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The Current CinemaMay 21, 2009 | 03:06 PM"Angels & Demons," the latest in the film franchise based on books by Dan Brown, marks an improvement over the 2006 release "The DaVinci Code." But it still leaves a lot to be desired. At this rate, Ron Howard, who directed both movies, might manage a great film version of Brown's religious pulp by the end of the Mayan calendar — or not.
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Sports Hall of AsterisksMay 21, 2009 | 03:00 PMIt is time to build an alternate hall of fame for athletes whose abuse of controlled substances or whose behavior off the field has attached asterisks to their achievements or caused them to be banned from their sport's official hall.
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Want better schools for LI?
May 21, 2009 | 11:57 AMAfter Long Islanders headed to the polls this week to vote on school budgets, it is worth taking a few minutes to consider what you couldn't vote on.
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Message from the top has changedMay 21, 2009 | 02:57 PMIt is a huge irony that Washington, D.C., the nation's capital and the epicenter of power, has long been ringed by slum neighborhoods populated by primarily powerless minorities.
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Un-citizenshipMay 20, 2009 | 03:24 PMSo which is it, Three Village residents: Do you support the annual school budget but count on others to vote in favor? Have you given up trying to hold back the tide of higher spending and taxes? Or don't you care? The percentage of registered voters who participate in the annual round of budget votes and Board of Education trustee elections across Long Island has always been pitiful, but frankly it has become embarrassing.
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Letters ...May 20, 2009 | 03:32 PMWe welcome your letters. They should be no longer than 400 words and may be edited for length, libel, style and good taste.
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A day to rememberMay 22, 2009 | 10:23 AMMemorial Day is an important occasion. Perhaps since 9/11 and increasingly over the past six years, the honoring of our fallen heroes from past wars has become more immediate as individually and as a community we become aware of ever greater numbers of contemporary heroes who, in the words of Abraham Lincoln, "gave the last full measure of devotion.
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Un-citizenshipMay 21, 2009 | 02:53 PMSo which is it, Middle Country residents: Do you support the annual school budget but count on others to vote in favor? Have you given up trying to hold back the tide of higher spending and taxes? Or don't you care? The percentage of registered voters who participate in the annual round of budget votes and Board of Education trustee elections across Long Island has always been pitiful, but frankly it has become embarrassing.
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Un-citizenshipMay 21, 2009 | 02:51 PMSo which is it, Huntington residents: Do you support the annual school budget but count on others to vote in favor? Have you given up trying to hold back the tide of higher spending and taxes? Or don't you care? The percentage of registered voters who participate in the annual round of budget votes and Board of Education trustee elections across Long Island has always been pitiful, but frankly it has become embarrassing.
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Un-citizenshipMay 21, 2009 | 03:24 PMSo which is it, Northport area residents: Do you support the annual school budget but count on others to vote in favor? Have you given up trying to hold back the tide of higher spending and taxes? Or don't you care? The percentage of registered voters who participate in the annual round of budget votes and Board of Education trustee elections across Long Island has always been pitiful, but frankly it has become embarrassing.
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Un-citizenshipMay 21, 2009 | 02:41 PMSo which is it, Smithtown residents: Do you support the annual school budget but count on others to vote in favor? Have you given up trying to hold back the tide of higher spending and taxes? Or don't you care? The percentage of registered voters who participate in the annual round of budget votes and Board of Education trustee elections across Long Island has always been pitiful, but frankly it has become embarrassing.
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