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Category Archives: long island
Mosquito Samples and Birds Test Positive for West Nile Virus
In SEPTEMBER 2019 there were 2 cases of West Nile Virus requiring hospitalization on eastern Long Island as reported in the Riverhead Local: “West Nile virus is transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected mosquito. It is estimated … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, long island, science
Tagged health department, virus, west nile
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We have been warned.
Rather than denial and political inertia from the Republican party now in power, what if we had acted immediately on what our science community understood and warned us about, the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic? The resulting health, economic, and … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, Coronavirus, long island, Nancy Goroff, science, Zeldin
Tagged CD-1, climate change, goroff
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Sowed Discord
SpringsAugust 24, 2020 Dear David: The past three and a half years have been a master class in the havoc that can be wrought when a president is constrained by neither truth nor decency. Starting with the size of his … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, democrats, economy, Ethics, Fair elections, GOP, Health Care, long island, Nancy Goroff, public health, Trump, Trump atrocities, voting by mail, Zeldin
Tagged COVID, COVID-19, healthcare
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Make Trump and Zeldin Pay a Political Price
Appeared as Letter to the Editor, The East Hampton Star, July 23 Price to Pay Springs July 20, 2020 To The Editor: We all want nothing more than to get on with our lives without worrying about contracting the coronavirus. … Continue reading
Posted in Congress, democrats, GOP, long island, Trump, Zeldin
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Complete Lee Zeldin Environmental Voting Record
Lee Zeldin’s League of Conservation Voters (LCV) score for 2019 was 28%. This seems like an improvement from his scores from prior years, which hovered around 10%, but to put things in perspective: The average Member of Congress score in … Continue reading
Zeldin’s Blind Allegiance to Trump
Appeared as Letter to the Editor in The East Hampton Star Shocking Indifference East Hampton June 29, 2020 Dear David, Five months after Covid-19 was first diagnosed in the U.S. and 125,000 deaths later, the Trump administration still has no … Continue reading
Posted in democrats, East Hampton, GOP, long island, Trump, Trump atrocities, Uncategorized, Zeldin
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“I Can’t Breathe”
“I Can’t Breathe” The Murder of George Floyd “The time for endless conversation has passed. We are a nation of differences and this is our greatest strength. It is a time for action in a way that cannot be ignored … Continue reading
Posted in bigotry, Civil Rights, Discrimination, first amendment, GOP, long island, police, Trump, Trump atrocities, Uncategorized
Tagged george Floyd, I cant breathe, laura ahearn, murder, police brutality, racism
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Protest in Commack drawing criticism
Some insightful letters to Newsday: The behavior of a few unruly demonstrators at the recent Commack protest was shameful [“Trump cheers LI protesters,” News, May 17]. If these few were, say, 4% of the demonstrators, the other 96% could have … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, economy, Ethics, first amendment, GOP, long island, Trump, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged COVID-19, economy, opening up, pandemic, protests
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Visiting New York City
I have not been in the city since late February 2020. Much has changed. It is now a ghost town. Nobody rides the subway and there are no cabs. On the bright side, there are plenty of parking spaces and … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, economy, Health Care, long island, Uncategorized
Tagged beaches, COVID-19, Hamptons, pandemic, recession, unemployment
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The Suffolk “BOE” Commissioner Must Resign
By law, Lalota can’t run the BOE while running for office Submitted by Jacquelyn Gavron Following is testimony presented to the Legislature during its public hearing on an Independent Office of Inspector General for Suffolk County, proposed in response to … Continue reading
Posted in Fair elections, GOP, long island, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged Board of Elections, BOE, Commissioner, election law, Lalota, Nicholas Lalota, NY state
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When the Forgotten Remain Forgotten, no one is Secure
The Covid-19 pandemic is putting the deepening class divide in America into stark relief. Four new classes are emerging. The Remotes: These are professional, managerial, and technical workers – an estimated 35% of the workforce – who are putting in … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, economics, economy, Health Care, jobs, Labor, long island, Poverty, Trump, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged class divide, essential workers, furlowed, immigrants in camps, jailed, jobless, remote workers, unpaid
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COVID-19 in Suffolk County
Patch.com just published the latest local figures for Suffolk County as of yesterday and they were obtained from the official county site here: conf. cases deaths population 2017 cases per 1000 people * Islip: 395 333700 1.183697932 Huntington: 358 203276 … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, East Hampton, Health Care, long island, Trump, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged Coronavirus, pandemic, retired health care workers, volunteering
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Census 2020
Via Dr. Eve Krief on Facebook. #Census2020 The Census starts arriving in mailboxes today! Complete by mail, online or by phone . Our responses will determine the allocation of crucial federal funding our communities rely on! https://2020census.gov/en.html Note: Vox: “It … Continue reading
Posted in census, long island, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged census, representation, voting
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COVID-19 is here!
We now have a confirmed case admitted at Southampton Hospital. It is time to reassess. Although there is but a single patient confirmed on the South Fork of Long Island, suspicion is running high. (update 3/11: 6 cases in Suffolk … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, East Hampton, Health Care, long island, Medicaid, medicare, Trump, trumpcare, Uncategorized
Tagged cost of test, COVID-19, economy, pandemic, testing
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Climate and Real Estate
GUESTWORDS in the East Hampton Star By David Posnett January 1, 2020 There is already evidence of a real estate slump in the United States. A housing recession is predicted for 2020. The average price of luxury home sales is … Continue reading
Bravo East Hampton Star!
Reprinted verbatim from: https://www.easthamptonstar.com/20191010/shrinking-congressman This is gutsy. And overdue. Shrinking Congressman By Star Staff October 10, 2019 Here we go again. Representative Lee Zeldin is out front in his support of President Trump, dismissing as phony a serious impeachment inquiry … Continue reading
Posted in East Hampton, first amendment, GOP, long island, perry gershon, Trump, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged absentee lee, impeachment, right and wrong
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The People You Meet Picking Up Beach Plastic
Serenely beautiful, surreal, spiritual. Three weeks on the sugar-white sands of Tulum, contemplating the sometimes jade, sometimes topaz, sometimes evening blue Caribbean. On days when the sea was perfectly flat and clear you could watch the sting rays and barracudas … Continue reading
Happy Valentine’s Day, Dear Earth, #LoveOurPlanetNotPollution
Some of us have been meeting at the Southampton library to discuss ways we can scale up existing efforts that draw down carbon from the atmosphere, based on the top 100 solutions outlined in the New York Times bestseller Drawdown: … Continue reading
Posted in Air Pollution, climate change, Congress, economy, long island, Paris Climate Accord, science, sustainable energy, wind energy, Zeldin
Tagged Environment, Politics, science
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Racist Dog Whistle from Lee Zeldin
The Huffington Post reports: GOP Congressman Spent His Week Harassing a Muslim Colleague On Twitter! “Rep. Lee Zeldin’s Twitter attack against Rep. Ilhan Omar is a classic racist dog whistle.” Rep. Ilhan Omar’s opponents have looked for every opportunity … Continue reading
Posted in bigotry, Congress, GOP, long island, Religion & tolerance, Uncategorized, Women, Zeldin
Tagged dog whistle, ilhan omar, racism, twitter
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The Blue Wave in CD-1
I have always wanted to know whether our efforts of canvassing and voter registration are actually paying off! Now we have some data. Suffolk County Board of Elections collects data on new voter registrations on a monthly basis. I have … Continue reading
Posted in Canvassing, long island, Uncategorized, Zeldin
Tagged blue wave, CD-1, Democratic party affiliation, voter registration
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