We’ve noticed a disturbing trend lately: We’re receiving fewer letters to the editor.
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1/22/15
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Give back with OCS
To the Editor:
2014 was a challenging time. World events swirled out of control — a country was divided over many ideological stances most everyday people didn’t care …
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1/14/15
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Fiamma, where everybody knows your name
To the Editor:
As a resident, I appreciate merchants who give back to the community, and I would encourage the community to reciprocate. When preparing …
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12/3/14
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Sympathies for Pilato family
To the Editor:
Having heard the tragic news of Christopher Pilato’s passing, I felt compelled to write. My family has known Chris for many years, starting when …
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9/10/14
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Scott Brinton, senior editor at Herald Community Newspapers and an adjunct journalism professor in the Hofstra University Herbert School of Communication, was named to the inaugural class of the Press Club of Long Island’s Journalism Hall of Fame on Feb. 12. All winners of PCLI’s Outstanding Journalist Award, the group’s highest individual honor, were included in the first class of Hall of Fame inductees. Brinton received the accolade in 2006.
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2/19/14
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Regarding Al D’Amato’s column “It’s time to unite before it’s too late” in the Oct. 10-16 Herald, and his lack of support for Republicans such as Ted Cruz, who, as D’Amato sees it, are causing problems: These Republicans are not the problem! They are heroic!
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11/4/13
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In response to the letter from Donald Walsh of Franklin Square (“Senator Cruz is a hero, Al,” Oct. 24-30), as an American, I cherish our democracy and rights of all to hold and express our individual views, but I am frankly shocked that the Herald would print the dangerous, inflammatory rants of Donald Walsh, including his mis-characterization of President Obama as a “Muslim Marxist.”
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10/31/13
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What you notice first about Herald Community Newspapers Executive Editor John O’Connell is his magnetic smile, those who are close to him say. As you get to know him better, you quickly realize that he is a kind soul who is always willing to give of himself to others.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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10/18/12
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To the Editor:
I am writing this letter on behalf of the Buckley family. Recently, Lance Cpl. Gregory T. Buckley was cowardly gunned down, unarmed, while on duty in southern Afghanistan. We all …
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9/12/12
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Pick Garrity for Oceanside BOE
To the Editor:
We strongly endorse Kim Garrity for re-election to the Oceanside school board on May 15. We have known Kim for 20 years, both in her capacity as a …
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5/2/12
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