Wednesday, October 21, 2026
The stakes are high, because A.I. is the first technology in a long time that can favor the little guy. For most of the last century, size was destiny. A big company could afford an IT department, in-house lawyers, a finance team and analysts poring over its data, and the corner store could not.
Recently I’ve come to believe that the strongest influence on developing human beings is the times in which they live. Try as I might, summoning all the empathy I possess, I simply can’t know what it was like to endure the London Blitz during World War II. Or the Dust Bowl in America, or the Holocaust, all of which changed the way people lived and thought.
Recently I had the chance to attend a tribute to Howie Rose at CitiField, honoring his almost four decades as the iconic voice of the Mets. Rosemary and I have enjoyed a friendship with Rose and his wife, Barbara, over the years, and Howie invited us to the ceremony. Being a loving grandmother, Rosemary deferred to our grandson Jack, who’s a dedicated Mets — and Howie Rose — fan.
At Levittown Public Schools, we believe strongly in educating the whole child and supporting students as they discover their unique path forward. That means more than preparing them for the next test or the next grade level; it means equipping them for life after graduation.
Sadly, these cases mark the last traces of the Justice Department’s vast investigation into the Capitol attack. Worse yet, it’s still possible that any number of the Jan. 6 participants may benefit financially from their involvement. That’s thanks to the $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” created to compensate Americans who were unfairly targeted by federal law enforcement and prosecutorial actions during prior administrations. Those prosecuted as part of the investigation into the insurrection were clearly intended to be among those in line to benefit from the fund.
For nearly 90 years, the Baldwin Scout House has been a gathering place for generations of local Scouts and youth organizations. Now, with its bathrooms out of service and mounting repairs threatening its future, the nonprofit that maintains the historic cabin is seeking $50,000 to restore the property and reopen its doors to the community.
For former Penn State football player Justin S. Williams, some of life's most valuable lessons came not from victories on the field, but from the challenges, setbacks and personal struggles he faced along the way. The Uniondale High School graduate and longtime English teacher shared those experiences at the Baldwin Public Library on Oct. 7 during a discussion of his memoir, “More Than the Jersey.”
For nearly 25 years, Dr. Joshua Kugler has helped patients through some of their most vulnerable moments at Mount Sinai South Nassau. Now, as the Oceanside hospital's interim president, he hopes to bring that same commitment to compassionate care to a new chapter of growth and expansion.
