Monthly Archives: October 2017

EXCLUSIVE: Brookhaven Town Clerk Violates Ethics Code? (Part 3)

Posted on October 30, 2017 by turnCD1blue

By J.Gavron and A.Turner This Exclusive Report investigates Brookhaven Town Clerk, Donna Lent, who’s running for reelection on Nov. 7th. Get the facts on Lent before you vote.  Missed a Background Check? Part 1, Part 2 Did you know…. Donna … Continue reading →

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Let’s Vote

Posted on October 30, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

Letter to the Editor in the East Hampton Star  Oct. 26, 2017 “Self-Defeating” With two weeks to go, anecdotal evidence suggests that many potential voters in our region: 1. don’t know much, if anything, about individual candidates; 2. are unaware … Continue reading →

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Giardina Comes Clean

Posted on October 27, 2017 by bcolbath42

Published in The East Hampton Star, October 16, 2017 Dear David: Sixty dollars ($60) a month for thirty years: that adds up to $21,600! That’s what it will cost those of us who have houses with traditional septic systems (such … Continue reading →

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No Beach for Montauk!

Posted on October 27, 2017 by bcolbath42

Published in The East Hampton Star Dear David: No beach for Montauk! That would be the eventual result if Paul Giardina is elected to the Town Board and gets to implement his plan to “save” Montauk and its beaches. Ignoring … Continue reading →

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Election Eve

Posted on October 27, 2017 by bcolbath42

Published in The East Hampton Star, October 23, 2017 Dear David:   So, after months of campaigning, we are at the eve of the election. The important question is: What have we learned? Let’s start with the GOP Town Board … Continue reading →

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Special Report: Brookhaven Town Clerk (Part 2)

Posted on October 24, 2017 by amyturner2000

By J. Gavron and A.Turner This Special Report investigates Brookhaven Town Clerk, Donna Lent, who’s running for re-election on Nov. 7th. Get the facts on Lent before you vote. Missed a Background Check? Part 1 Did you know…. Rather than … Continue reading →

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Nassau-Suffolk continues to Lag Well Behind New York City in Job Growth.

Posted on October 20, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

Submitted by John Tepper-Marlin New York State Department of Labor Contact Us: 518-457-5519 October 19, 2017 NYS Economy Added 84,400 Private Sector Jobs over the Past Year From September 2016 to September 2017, New York State’s private sector job count … Continue reading →

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Holocaust Seen Through the Eyes of a Child

Posted on October 19, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

Letter published in the Newburyport News, Massachusetts, by Steve Ludsin of R&R Very moving’ article about local author’s book, Oct 12, 2017 To the editor: The article “Local author writes about Holocaust through her father’s eyes” by Dyke Hendrickson, [Daily … Continue reading →

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Hatemongers without the Robes and Hoods

Posted on October 19, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

Letter from Richard Cohen, President, Southern Poverty Law Center (Photo: Yuri Gripas/Reuters)Donald Trump addresses the 2017 Values Voter Summit in Washington, October 13, 2017.   As expected, the annual “Values Voter Summit” in Washington this past weekend featured a rogue’s … Continue reading →

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Trump Undercuts ACA with New Plan Options

Posted on October 19, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

Author Shannon Muchmore @stmuchmore Published Oct. 12, 2017 Dive Brief: President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that rolls back a number of Affordable Care Act (ACA) provisions that set minimum requirements for health plans. The order will allow … Continue reading →

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Sonic Sea

Posted on October 19, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

  On Long Island we are witness to a series of beached whales and dolphins (same family as whales). This is not new.  I have previously blogged about it. There are some newer reports and many older reports.  This week … Continue reading →

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Special Report: Brookhaven Town Clerk (Part 1)

Posted on October 14, 2017 by amyturner2000

By J.Gavron and A.Turner This Special Report investigates Brookhaven Town Clerk, Donna Lent, who’s running for re-election on Nov. 7th. Get the facts before you vote. Did You Know …. Donna Lent was implicated in fraud and forgery of voter proxies and … Continue reading →

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A Golden Opportunity for Carbon Fees

Posted on October 12, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

From: John Andrews Wednesday, October 11, 2017 7:01 PM Dear Long Island East CCLers (Citizens’ Climate Lobby), Now that the head of the Environmental Protection Agency has gutted President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, it is a perfect opportunity to ask … Continue reading →

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More Bad Zeldin Environmental Votes

Posted on October 12, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

By Marc Rauch and Chelsea Estevez Since our last update in late August, fourteen bills impacting the environment have come before the House of Representatives. Lee Zeldin took the anti-environment position on 12 out of 14 of these recent bills. … Continue reading →

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Short Hospital Stocks!

Posted on October 10, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

I have been waiting for this:  Wall street is jittery about Hospital stocks.  Here is why: (1) Investors are approaching hospital stocks cautiously As  Les Masterson   has said: “Some unfavorable financial trends and an air of uncertainty for healthcare’s future … Continue reading →

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Response to Rep. Lee Zeldin’s 10-point Plan for Gun-violence-prevention Advocates

Posted on October 10, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

  Dear Congressman Zeldin, Every American is saddened and appalled by the massacre in Las Vegas. Yet while the public is overwhelmingly united in wanting Congress to act, you continue to try to divide us by belittling and misrepresenting the … Continue reading →

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Shame on Zeldin–Again!

Posted on October 6, 2017 by amyturner2000

Representative Lee Zeldin should be ashamed of himself. That’s what his constituents declared back in May at their “Shame on Zeldin” protest on his AHCA vote. And now, in the aftermath of the Las Vegas shootings, others have joined that … Continue reading →

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The Great Lakes Are Attacking Us Now

Posted on October 5, 2017 by jsg2018

Can you really blame them? By Charles P. Pierce Original post on Esquire.com Oct 4, 2017 While the Secretary of the Interior is jetting around on our dime, and the head of the Environmental Protection Agency is slow-dancing with his … Continue reading →

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Stephen Paddock Owned 43 Guns

Posted on October 3, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

Gun violence in America, explained in 17 maps and charts. By German Lopez@germanrlopezgerman.lopez@vox.com Updated Aug 31, 2019, 8:10pm in VOX   In the developed world, these levels of gun violence are a uniquely American problem. Here’s why. America is an … Continue reading →

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Fake News Regains Its Megaphone: “Keyword Bombs”!

Posted on October 3, 2017 by D. Posnett MD

After Las Vegas Shooting, Fake News Regains Its Megaphone The Shift  By KEVIN ROOSE OCT. 2, 2017 Continue reading the main story Share This Page Email Save When they woke up and glanced at their phones on Monday morning, Americans may … Continue reading →

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