timely apply for appointment of a representative for a deceased party lies with the plaintiff. Meehan v. Washington, 242 A.D.2d 286, 660 N.Y.S.2d 737, (2d Dep’t 1997); Janvier v. Allen, 249 A.D.2d 448, 671 N.Y.S.2d 323 (2d Dep’t 1998). See Catrovinci v. Edwards, 59 Misc.2d 696, 99 N.Y.S.2d 1017, 1019 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 1969). See also SCPA § 1002.

10. In this action, there is certainly no question but that a reasonable time has elapsed since the death of the plaintiff, and no personal representative has been appointed, and timely substitution has not been made in place and stead of the deceased plaintiff.

11. In Hyman v. Booth Memorial Hospital, 306 A.D.2d 438, 761 N.Y.S.2d 306 (2nd Dept. 2003), the court stated that CPLR §1021 is an exception to the general principle that the death of a party terminates the authority of the attorney for the person to act on his or her behalf, and that CPLR §1021 grants the court

jurisdiction to hear a motion to dismiss even though that party has died and no substitution has been made.

12. Moreover, in Timoner v.

North Shore Internal Medicine Associates, 125 A.D.2d 300, 508 N.Y.S.2d 585 (2nd Dept. 1986), the Appellate Division, Second Department, stated that when more than two years had passed after the plaintiff died, and without a personal representative having been appointed; it was proper to dismiss the action pursuant to CPLR §1021 for failure to effect a substitution of the personal representative of the deceased plaintiff within a reasonable time.

13. Clearly, in our case, more than a reasonable time has elapsed since the plaintiff died in late 2016 to early 2017, and no steps have been taken to have a personal representative appointed for the deceased plaintiff and substituted in this action. The defendant has been unduly prejudiced by the failure to make a timely substitution; and accordingly, the action should be dismissed.

14. A prior application for the relief requested herein has been made to this court, and was denied, with leave to renew, to provide notice those persons interested in the decedent’s estate. (Annexed hereto and marked Exhibit “C” is a copy of this court’s order, dated March 29, 2021.)

Thereafter, the undersigned was advised by plaintiff’s attorney that the plaintiff decedent had a daughter, Rachel Camarda Ovrutsky; however, she apparently has no interest in prosecuting this action. Nevertheless, notice is being provided to the decedent’s daughter of the within application.

15. Additionally, a second motion, brought on by order to show cause was made, and the order to show cause was originally returnable on March 31, 2022 and required that service upon the persons interested in dec e d e n t ’s estate, her daughter, Rachel Camarda Ovrutsky, 515 Daryl Drive, Medford, New York 11763, be made via CPLR §308 on or before March 15, 2022.

16. The process server attempted service at 515 Daryl Drive, Medford, New York 11763; however, the

premises was vacant and padlocked. Thereafter, and after investigation, another address was identified at 21 Walter Street, Apt. 2A, Brentwood, New York. However, service at that address was also unsuccessful, because the process server was advised that Ms. Ovrutsky did not reside there.

17. The most recent address for Ms. Ovrutsky, according to the records of the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, is 54 Forest Avenue, Nesconset, New York 11767. The process server then attempted service of the order to show cause at that address; and was advised by the current resident that Ms. Ovrutsky may have moved to Florida approximately 2-3 months ago. However, no specific address was provided.

18. By reason of the foregoing, we had respectfully requested that the order to show cause be adjourned and the date to serve the d e c e d e n t ’s daughter be extended, so that further investigation may be conducted in an effort to effectuate personal service of the order to show cause. The order to show cause then was adjourned until May 16, 2022, and with service to be made by April 29, 2022.

19. Additional investigation was conducted in an effort to obtain the current address of Ms. Ovrutsky. The investigation included an inquiry at the Nesconset USPS to request a forwarding address, if any, for Ms. Ovrutsky. The Post Office replied that there was no change of address order on file; and that she moved, but left no forwarding address. (Annexed hereto and marked Exhibit “D” is the response from the Nesconset USPS.) 20. Further investigation was conducted to locate Rachel Camarda Ovrutsky; and information was obtained that a relative, Martin Ovrutsky, lives in Brandon, Florida.

Our investigator spoke with Martin Ovrutsky, and he stated that he is Rachel’s father; but he would not provide any information in an effort to contact his daughter. He stated that he would have

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many local examples of service and sacrifice that occurred on Long Island during the revolutionary period. These figures fought to form a new nation, a nation that was first articulated by Jefferson.

Tour of Long Island

The first administration of the United States was headquartered in New York City, not far from Long Island. For this reason Jefferson, Washington and James Madison all visited the local area, a place that had sacrificed much and contributed greatly to the independence movement.

Jefferson and Madison traveled extensively throughout New York state and New England, eager to meet their new countrymen. Both leaders stayed in Center Moriches, where they met with Floyd near his estate. All his life, Jefferson had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. Intrigued by the various Native American dialects and cultures, he met with several tribes in eastern Long Island.

Jefferson notably encountered the Unkechaug [Patchogue] Indian Nation.

Because most of this tribe spoke English, Jefferson successfully transcribed many parts of their language. His research has helped keep alive cultural studies into one of the two remaining Native American groups here on Long Island today.

From Drowned Meadow to Port Jefferson

Jefferson’s influence can also be felt through the history of Port Jefferson, formerly known as Drowned Meadow. This now-bustling village was first settled in 1682, located within the heart of Suffolk County and the Town of Brookhaven. In 1836, the people of Drowned Meadow renamed their community in Jefferson’s honor.

During his address to Congress in 1806, Jefferson highlighted the importance of connecting the United States through infrastructure programs.

He said that “new channels of communication will be opened between the States; the lines of separation will disappear, their interests will be identified, and their union cemented by new and indissoluble ties.”

Port Jefferson has always been known for the industriousness of its people, as a productive and forward-looking community.

Look no further than its shipbuilding history or The Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry to see how infrastructure investments from the past keep us connected to this day.

Port Jefferson is one of 30 towns and counties across the United States that have been named in Jefferson’s honor. Jefferson surely appreciated Long Island — its natural beauty, its indigenous cultures and the local patriots who provided necessary intelligence to gain tactical advantages over the British forces.

Rich Acritelli is a history teacher at Rocky Point High School and adjunct professor at Suffolk County Community College.

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Eye on the street: Get the scoop on favorite ice cream memories from locals and visitors

BY CAROLYN SACKSTEIN DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM It is the season of ice cream.

This week, people visiting downtown Port Jefferson were asked to give their thoughts on the best and worst ice cream flavors and to share their fondest memories associated with this cold, delicious treat.

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He had just finished a cherry ice from Ralph’s when he was approached about his favorite ice cream flavors.

The former Nesconset resident said his favorite ice cream “without a doubt is Häagen-Dazs’ Dulce de Leche.” He went on to state that his least favorite was “chocolate — I don’t like strawberry either.” He said his favorite memory is “right here, Port Jefferson.”

Caroline Santonocito, Ridge

Santonocito was asked what her favorite flavor was, she said, “This one, vanilla, from this particular ice cream place [Port Jefferson Ice Cream Café].” She added, “There really is no least favorite ice cream for me.”

She likes chocolate peanut butter cup and dislikes mint chocolate chip. When asked about a favorite memory she said, “I get ice cream so much, I really don’t know.”

Sydny Starling, Tupelo, Mississippi

Sydny was with her Shetland sheepdog when she was approached for an interview. The visitor favors cookies and cream and dislikes mint chocolate chip. She has no particular memories associated with ice cream.

Michael Carneiro, Mount Sinai

Toni Ross, Middle Island

Ross currently likes tiramisu best, but doesn’t like ice cream containing nuts. Her fondest memory associated with ice cream is of “sitting with my husband and licking my ice cream in Port Jeff waiting for the ferry.”

Chris Devault, Rocky Point

He fondly remembers having ice cream while fishing on Lake Michigan. He said he most enjoys coffee-flavored ice cream as well as cookies and cream. When asked what was his least favorite flavor, Devault responded, “One that’s not served.”

His favorite flavor is chocolate chip cookie dough and his least favorite flavor is mint chocolate chip. He has memories of vacationing and being “a preteen and me, my dad and my brother were getting ice cream. And, you know, sometimes it’s messy. And all of a sudden, I look to the left and my brother goes, ‘Michael you’ve got ice cream on the back of your head.’ So, we were all cracking up, dying laughing, because I, of course, am the person who would somehow get ice cream on the back of his head.”

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Editorial

In post-Roe America, locality is the mentality

“All politics is local.” This expression rings truer today than ever before.

The Framers of the U.S. Constitution envisioned a system of federalism for the United States — one in which the national government was assigned a select number of well-defined powers, with all other powers not delegated by the Constitution reserved to the states. Over the course of American history, however, more and more powers have been delegated to the federal government.

Right now, we are witnessing a turning point in a century-long power struggle between the federal government and the states.

Democratic presidents such as Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson incrementally augmented the size of the federal government and expanded the scope of its powers. After a century of concentrating power in Washington, the U.S. Supreme Court is now undoing that legacy, returning decisionmaking authority to lower levels of government.

Two recent SCOTUS opinions have dramatically altered the balance of power in this country. The court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that the Constitution does not confer a right to abortion. In New York State Rifle & Pistol Association Inc. v. Bruen, the court overruled New York State’s proper-cause licensing requirement for concealed carry of a handgun, making it harder for New York and other states to regulate concealed carry.

The one interconnecting theme of both of these decisions is that the federal government is yielding much of its power to the states, putting greater pressure on state and local governments to make decisions on behalf of the people.

No longer are the days of FDR, who saw the federal government as the vehicle to drive the national economy with his New Deal.

No longer are the days of LBJ, whose Great Society program sought to eliminate poverty and racial disparities using the federal government as its engine. In this post-Roe America, the power of the federal government is waning, taken out of its hands and placed in the hands of the states.

There are some possible benefits to the decentralization of federal power. For starters, this may reduce voter polarization and division in the United States. With fewer decision-making powers, the stakes will be reduced for congressional and presidential elections.

While national security and interstate commerce will always be the domain of the federal government, a host of domestic issues may soon return to the states, meaning state and local elections may soon carry much greater weight.

As power shifts away from the federal government and into our backyards, local residents must maintain an active interest in their state and local legislatures as these bodies will be deciding upon the issues that matter the most. Citizens can — and should — stay informed by reading their local newspapers, where information on these matters is most accessible. And they should remember to write letters to the editor because this remains a tried-and-true method to reach and persuade one’s fellow citizens.

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Letters to the Editor Be careful what you wish for

Roe v. Wade has been overturned, and this is just the beginning. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, former Vice President Mike Pence [R], and other Republicans have been very clear about their desire to impose a federal ban on abortion and eliminate more rights resting on the same legal principle as Roe: contraception, same-sex relationships, and marriage and interracial marriage.

Beyond social issues, this court has upheld racial gerrymandering and voter suppression and has signaled it will allow state legislatures to overturn election results.

Some New York Republican voters might say, “This is great. Democrats will never win nationally again. I don’t have to worry that my wife — or daughter or niece — will die from an untreated ectopic pregnancy or miscarriage here, since we’re a blue state.

Besides, if the GOP goes too far, the people will vote them out.”

Here is a warning: If the Republican Party achieves its implicit goal of singleparty minority rule in the U.S., it will not turn out well for Republican voters either.

Under single-party rule, every red state law will become a federal law. Once the rule of law is fully gone, what makes you think any Republican could ever be voted out? What makes you imagine Republican primaries will be free and fair? In de facto singleparty systems — like China, Russia, and increasingly Turkey and Hungary — the law is irrelevant. All that matters is loyalty to the faction that is currently in power. A recent Republican TV ad with violent imagery (“hunting RINOs”) illustrates the threat of internal GOP purges.

Along with the vivid testimony at the Jan. 6 hearings about the coordinated criminal scheme to nullify the 2020 election, this ruling proves it is no longer exaggeration to say the Republican Party is now a theocratic fascist movement, with judges lying to get confirmed, elected officials plotting a coup to stay in power, and voters willing to embrace delusions, reject democracy and use violence to get their way.

The coup failed but the U.S. did not have an orderly transfer of power in 2021, a shocking first in modern American history.

No patriotic American should vote for any candidate who supported subverting the 2020 election — as GOP gubernatorial candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin did. No self-respecting woman should vote for any Republican unless the party changes course. Catholic and Jewish conservatives should open their eyes to the hard-core bigoted base of the party they are aligning with. Once they don’t need your votes, the evangelical Christian right will purge you from the movement.

The Democratic Party certainly has its flaws, but Democratic voters and politicians have consistently supported the rule of law, voting rights and democratic

norms. Democrats concede when they lose elections. They strive to persuade more voters, not overturn elections by “finding” nonexistent votes.

If moderate Republicans won’t save democracy for the rest of us, they should at least be smart and save democracy for their future selves and families. Otherwise, this is just the beginning of an inevitable slide into theocratic fascism.

John Hover East Setauket

Biden is not to blame for everything

A couple of letters recently appearing in this paper blame President Joe Biden [D] for every problem under the sun, from a shortage of tampons to the cost of insurance. Maybe in the simplistic world the writers of these letters inhabit, the president of the United States is always to blame for everything that goes wrong.

First a couple of facts. Inflation is not confined to the U.S. The inflation rate of the EU and of Great Britain as of May 2022 was higher than that of the U.S., and Canada’s was only slightly lower. It’s a worldwide problem.

Contrary to what one of these writers claims, most economists don’t consider the COVID relief package a major factor in inflation.

Instead economists point to supply shortages caused by the pandemic, as well as Putin’s war in Ukraine, which takes a significant portion of petroleum and foodstuffs off the world market. If anything’s to blame it’s actually global capitalism, which, with its tight just-in-time supply chains, is structured for efficiency but not for resiliency. This may not be politically popular, but it’s true.

Those who blame Biden about everything seem strangely oblivious to a huge problem which has nothing to do with him: the threat to democracy. If we lose our democracy that’s the whole game. And we’re already well on the road to becoming a democracy in name only, like prime minister Viktor Orbán’s Hungary.

At the forefront of this is a Supreme Court packed with so-called justices placed there through political chicanery and selected by minority presidents. A court that just stripped women of a constitutional right to make their own private reproductive decisions, instead subjecting them to be treated as mere incubators in the eyes of the law. What a giant step backward! A court that just hobbled our government’s ability to do anything about global warming, instead putting the bottom line of coal companies first. Another gigantic step backward! What’s next? Laws against contraception or gay marriage? Crippling the government’s ability to ensure that our air is clean, our water unpolluted, our food safe to eat, our banks and financial institutions uncorrupted? If you think none of this is possible, think again. It’s on the docket.

Most of all there’s the direct threat to

democracy led by the former president and his big lie that he didn’t lose the election. Maybe these writers missed the Jan. 6 hearings.

They’re not being aired in full by Fox News, unlike other networks.

The hearings have made crystal clear that what happened wasn’t just a “protest” that got out of hand. Instead it was a calculated scheme to end our democracy by fraud and force, put in motion and led by the former president. It just missed being successful.

Those who think the hearings are all about “getting” Trump have it backward. What happens to Mr. Trump matters much less than what happens to our democracy.

The threat hasn’t ended. Even now there’s an effort underway to replace honest local and state officials who run elections with corrupt partisans willing to overturn election results they don’t like. And next term the Supreme Court will take up a case designed to give gerrymandered state legislatures the power to ignore state constitutions and courts altogether and impose their own results in disputed elections. Think it can’t happen here?

David Friedman St. James

A matter of freedom of religion among other issues

Bravo!/brava! Your June 30 editorial [“A giant step backward for womankind”] is terrific. I’d just like to expand on a few of your points. You question whether the Supreme Court allowed religion to motivate them and say that people from various religious backgrounds debate when life begins. This is a crucial point. Judaism says that life begins with birth — not conception, abortion is not murder, the life of the mother is saved when the fetus threatens her physical or emotional well-being and a fetus resulting from rape or incest may be aborted.

Other religions have other views and should be respected. This matter is one of freedom of religion among other issues. In a free and pluralistic society, each woman should make her own decision. Politicians and courts should stay out of it.

Your editorial urges people to vote for candidates that will support freedom of abortion. I would point out that our Congressman Lee Zeldin [R-NY1], now running for state governor, has supported anti-abortion legislation which takes away a woman’s right to choose. He also would endanger us by applauding the Supreme Court striking down the 100-year-old New York law limiting guns. Finally, as an acolyte of former President Donald Trump [R], Zeldin voted against certifying the election. For all these reasons, he must not be our governor.

Rabbi Adam D. Fisher Port Jefferson Station

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Opinion

Modern messages for a modern reality

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read bumper stickers, buttons, fortune cookies and messages on T-shirts. They are a form of poetry that captures a moment, an approach, an attitude, and a message in fewer words than some of the soupier birthday cards.

Like birthday cards, sometimes these messages work, are amusing, evoke a reaction, or make me laugh for intentional and unintentional reasons.

In the modern world, in which so many interactions seem less than optimal or contrary to the intentions, I D. None have some suggested messages that reflect of the above the current state of

BY DANIEL DUNAIEF customer service and civility, or lack thereof.

— Please don’t interrupt. I’m in the middle of looking busy. When I started working many

years ago, someone told me to balance between looking busy and being under control. She suggested I walk quickly and purposefully, even if just to the bathroom, to suggest that I’m too busy to tackle something new that might involve lots of administrative work.

— Yes, I am talking to you. Those of you old enough to have seen the Robert De Niro film “Raging Bull” will understand this one instantly. This message captures the prevalence of confrontations.

— I have no idea what’s good. I don’t eat here.

Diners often ask waiters and waitresses, “what’s good.” More often than not, they tell people what’s popular dishes or their specials. The subtext here is that some of them don’t, can’t or wouldn’t eat where you’re eating, especially after spending considerable time in the kitchen.

— Everything and nothing is special today.

Keeping with the dining theme, while blending in some grade inflation, waiters could provide something philosophical for their diners to consume.

— I believe in building suspense. The

assignment, the job, or even the entree may be later than someone wanted. This message could suggest the tardiness was deliberate and was designed to enhance appreciation and add drama. So, you’re welcome.

— Sure, you can ask. I like the buttons people wear at Yankees games that encourage fans to ask a question. On a day when these customer service professionals are feeling tired or hung over, they could don messages that encourage people to move along or to figure out how to drive home to Pennsylvania from the Bronx on their own.

— How can I appear to help you? Life is all about optics. Yes, we should be helping and yes, people are paid to help each other, in person, on phone and on the Internet. Sometimes, the person (or artificial intelligence programs) that is offering assistance isn’t delivering much.

— I brought my own questions, thanks. I would love it if a politician wore this button to a debate.

On one level, it could suggest the candidate has questions that are hopefully substantive for his or her opponent. On the other, it could be an honest

way of acknowledging the disconnect between a question about the environment and an answer about the person’s commitment to family.

— What can you do for me? This is a way of turning the tables, literally, on a hostile or inappropriate customer. It also discourages people from asking too much of someone who is not eager to deliver.

— Is there anything else I can’t do for you? I’ve been on numerous calls with people who haven’t done anything, particularly when dealing with traveling details, who then ask if there’s anything else they can help me with. When they haven’t helped me with the first question, it’s hard to imagine they can help with a second. A more honest message might suggest that they also anticipate not being able to provide any help with a second problem or question.

— What did you get me for my birthday? People often want, or expect, something, even from strangers, on their birthday. They don’t often consider that the person from whom they expect service, help or extra treatment had a birthday they likely missed.

Remember that bit about pledging our sacred Honor?

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Are you worried about what’s going to happen to our country?”

This question was posed to me by a younger person I know. He was clearly worried by current events, and with good reason. Our nation is facing a number of serious problems, and, in fact, so is most of the rest of the world.

His question made me think back to some of the chaotic times I remember. Polarization is a painful word being used to describe the United States today, but there were other times Between in my short lifetime when our country was you and me seriously divided.

BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF I have an early memory of signs hanging in our apartment house elevator. “Impeach Truman,” they urged. I don’t think I knew what they meant, but people on the streets were heatedly saying the same thing. I

knew Truman was president, but I certainly did not know anything about impeachment, and I had never before heard of Douglas McArthur, who had been relieved of his command in the Far East for disagreeing with Truman over Korean War tactics. That was a time of polarization, and tensions were high, even in my neighborhood of New York City. The Chicago Tribune editorialized, “The American nation has never been in greater danger.”

Our country moved on.

Everyone who was alive in the 60s well remembers the torments of that decade.

Both Kennedy and Martin Luther King were assassinated, civil rights legislation drove friends apart, the Vietnam War caused endless demonstrations and riots, and the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968 was a frightful militarized spectacle epitomizing the nation’s divisions and chaos. It seemed our nation was being torn apart. People wondered if the country would survive.

Our country moved on.

There was Watergate in the 70s and a president of the United States was forced to

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resign. There were long lines at the gas pumps and wild inflation with stagnation and American hostages in Iran.

Our country moved on.

You get the point. Severe problems have always periodically challenged America, our stability and our way of life. There have been those with evil intent and there have been true heroes. We have been challenged regularly, we have come together and we have moved on.

July 4th, we celebrated our independence, and the flag that belongs to all of us. In our small town America, up and down the Island, we paraded together, fire departments and police departments, conservatives and liberals, Blacks and whites and Latinos and Asians, gay and straight, lifers and choicers. We did so as Americans, proud of our nation despite its many faults, recognizing that we can make our country better even as we cheer the exceptionalism that makes immigrants risk and sometimes lose their lives to get here.

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not lose, in the struggles to find our way forward today, the respect in the ending sentence: “And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.”

Let us then start our healing not by putting power over country but by pledging to each other our sacred Honor. That will help unite us, to truly hear each other, and together we can move on. We always have, and together, we always will.

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