There's nothing quite like being a quarter-million miles away to bring fresh perspective on the need to do more to safeguard our little planet. The Artemis II crew was the latest group of spacefarers to discover that on their journey to the moon and back ... See more
A stranger's story is vital in chain of life The train sped quietly through the Spanish countryside. It was early morning, and the farmland around us was just beginning to stir. The sun had found a foothold and was about to breach the horizon, its first r... See more
Death demands reflection and introspection. And so I found myself thinking quite a bit this past week about the passing of Richard Amper. Dick, who was 81 when he died Monday, was one of Long Island's foremost environmentalists, a man who brought to his w... See more
As a nation, we’re a mess. Hopelessly divided, forever fighting, with political leaders who throw gasoline, not water, on the fire. That’s the conventional wisdom. And there certainly is evidence in anecdotes and surveys of public opinion to support that ... See more
It's March, and spring is in the air. For a moment, anyway. As quickly as hints of change arrive, just as quickly come reminders that say: Not yet. A few days ago, the blessed sun thawed us as the mercury soared near 70 degrees. A few days from now, tempe... See more
