I have a friend who, when asked for a donation to charity, says, quite comfortably, “I don’t give to charity.” more

Warren Buffett, the billionaire businessman and investor, well-known in America’s political community for his public proclamations that he is willing to pay more taxes and that his fellow billionaires should join him in his fight to repeal the U.S. tax code, has himself in a little pickle. more

I rounded the corner into Levy-Lakeside Elementary School in Merrick on April 29, sweating and panting, and I heard my wife shouting my name in the distance. I ran to Katerina’s voice. more

For many years, since she was a little girl watching me fuss my way around the kitchen, my daughter has coveted my chopping bowl. more

Last week, I focused on how Long Island taxpayers were lucky to have two county executives who, despite being from different political parties, were doing everything in their power to save their respective counties. more

There are things we want and things we need. The want list is too long, but the need list is short and simple. We want good health and can’t live long without it. Coupled with that, we need the protection of health insurance. more

In a surprise turnabout, the winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for fiction was Mitt Romney. Or at least he should have been. more

Disgraceful. That pretty much sums up the performance of our federal government in recent weeks. more

I swore to myself that I wouldn’t do it. For the five days that I was recently on vacation in St. Augustine, Fla., I wouldn’t read a newspaper or magazine, website or blog, watch a TV news show, listen to news radio, check my Facebook page or even read a book remotely related to current events. more

On a recent family vacation I noticed that the only kids who played harder than the little grandkids were the adult “kids.” more