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August 20, 2020

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WMHO Launches Fundraiser to Clean Up Park Storm Damage The Ward Melville Heritage Organization launched a volunteer and fundraising effort after Tropical Storm Isaias left piles of debris and damage throughout Stony Brook village. The storm destroyed more than a dozen trees in T. Bayles Minuse Mill Pond Park on Harbor Road adjacent to Avalon Nature Preserve, and many more in the surrounding area. It also ravaged the park’s braille engraved handrails, the borders maintaining the park’s gardens, the walkways along the pond and more. For 80 years, the park has served as a community space for people to enjoy the great outdoors and watch ducks, geese and other birds. The Stony Brook Mill Pond Fishing Club has been teaching fishing techniques to youngsters since it was established in 1951.

The park damage is still being assessed to determine a complete restoration cost. Local Girl Scout Troop 2907, of Setauket, and Girl Scout Troop 824, Service Unit 45, of Centereach, have committed to assist in removing debris at the park’s sensory garden, which features plants with an array of textures and scents. The WMHO’s volunteer cleanup effort is part of a larger fundraising initiative titled the New Beginnings Online Auction and Virtual Party to benefit restoration of the park. The online auction and virtual party kickoff are scheduled for Oct. 19 when donors will have the opportunity to go online and place their bids for a good cause on a wide variety of highly prized items. To learn more about the restoration fundraising efforts, call The Ward Melville Heritage Organization at 631-751-2244.

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Derrick Robinson, an acting county court judge — have all been cross-endorsed. Justice seats are on a 14-year term. Before running for town councilperson, Cartwright had spent years as a civil rights attorney at the Law Offices of Frederick K. Brewington. She also is an adjunct professor at St. Joseph’s College. In the past few months, the councilwoman ran for the Democratic nod for the New York State Senate 1st District seat that has long been held by state Sen. Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson). She came in second place in that race with a vote tally of 6,569 compared to her Port Jeff opponent Laura Ahearn’s final number of 8,427 votes. State Supreme Court nominees names will be on ballots come election time Nov. 3. If her seat is left vacant after that, the Brookhaven Town District 1 seat would need to be put up for vote in a special election to finish off the remaining three years of Cartright’s term.

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Perspective

Qualities Our Next Councilperson Should Have to Best Serve Our Community With the likely election of Brookhaven Town Councilwoman Valerie Cartright (D-Port Jefferson Station) to the New York State Supreme Court as a justice in the 10th District this November, it will mean that residents of Council District 1 will be choosing a new town councilperson at the beginning of next year. Before prospective candidates come forward, I thought it might be worthwhile to suggest a list of attributes that our next councilperson should possess.

1. Be active in community affairs.

Our new councilperson should be someone who is involved in the local community. Council District 1 has numerous and active community organizations from civic groups, historical societies, chambers of commerce, volunteer fire and rescue companies, youth athletic leagues and school and library boards. Having a background in local civic affairs means that our new councilperson knows who the community leaders are and what’s important to the community.

2. Have a nonpartisan attitude.

Our new councilperson should be someone who builds relationships with the others rather

than stirs up partisan conflict. Town government deals mostly with the delivery of services like garbage pickup, road repair, snow removal, maintaining the parks and town facilities. Most issues of the Town Board are nonpolitical and should not be used for scoring partisan points. New York City Mayor Fiorello La Guardia famously said, “There is no Democratic or Republican way to pick up garbage.”

3. Makes friends not waves.

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Education

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Administrators say remote option will be available, students to wear masks all day BY ANDREA PALDY DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM On Aug. 12, the Three Village Central School District held the first of three statemandated information sessions about how it will address coronavirus-related concerns for the upcoming school year. During the live, 2 1/2 hour YouTube video stream, members of the district administration answered previously emailed questions about the fall reopening. Three Village, which earlier had announced its plan to fully reopen for in-person classes in September, announced during the session that it will also offer a fully remote option to families uncomfortable with sending their children back to school, or who have medical reasons for keeping their children at home. Questions from parents last Wednesday centered on how the district would ensure student safety. Superintendent Cheryl Pedisich said that the district will follow recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in taking a “more conservative” approach toward masks. Students and staff will be required to wear masks “even when physical distance can be achieved,” she said. In addition to lunchtime and 10-minute mask breaks, students will not be required to wear masks during outdoor recess, which will be staggered to help maintain cohort groupings and social distance. Pedisich said the district would reevaluate the plan as the year goes forward. Each building will have extra masks for students or staff who don’t have them or whose masks are lost or damaged throughout the day, officials said. Classrooms, learning spaces and lunchrooms will be reconfigured so that students can be at least 6 feet apart, Pedisich said. Additionally, said Jeff Carlson, deputy superintendent for business services, during the discussion about facilities, clear shields will be mounted to elementary school desks, while secondary students will be given portable, collapsible shields to take to each class and to and from their homes. Carlson also said that areas such as auditoriums, secondary cafeterias, libraries and music rooms will be equipped with high efficiency MERV-13 filters, while classrooms will have unit ventilators that will circulate fresh air into the spaces. High touch areas such as lunch tables, school bus seats, doorknobs, stair rails and bathrooms will be cleaned throughout the day,

Superintendent Cheryl Pedisich, in a file photo above, said administrators are working to make the school year as safe as possible. Photo by Andrea Paldy

in addition to thorough cleanings at night, he said. There will also be spray cleaners in classrooms to wipe down desks as needed, though Carlson said parents might want to send sandwich bags with disinfectant wipes to school with their secondary students. “We want it to not just be safe,” he said. “We want people to feel safe, as well — students, their parents and our staff.” While administrators expect the average elementary class size to decrease from 18 students once some parents opt out of the in-person plan, the district is working to reduce secondary class sizes to ensure social distancing. It is also planning to adjust schedules, with students changing classes at different times to reduce hallway congestion. The plan, Carlson said, is to use reserves to hire more teachers to cover additional class sections as well as additional custodial staff. The district also outlined additional measures to direct student traffic and encourage social distancing. They will include the placement of signs, tape, stickers and cones and other markers, as well as the creation of videos that deliver hygiene messages. While all secondary students currently have Chromebooks, the district is expanding the initiative to include all elementary students. This decision will limit the amount of supplies students will need at school, since students will not be allowed to use cubbies, closet hooks or lockers for their personal items, officials said. Gary Dabrusky, assistant superintendent for human resources, went over health

protocols, saying that parents and staff will be able to use an app to record daily health screenings, which will include temperature and other symptom checks, each morning before school. He added that students or staff who begin to show symptoms during the day would be moved discreetly — to maintain privacy — to an isolated area where a nurse would be able to assess their condition. The district will follow state Department of Health protocols when it comes to contact tracing and assist officials by keeping accurate attendance records, schedules and logs of visitors, who will be limited to vendors performing essential or emergency facilitiesrelated tasks, Dabrusky said. Kevin Scanlon, assistant superintendent for educational services, discussed academics and remote instruction. Whether students choose remote rather than in-person instruction, or all students end up on a remote plan, because of school closure, instruction will be “real-time teacher facilitated,” he said. It means that students will receive live instruction. Students choosing the remote option at the secondary level will follow their regular class schedule and log into live classes and interact with their teachers and classmates from home. At the elementary level, specific teachers will be assigned to teach in-person classes, while others will be assigned to remote students, Scanlon said. The deadline for the district’s most recent parent survey, which polls parents regarding choices of in-person return, hybrid or remote instruction, is Aug. 21. While parents have until the first day of school to change their minds, Scanlon said that it is “critical” that they get their choices in as soon as possible so that the district can staff and balance classes and get schedules to students. Pedisich said that families who choose the fully remote option can change to in-person instruction at the beginning of the second or third trimester for elementary school, or the beginning of the second semester for secondary school. In-person students can switch to remote at any time. “We want parents to understand that choosing a remote option for their child is not giving their child any less of an education at any level,” she said. “We are working very hard to make sure that all students and their families feel that they are getting a substantial and quality educational opportunity.” The superintendent also emphasized that the district’s plans are “fluid” and could still change. “We are willing to make those adaptations to make it as safe as we possibly can,” she said.

There will be a 0% increase in Emma S. Clark Memorial Library’s, above, budget for 2021. Photo by Heidi Sutton

No Increase for Library’s 2021 Budget

There will be one less thing to vote on this year for Three Village residents. Emma S. Clark Memorial Library will not hold a budget vote this September, according to an Aug. 14 press release. “Emma Clark Library understands that many people are going through difficult times right now, with many in our community experiencing financial hardships,” the letter read. “As such, the Library Board of Trustees has made the decision to operate on a 0%-increase budget for 2021.” The 0% increase means there will be no increase in the tax levy. The board plans for the library to build on traditional services as well as new services that were recently introduced, according to the press release. Once the pandemic hit, the library staff moved quickly to develop and implement new ways to serve patrons and was met with success in providing new offerings such as virtual classes, remote technology help, expanded access to online resources, elimination of overdue fines, “take & make” kits for teens and children, selfcheckout stations and convenient front door pick-up of library materials. “The trustees and staff of the Emma Clark Library are committed to helping the community, many of whom are under economic distress during these unprecedented times, by doing everything possible to keep costs down while continuing to provide the best resources and services to the Three Village area,” the statement read. Emma S. Clark Memorial Library is located at 120 Main Street in Setauket and online at www.emmaclark.org.

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As University Stares Down Barrel of $109 Million Financial Hole, Local Community Will Also Likely See Economic Hurt BY KYLE BARR, RITA J. EGAN AND LIAM COOPER KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Stony Brook University is one of the biggest driving economic engines of the North Shore. Not only does it offer a major learning institution for students all over Long Island, but it has facilitated a large number of housing possibilities for both faculty and students. Those students, meanwhile, are a live force generating sales for local restaurants, bars and shops. SBU’s announcement that it is facing at least a $109 million hole has sent a shudder through the residential and business side of the surrounding community. It has put yet another stake through the heart of so many economic centers that are already struggling from their own pandemic-related hurt.

Three Village Expects Hardship

Gloria Rocchio, president of The Ward Melville Heritage Organization, recognized the effect Stony Brook University’s financial woes would have not only on Stony Brook Village Center, which WMHO oversees, but also a broader region extending beyond the Three Village area. The shops in Stony Brook are less than five miles from the university. SBU “is the largest employer on Long Island and that needs to be addressed,” she said. “The fact is the impact is not only going to affect the local community but the Long Island community. The ripple effect will be extraordinary.” George Hoffman, 1st vice president of the Three Village Civic Association, echoed Rocchio’s sentiments. “Unfortunately, I do think we will see some painful impacts in the community from the university’s dire fiscal situation,” he said. “The hiring freeze will reduce the pool of people buying homes in the area. Canceling the athletic season will hurt the restaurants and pubs. And having three-quarters of the students take courses online instead of on campus, will hurt restaurants and local shops that count on student customers. Stony Brook University has such a regional multiplier effect that their cuts and loss of revenue will reverberate through our area and through the entire Long Island community.” Jane Taylor, executive director of the

Three Village Chamber of Commerce, said the hope is that any effect on the community would be short lived. “We’re grateful for the faculty and staff who support our local businesses,” she said. “This is definitely going to have an impact.”

Impact on Port Jefferson Village

It’s hard to gauge how much business Port Jefferson generates from Stony Brook, though recent efforts to increase the number of students and staff into the village has already been squashed due to COVID-19. The village has been funding everything but the campus-side advertising for the PJ-SBU Shuttle for the past two years. The village was putting up around $20,000 of its funds for the project, while the Port Jeff Business Improvement District also put up $10,000 of its funds to help support the shuttle program. The shuttle program was canceled due to COVID-19 March 15. Kevin Wood, the village’s parking and mobility administrator, said the shuttle was averaging about 150 riders a weekend before being canceled. “We will look to restart it for the spring 2021 semester depending on the state of the COVID-19 and —George restrictions,” he said in an email. “We will also look to share the expense equally between the village, the BID and SBU.” Barbara Ransome, Greater Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce director of operations, said the pandemic has already done such a number on local businesses. She said village businesses are open and are being “respectful and careful” in compliance with New York State regulations, and she hopes those shops that stayed strong will survive, barring another shutdown. “My gut would say sure, it’s going to

Stony Brook University is facing a huge financial hole in 2020, including a loss of students and likely faculty. This could mean many challenges for local industries and businesses who rely on that influx of people. File photo from SBU

affect us,” she said. “The Port Jefferson Village is going to have a deficit — everyone is going to have a deficit. Everything’s going to have a trickle-down effect.”

Impact on Real Estate

Multiple local realtors in the surrounding community said the effect on the housing market surrounding the university is still uncertain, though a loss of students and faculty because of enrollment declines and a hiring freeze could put a damper on the industry. “The surrounding real estate is yet to be determined,” Port Jefferson-based American Way Real Estate’s David Guzzetta said. The number of campus residents has declined by 40%, which could potentially tank the market, he Hoffman added. “If demand went down 40%, it would affect local housing by 5 to 10%, which doesn’t seem like a lot, but it is,” he said. “Anything more than that would be devastating. It sounds like a recession.” Though there is still time before the school year starts, the Port Jefferson realtor said the deficit could actually be good for the real estate market. “It could be the complete opposite,” Guzzetta said. “We won’t know until the semester starts, but students may not feel safe staying in a dorm and therefore want

‘Stony Brook University has such a regional multiplier effect that their cuts and loss of revenue will reverberate through our area and through the entire Long Island community.’

to live in off-campus housing by themselves to feel safer, which would actually boost the local real estate market.” Frank Edwards, a realtor from Douglas Elliman Real Estate located in East Setauket, said he believes that students will choose to stay on campus. “These kids aren’t going to be renting homes,” he said. Whether it be positive or negative, the East Setauket realtor said students will be the main driver in the market. “I don’t think it’s going to really affect staff as much,” Edwards said. “It’s really going to be driven by the college students. They’re going to take up the on-housing campus too, but COVID may change that.” Edwards said he believes the market will continue to be sustainable. “I don’t think it’s going to really affect the real estate market,” he said. “I believe the market will be fine, when houses come up they go quickly in this area. I think we’re in a strong area. I think Three Village is a strong area.” The uncertainty surrounding the market may come as a result of COVID-19. When the pandemic began, it seemed that the market was going to decline on Long Island, but realtors in the area have actually seen the pandemic being a positive force in the market. “If you asked me four months ago, I would say we were going into a housing crisis but, believe it or not, Long Island is in a little spike because everyone from Manhattan with income is coming out to Long Island.” Guzzetta said. For more information on SBU’s financial situation, visit www.tbrnewsmedia.com and search for the article “Stony Brook University Facing a $109 Million Deficit.”

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Editorial

Sanctity of the USPS

Who uses the post office? In 2019, 143 billion pieces of mail were sent to 160 million delivery addresses, with more than 31,000 offices being operated. Baby boomers and those who live in rural areas rely on the USPS to receive prescriptions and social security checks as well as pay bills more so than other demographic groups. But in a presidential election year, especially one during a pandemic where many are hesitant to cast their votes in person, mail-in voting could be what allows so many the chance to participate in democracy. Perhaps more importantly, it could possibly show just how amazing democracy can be if even more people are enfranchised. It’s been evidenced at the very local level. Residents were sent ballots for their school district budgets and trustee elections directly in the mail. What we saw was a massive increase in the numbers of ballots cast amongst all our local districts. The Smithtown school district, for example, saw over 8,000 more people cast votes compared to 2019 numbers. This is an example of how granting easier access to voting will result in more votes cast. How important is this? In 2016, only 58.1% of the voting age population cast their ballots, and that was during a presidential election year. Despite fears that mail-in ballots will somehow lead to voter fraud, experts have consistently said that states that have mail-in voting systems have not experienced notable numbers of fake or false ballots more than states lacking such systems.. It is in everyone’s interest to have more people participating in democracy. And with the White House’s constant refrain that voter fraud could occur if mail-in ballots are widely used, and with the administration having threatened to withhold funds from the USPS, it’s necessary to cast a critical eye on the controversial changes made by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. His decisions have led to overtime cuts, reduced post office hours, changes to delivery policies and the removal of some sorting machines. The changes have already led to mail delays, including on Long Island, according to the Letter Carriers Local 6000, a L.I. and Queens-based postal union. Though DeJoy announced Aug. 18 he would be “suspending these initiatives” until after the election, we must remain alert. The postal agency itself has said delivering an estimated 80 million ballots nationwide will be difficult. Instead we should now focus on making sure the process runs as smoothly as possible. It’s true that the New York and California Democratic primaries were hurt by an inefficient infrastructure that was not made to handle the mass influx of votes. Reports say that thousands of such votes had to be discounted because of flaws by the people who cast them. The goal of the Suffolk County Board of Elections should be to increase its capability to handle what will likely be a mass influx of both mail-in and absentee ballots. Better yet, it should be incumbent on the federal government to supply local municipalities the capability to handle the new influx of votes. We agree with Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY3), who at a press conference Aug. 17 said we needed an “urgent call to arms to break through all the noise and focus on protecting not only the security of our elections, but the integrity and reliability of the United States Postal Service. Lives, livelihoods and our democracy are at stake.” We need to extend this thought process to the efficacy of our democracy itself. Improving people’s ability to vote should be a no-brainer in a society such as ours. We must cut through partisanship and remember just how important it is that every person should have a voice in government, despite — or more so, because of — the ongoing pandemic.

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Can the USPS Survive New Postmaster General It’s easy to criticize the U.S. Postal Service, as an Aug. 13 letter (“Post office should consider other options”) to this newspaper does, by just making stuff up. First, about the price of stamps. The letter writer demands the “price of stamps should be tied to the rate of inflation.” The fact is, it already is — by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006. The writer wants the USPS to sell advertising space on mailboxes, post offices and trucks to raise money. What’s next? Putting up a gigantic ad on the Washington Monument to reduce the national debt? The writer leaves out the main reason why the USPS is running in the red. It’s because of the same 2006 law, which forces the Postal Service to pay in advance for the health and retirement benefits of all its employees up to 75 years in the future. This is an obligation required of no other government entity or private corporation. In addition, these funds must be invested in special Treasury bonds which yield almost nothing. This is far more restrictive than the Thrift Savings Plan, the standard federal employee retirement plan. If these crippling restrictions of the 2006 law were removed, almost all of the so-called USPS deficit would disappear. Earlier this year, Feb. 5, the House of

Representatives overwhelmingly passed the bi-partisan USPS Fairness Act, which would do precisely that. Unfortunately, the Senate, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell [R], blocked this legislation. The Senate inaction is one reason for the artificial post office “crisis.” Another and even more damaging reason is President Donald Trump’s [R] overt efforts to do everything he can to destroy it. Part of this stems from petty vindictiveness against Jeff Bezos, of Amazon and The Washington Post, which he hates because it tracks his falsehoods. Trump wants the Postal Service to exorbitantly hike rates on all of our mailed packages, because he thinks this would damage Amazon’s business model. But even worse, Trump wants to sabotage the post office so as to render it incapable of handling voting by mail, to further his scheme of voter suppression in the upcoming election. To do this, he’s appointed Louis DeJoy as postmaster general. His main qualification is he contributed millions of dollars to Trump’s campaign. DeJoy holds major financial interests In XPO Logistics ($30 million), a USPS contractor, and in trucking company J.B. Hunt, a USPS competitor. In addition, immediately after his appointment as postmaster general, he

bought hundreds of thousands of dollars of Amazon stock options, another USPS competitor, which would allow him to make a quick killing in the stock market if the price of Amazon stock rises. The main actions DeJoy has taken as postmaster general are banning overtime and decommissioning high-speed sorting machines critical to processing the mail, particularly to processing a deluge of mail-in ballots. Coincidence? This already has had a drastic effect in slowing down delivery times and ending the Postal Service’s historic commitment to prompt mail service throughout the country in all sorts of conditions. I don’t think it’s just me who’s noticed the effect: Mail I’ve sent out recently has taken much longer than usual to be received, and no mail was delivered to our house for several days. The United States Postal Service survived the Civil War, the Great Depression and World War II, and continued to function without a hitch. The question is can it survive the presidency of Donald Trump? Note: I have no connection to the USPS and worked in the private sector my entire career. David Friedman St. James

Early Voting in Suffolk County Still Falls Short In 2019, early voting was signed into law in New York state. Each county is responsible for implementing the law, which requires a minimum of 60 hours of early voting hours and recommends one early voting polling location for every 50,000 registered voters. Our early voting implementation in Suffolk County fell short of other counties’ efforts. For example, Nassau County has 75 hours of early voting, and more locations than we do, even though Suffolk’s population is greater than Nassau’s. Additionally, when originally implemented, Suffolk residents could only vote in the one polling place in the township they reside in. These glaring inequities galvanized a group of grassroots organizers, including myself, to lobby for a more equitable implementation of the new law. We had three demands: being able to vote at any

early voting location in Suffolk County, more polling places — particularly in higher populated towns like Brookhaven, Huntington and Islip — and more early voting hours. In fall 2019, we won the victory of being able to vote at any early voting location in the county. In December 2019, our group of early voting advocates returned to the Suffolk County Legislature to lobby for more hours and locations for early voting. We stressed that this is not a partisan issue, that every registered voter deserves equal opportunity to make their voice heard, and that our democracy is stronger when it is easier to vote. I’m pleased to share that our voices were heard and three new additional polling locations were added, including one in Brookhaven. Our work is not done. We will not stop until the Suffolk County Board of

Elections provides one polling location per 50,000 registered voters, until our hours of early voting match Nassau County’s and until it is easier for every registered voter to make their voice heard at the ballot box. I encourage you to vote early this year. You can vote at any early voting location in Suffolk County in the nine days of early voting prior to Election Day. It is a way that you can vote in person with fewer people present, and make your voice heard in our democracy, even as we grapple with a global pandemic. The right to vote has been a hard-won fight, and I implore you to use your voice to push our democracy further on the path to a more perfect union. Shoshana Hershkowitz South Setauket Founder, Suffolk Progressives

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Opinion

Offering Zoom Birthday Wishes for a Magnificent Mom

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y mother often describes family rituals in her columns, whether they are the way we play baseball, the way we argue (remember the pancakes on my then teenage brother’s cantankerous head?) or the way we celebrate victories and help each other rise off the mat after defeats. Ever the driven optimist, my mother can turn the most lemony lemons into something much more palatable, often, as Julie Andrews did in “My Favorite Things” with a spoonful, or D. None two, of sugar. of the above It would be easy BY DANIEL DUNAIEF this week to lament the fact that, for the first time in decades, my family can’t see my mother on her birthday because of

the danger from bringing the virus to her home. We recognize that so many people are enduring so much more challenging disruptions to their routines and that we are fortunate to have each other and can share the events of the week with her through Zoom. So, instead of being disappointed by the distance, I will share ways in which my mother, who will celebrate this birthday with my brothers and not me, my wife and our children, has cast a long shadow, all the way to our doorstep. Well, for starters, my children and I can be, and often are, serious when the moment demands. And yet, a part of us can’t help imagining uproariously funny images or interruptions to a somber and important speech at just the wrong moment. I’m sure part of what was so familiar about my wife’s similarly mischievous nature comes from recognizing the moment when one of us feels compelled to answer a rhetorical question or to laugh during a silence.

My mother also has a keen ear for the words people choose to use or that immortalize them, much the way my children and I do. Of the many Winston Churchill quotes, she has, on occasion, shared this one: “I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” I suppose that one isn’t too surprising, given her appreciation for animals which likely comes from her father, who grew up lactose intolerant on a dairy farm. Hmm, maybe that’s where she gets her sense of humor? Moving along, my family revels in our senses. We smell something wonderful, like baking cookies or the scent of new flowers in the spring, and we take a moment to appreciate the gift of the scent and our senses, which enable us to perceive and process it. My mother also has a spectacular appreciation for nature. A sudden dark sky isn’t cause for concern or disappointment, but is a chance to appreciate the variety of

weather that makes the coldest day warmer and the warmest day cooler. Now, given the times in which we live, I see my mother in both of our children as they handle the ever-changing rules and realities of a world that hasn’t yet conquered the virus. Our daughter could rue the inequities that are robbing her of a “normal” college education. Instead, she and her resilient friends are staying in touch, supporting each other, and looking forward, as my mother would, to the day when they can return to a campus they might have otherwise taken for granted. As for our son, despite his dedication and passion for baseball, which is a rite of passage each spring, he kept his head up and took time to train on his own, waiting for the moment when he could return, stronger and faster, to his field of dreams. We can’t wait to sing to you this year, mom, and to let you know that, even though we haven’t traveled to see each other, we are enjoying the echoes of your joie de vivre in the halls of our home.

What’s Up Doc? Reflections on the Issues and Changes of Today

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hat’s new?” is a question asked regularly in newsrooms all across the country, as editors and reporters plan for the next edition. During the third week in August, the answer typically is, “Not much.” A lull usually sets in as people realize summer is coming to an end and this is a time to get in “last licks” of vacation before the world of serious work and school returns. But not this year. There has been nothing typical about 2020. This year will go down in the history Between books as unique. you and me Here are some of the major BY LEAH S. DUNAIEF themes in the news today: the progress of the coronavirus as it rages across the south and west; the ongoing damage

to the economy the pandemic has caused; recognition of systemic racism in our nation and the protests that has engendered; attitudes toward the police; the growing crisis in the postal service alarming voters; the announcement of explicit diplomatic relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) without first a settlement of the Palestinian question; the immigration issue again in focus with the selection of Kamala Harris as Biden’s vice presidential ticket mate; the changing face of America that nomination reflects; the reopening of schools; the reevaluation of a college degree vs. its costs precipitated by the prospect of Zoom classes and of course the Democratic National Convention held primarily via the internet. Notice I didn’t even list the damage caused by Isaias; the increasingly troubling relationship between the United States and China; the windstorms that wrecked Iowa’s coming harvest; the abdication of Congress in the face of public desperation for fiscal stimuli; the grand centennial celebration of the 19th amendment concerning women’s right to vote; the defiance of the current recession by the stock market;

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and the rush of New York City residents to buy houses in the suburbs and settle in for the long haul. And that’s just some issues. Almost all of these themes to some degree directly affect us here on Long Island. The one I would like to expand on, perhaps because it is the least confrontational and we have had enough confrontation for now, is the rapid change in American demographics. The last big wave of immigrants, who arrived at the turn of the 20th century, was largely from Eastern and Southern Europe. This time, the surge is made up of second generation Americans — the children of immigrants who came from around the world. In California, for example, almost half of the children are from immigrant homes of Asians, Hispanics and those who are biracial. For the first time in our country’s history, whites make up less than half under the age of 16, according to the Brookings Institute. According to The New York Times, more than a quarter of all Americans are immigrants or the American-born children of immigrants, the latter representing “about 10 percent of the adult population.” About 42

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million adults, or one in six of the country’s 250 million adults, are foreign-born. What are the consequences of this shift in population? This is nothing short of a transformation of this country’s identity “from a mostly white baby-boomer society into a multiethnic and racial patchwork,” according to The Times. “Boomers are 71.6 percent white, Millennials are 55 percent white, and post-Gen Z, those born after 2012 are 49.6 percent white … The parents of these modern children are from the Caribbean, China, Central America and Mexico” as well as India, Korea and more. They often came with higher education, mainly as a result of the 1965 Immigration and Nationality Act, but it’s their children who are moving into public life. They tend to feel “very patriotic about America,” according to Suhas Subramanyam, born of Indian parents who became the first Indian-American to be elected to the Virginia House of Delegates. This mix of immigrants brings cultural richness and energy to our society, not to mention great new foods.

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