Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Schools are often referred to as microcosms of society, meaning that they reflect the ideas, advancements and challenges we see around us. Schools carry a unique responsibility. We must remain a steady anchor for our community by preserving values and proven systems of support for students and families: strong leadership, consistent monitoring of student progress and meaningful community partnerships.
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By Lorraine Radice
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10/16/26
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Before becoming a photo of a scowling politician, paper has a complicated history. Somewhere there were trees — or recycled fibers that began as trees. There was harvesting, transportation, pulping, washing, processing and papermaking. There was lots of water. There was energy. There were chemicals involved in processing, bleaching and coating. There were huge vats of ink. There was printing and cutting and bundling.
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By Michael Blitz
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10/16/26
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It’s fall again, and I’m thinking about beginnings. Not only are the leaves changing color, and kids going back to school. Not only am I a rabbi, very tuned in to the Jewish calendar, just on the tail end of celebrating the busiest Jewish month, which just so happens to start with the Jewish New Year. Not only did I just move to East Meadow at the end of June. But I’m also still celebrating the birth of my son in August.
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By Samuel Gelman
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10/16/26
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While national headlines have focused on federal funding cuts and demands for compliance of elite private research universities, we shouldn’t lose sight of local impacts. All institutions rely on federal support for research and student aid. Those demands were accompanied by unsupported claims or selective evidence of institutional wrongdoing that do not follow the federal government’s own guidelines for regulatory action.
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By Robert A. Scott
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10/16/26
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Tall fescue grass, on the other hand, requires about 33 percent less nitrogen fertilizer than Kentucky bluegrass — roughly 2 to 3 pounds of nitrogen per 1,000 square feet annually, compared with higher-input lawns.
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By Steve Levy
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10/16/26
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Afrikaners, it should be noted, have a long history of supporting and implementing white supremacy. It was Afrikaners who led the South African government after World War II, when it created a formal system of racial apartheid.
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By Elaine Gross
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10/16/26
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However, a U.S. District Court judge responding to a lawsuit brought by the three outlets — CNN, MS Now and Politico — issued a restraining order directing the White House to lift the prohibition. Judge Timothy Kelly, appointed by Trump in 2017, ruled that the media outlets had shown a “high likelihood of success” with their claim that their due-process rights had been violated.
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By Karl Grossman
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10/16/26
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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.
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10/16/26
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In football, if a receiver simply drops a pass, that’s an unforced error. In politics, it means a self-inflicted wound that could easily have been avoided. Come Nov. 3, I think those words will best define what will happen and why it will happen. While it’s true that the party in power tends to lose off-year elections, there have been too many unforced errors that will hurt the Republican Party.
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By Jerry Kremer
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10/9/26
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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.
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By Peter King
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10/9/26
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