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TIMES of MIDDLE COUNTRY C E N T E R E AC H • S E L D E N • L A K E G R O V E N O R T H

Vol. 15, No. 40

January 16, 2020

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Giving Peace a Voice Colleagues honor LaValle

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State Sen. Ken LaValle announces he will not seek reelection in November

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Mover and Shaker

Mark Daniels Continues to Connect with Long Islanders BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Despite a recent setback, mornings still look bright for one East Setauket resident. A familiar voice on Long Island radio for more than 30 years, Mark Daniels was notified he was being let go as co-host of WALK/97.5FM’s “Mark and Jamie Mornings” right before Thanksgiving. But with the start of a new year, the radio host embarked on a new adventure Jan. 2, launching the podcast, “Breakfast with Mark Daniels,” right from his East Setauket home. Daniels said the 10-minute installments will be Long Island focused and told in a storytelling format. Subjects will range from pizza to the railroad. “I always try to relate something to Long Islanders that Long Islanders call their own, and I think keeping it that way and keeping it local provides that relatability that folks in Nassau and Suffolk have to one another and to living here,” Daniels said. A recent podcast featured the radio host’s recent adventure into the city on a day when the Ronkonkoma Branch railroad line was undergoing construction. He said he and his

family headed to the Babylon station, “but so did the rest of the planet east of Babylon.” Fortunately, they were able to get a parking spot. The idea of a podcast came about when some friends suggested he reinvent himself. In the future, Daniels said he hopes to build a big enough base to attract advertisers. “It’s evolving every day,” he said. An East Setauket resident for 21 years, Daniels and his wife Marianne have three children, Mark, Brian and Allison, who have grown up in the Three Village school district. The radio host originally commuted to Patchogue for his on-air duties for WALK, and then after Connecticut-based Connoisseur Media purchased the station, he traveled to their Farmingdale studios. While the commute may have been longer for Daniels once the studio was moved to Farmingdale, it was a job he always enjoyed. “It is a lot of fun to be on the air and to talk to your co-host about topics, and the immediate listener response is just incredible,” he said. “It’s just so much fun. It was like a playdate every time I was on the air. I’m trying to keep that going on the podcast.” He said among his favorite memories is collecting donations for the food bank Long

Former WALK/97.5FM radio host Mark Daniels is recording a podcast from his East Setauket home. Photo from Daniels

Island Cares, where listeners would often contribute so much there was no room to store the contributions at the station. He also loves appearing in The Ward Melville Heritage Organization’s Walk for Beauty in October. He said the community’s response to such causes is overwhelming.

“To me, that’s what radio is really about,” the broadcaster said. “It’s about people. When you put out a call to attend and support, people show up, and people show up in large numbers.” While Daniels said he is not at liberty to comment on his exit from WALK/FM, he added he wasn’t surprised when he heard at the end of the year that WALK would broadcast the same morning show as Star 99.9, “The Anna & Raven Show,” which is broadcast from Connecticut. “It’s a business decision and that’s what they chose to do, and that’s what I have to live with, and I have to pick up and move on,” he said. This week Connoisseur Media also announced Daniels’ most recent co-host, Jamie Morris, will now head K-JOY’s morning show. Daniels said he couldn’t believe the amount of support he received on social media after the news of his dismissal was announced, and he admitted it gave him goose bumps. “I really only think of myself as just a guy that goes in, does a job and has a lot of fun with it and enjoys it, and then I’m home,” he said. The radio host said his podcasts can be found every weekday on the “Breakfast with Mark Daniels” Facebook and Instagram pages, Spotify, Apple podcast and Buzzsprout.com.

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State

BNL Wins $2 Billion Bid to Build New Ion Collider BY DANIEL DUNAIEF DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM Through answers to basic questions, scientists develop new technology that changes the world, leading to medical breakthroughs, energy applications and national security devices. That’s the theory behind the U.S. Department of Energy’s decision last week to award a 10-year project that will cost between $1.6 billion and $2.6 billion to build a new electron-ion collider at Brookhaven National Laboratory in Upton. For the scientists, the discoveries will flow from answers to questions about the nature of visible matter. “The big science we’re excited about, the hundred-year-old questions, are things like where does the mass of a proton come from,” said Robert Tribble, the deputy director for science and technology at Brookhaven National Laboratory and a nuclear physicist. The EIC is like a microscope to look at quarks and gluons, he explained. With support from numerous New York State and Long Island leaders, BNL recently won a competition against Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator in Virginia to build an electron-ion collider. Members of the Jefferson Accelerator, as well as over 1,000 scientists from 30 nations, will partner with BNL staff to conceptualize and build the new collider, which will be the most advanced ever constructed. “We do not understand very dense matter that exists in the universe in objects like neutron stars and black holes,” Tribble explained in an email. “In addition to understanding atomic nuclei, we will be able to generate a better view of the universe writ large [with discoveries from the EIC].” Over the next decade, the construction of the new EIC will employ 4,000 people, said Doon Gibbs, the laboratory director at BNL. That number represents the workforce that will, at one time or another, contribute to the construction of this new facility. The new EIC will expand on the technology of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, which has been operating since 2000 and will stop running experiments in 2024. Indeed, part of the appeal of BNL as a site for this new facility arose out of the ability to extend the resources by building a new electron storage ring and electron accelerator elements. Researchers will collide electrons and protons and numerous atomic nuclei to study the strong nuclear force. These collisions will reveal how the subunits of protons and neutrons in the nucleus, namely the quarks and gluons, come together to help generate mass in visible matter. The staff at BNL is “delighted and excited” that the site for the EIC will be on Long Island, said Gibbs. “Our design has the capability of using many existing technologies and extending

U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin with constituents at mobile office hours in Setauket last August. Photo from Zeldin’s office

Zeldin to Hold Mobile Office Hours in Centereach A schematic of the future electron-ion collider at Brookhaven National Lab in Upton. Photo from BNL website

them farther than they’ve been before.” Indeed, even the conception of the EIC has led to some new scientific breakthroughs, some of which the lab and its partners will share with the public in the next few weeks. While the application of research at the EIC will likely lead to breakthroughs in fields including materials science, researchers at BNL are excited about basic questions about the nature of nuclear matter. A typical experiment at the EIC will likely follow the same pattern as it has with RHIC, in which hundreds of researchers from around the world collaborate to understand physics properties. In the next few years, researchers will develop a detailed design before they start construction. Gibbs said the facility has a strong handle on the safety features of the new collider, which will build on the protocols and designs developed at the RHIC as well as with the National Synchrotron Light Source II, also at the lab in Upton. “We love challenges at BNL,” Gibbs said. “We like building big machines. We’re good at it.

We have a whole class of staff who, in particular, are experts at this kind of activity and they are pretty excited.” Area politicians are also excited about discoveries in basic science, translational benefits in areas like medicine and the expected boost to the local economy. “Establishing the electron-ion collider on Long Island might be focused on particles, but it will add some serious mass — nearly $1 billion worth — to the local economy,” U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D) said in a statement. BNL has the “talent, the technology and the track record to make the most of this national project.” Schumer believes this project will guarantee that BNL continues to be a “world class research facility for the next generation.” U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) praised the leadership at BNL. “I congratulate BNL Director Doon Gibbs for leading this exceptional organization and all of its scientists who have worked incredibly hard every step of the way to make this possible, and can’t wait to see what they do next,” Zeldin said in a statement.

U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-NY1) will hold mobile office hours at Centereach Fire Department Tuesday, Jan. 21. During these mobile office hours, constituents will have the opportunity to sit down with the congressman or one of his staff members regarding their concerns on any federal issue. Centereach Fire Department is located at 9 South Washington Ave., Centereach. Mobile office hours will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. No appointment is necessary.

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State

Ken LaValle Announces He’s Stepping Down in November BY KYLE BARR KYLE@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM State. Sen. Ken LaValle (R-Port Jefferson), 80, has been a fixture in New York’s 1st District for more than four decades. At an event held for him at the Village Center in Port Jefferson Jan. 10, the crowd of gathered officials and friends said goodbye to the elder statesman the only way they knew how — in a standing ovation that lasted well over a minute. “The best part of the job is the people, those who come into your office looking for help,” the 44-year statesman said in a speech that saw him choked up at several points. “What a thing — to be able to help people.” The news broke Wednesday, Jan. 8, that LaValle would not be seeking reelection. A common refrain of “1st District first,” was shared continuously throughout the Friday gathering, joined by a real “who’s who” of public officials on the East End, including reps from town, county and state, as well as local community and party leaders. Jesse Garcia, the Suffolk County Republican chairman, said LaValle represented his district so well he will be a hard man to replace. Garcia knew of the senator from the age of 14, he said, and had knocked on doors for the senator along with his father. “Nobody can really fill LaValle’s shoes,” he said. Some begged the senator, half-jokingly, to reconsider. State Assemblyman Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) said the senior senate member had been one of the hardest workers for his district. LaValle was at the forefront of preserving over 100,000 acres of land in the Pine Barrens, and Englebright has worked with the senator on many projects since then. At that time, Democratic Assembly member Tom DiNapoli, who is now state comptroller, worked with LaValle in establishing the Pine Barrens Protection Act back in 1993. “Most of his work has been achieved,” DiNapoli said. “Your example we will all continue to point to, which was beyond partisanship.” Englebright stressed his colleague’s term is not yet over, and he hopes he can work with LaValle on preserving several hundred acres of woodland currently surrounding the defunct Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant, land, he said, that is so pristine and ancient it “has never

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Above, state Sen. Ken LaValle (R) announces his planned retirement; below, state Sen. John Flanagan (R) shows his support for LaValle. Photos by Kyle Barr

been touched by a steel plow.” For his past and present role in preservation, the senior assemblyman said it went beyond a partnership. “I would use the word ‘indispensable,’ but it’s not adequate,” Englebright said. When speaking on his legacy, local officials mainly pointed to two things: His support of the environment and preservation efforts, and his support of schools, including growing the SUNY system and particularly noting Stony Brook University has been built up over the past several decades under his watch and support. His name adorns the sports stadium. Englebright shared the sentiment that LaValle’s support went down to the most unsuspected, including the building of the Suffolk County Volunteer Firefighters Burn Center. Other members of the SBU community said they were both congratulatory and sad that the senior senator was set to retire within a year. “He has been a tireless champion for Stony Brook University and a staunch advocate for higher education support,” said SBU Interim President Michael Bernstein in a statement. “Stony Brook has advanced significantly thanks to his leadership and deep commitment to our students, our patients and our region.” Port Jefferson Village mayor, Margot Garant, said LaValle has been in office since she was young, and was a consistent aid to Port Jeff. She added that it was with LaValle’s eventual support that the Village Center, which was built under then-mayor and Garant’s mother, Jeanne Garant. The center was also where the senator hosted his official retirement announcement. “He listened to everyone,” she said. “He shows that things get accomplished with time.” Other local legislators knew him for his general support of their districts. Brookhaven Town supervisor, Ed Romaine (R), said the senator had gone out of his way to bridge divides and work for the people of the district. He said he hopes the next person to secure the district will “be one who will advocates for the people of [state Senate District 1].” “It’s not the barbs or criticism, it’s not the tweets, it’s reaching out to both parties to get things done,” he said.

A Q&A with Ken LaValle

Why have you decided this term would be your last? I don’t know, it just feels right. If I can put in place something at [Stony Brook University], then I can retire knowing we’re in a good place. I look forward to spending more time with my wife and family, and less time driving on the Thruway. I would like to do something academic — it’s a way of looking at things through a different lens. Would you look to work at Stony Brook University? That would be my choice. I would like to do something that’s always been on my radar — some kind of think tank, look at it in an academic way. My thoughts on generations, what is the difference between one generation to another. We know the events of WWII shaped what was called the greatest generation. But then there are millennials — who are millennials? You’re a millennial [he said, talking to me, a 25-year-old.] How are your thoughts shaped by your generation? Some have said the climate of partisanship up in Albany has factored into your decision. My personality has been to not get involved in that kind of stuff, I try to be kind and productive — there’s no doubt things have changed in the Legislature. I think you’ll see more people say it’s not a positive place — that’s how you start to lose good people. People will say, “Who the hell needs this?” What are your plans for your last year in office? I want to make sure all the preservation stuff is in place. That’s the kind of thing most near and dear to me. I want to leave things with the university and Brookhaven National Lab in a good place ... I’m very focused, it’s always been 1st District first. Does the preservation you’re talking about include the hundreds of acres over by the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant? Yes, absolutely. What other things are you working with on preservation, what about the university are you currently engaged with? I want to make sure that work we have started over at the Gyrodyne site keeps moving forward, it’s linked to the economic vitality of the area. I’m meeting with union representatives, talking about the sewage treatment plant, talking about the 8-acre parcel that would go on there. We got to have further discussions about that project. Do you have any misgivings about the Gyrodyne plans? I’ve got to have further discussions. I want to make sure I have the opportunity to talk to people at the university, I want to make sure where the sewage treatment plant is going is going to be accepted in the community. Do you have any advice for whoever ends up taking over the district? What qualities do you feel like the new senator will require? I will work with that person, whoever it is in November, whatever party. I will try to help them, work with them. No. 1, they’ve got to have an understanding of who they’re representing. There is a large group that thinks the environment is very important. Whoever is going to replace me will have to have that mindset or have a background in it. It’s a big district, and there have been very few things I have missed. Whoever comes in will have to be very much involved in local events. Just look at Fishers Island, it’s closer to Connecticut, but it’s in the Town of Southold. There are 300 people living there, but you know, those people are just as important as any other part of the 1st District. They need to have an interaction with the people of the district. I think right now the Senate majority, the Democrats, tend to represent New York City and New York City issues. We need someone who is going to fight for suburban and rural interests. Though you still have a year left in office, how do you feel the shape of the district is in? My personality has always been one to get things done. The district will be left in as good of a shape as can be.

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East Setauket Resident Sentenced in Ponzi Scheme

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As his former office sits empty on North Country Road in Setauket, former investment adviser Steven Pagartanis will be spending time in jail. The 60-year-old East Setauket resident appeared in Central Islip’s federal court Jan. 9 where U.S. District Judge Joan Azrack sentenced Pagartanis to 14 years in prison and also ordered him to pay more than $6.5 million in restitution, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. The former investment adviser was arrested May 30, 2018, and in December of the same year, pleaded guilty to charges of mail and wire fraud for orchestrating a securities fraud scheme for 18 years. “Today’s sentence is a well-deserved reckoning for Pagartanis, who preyed on elderly investors, many of whom trusted him with their life savings, for nearly two decades,” said U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue. “Protecting investors, especially those that are vulnerable, from white-collar criminals is a priority of this office and the Department of Justice.” According to the press release, from January 2000 to March 2018, Pagartanis targeted elderly women to invest in two publicly traded companies. He requested the victims write checks payable to an entity he secretly controlled. After laundering the investments using a series of bank accounts, he used the money to pay for personal expenses. He also funded failed business ventures that included his wife’s pet store. The defendant’s victims invested more than $13 million and sustained losses of over $9 million, according to the EDNY office. Pagartanis’ attorney Kevin Keating, of Garden City, declined to comment. Frank Napolitano’s mother, Roseanne Maggio, of Middle Island, lost nearly $70,000

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in the scam. Since Maggio died in 2018, Napolitano attended the sentencing along with other victims. He said he was satisfied with the sentencing and was surprised that the judge ordered Pagartanis to prison immediately. While to his knowledge his mother’s $70,000 is the smallest amount lost by a victim, he said money is relative to everybody. “Seventy thousand to one person is $3 million to another person,” he said. “It’s really kind of all my mother had in terms of investing.” Napolitano said it was crazy to hear of all the luxury items Pagartanis purchased with the money, including vacations and luxury cars, especially since he targeted elderly women, most of whom had recently suffered an illness or death of a family member. “It breaks your heart,’” he said. Despite her passing, Maggio’s family will still see some restitution. Her son said his mother had hoped to leave money to her four grandchildren. “They’re able to see a little something of grandma’s investment so it helps a little bit,” he said. was crossing westbound in front of the Rocky Point Fire Department at 49 Route 25A, Jan. 12, when she was struck by a 2018 Hyundai SUV at around 6:10 p.m. The woman was transported to John T. Mather Memorial Hospital in Port Jefferson where she died from her injuries. The driver of the Hyundai, Paula Avent, 36, of Rocky Point, was alone in her vehicle and not injured. The event is under investigation as to why the woman was crossing the road. The Hyundai was impounded for a safety check.

— Compiled by Kyle Barr

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Nation

Lawmakers and Vietnam Vets Continue Liver Fluke Battle BY DONNA DEEDY DONNA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM

Vietnam veteran Jerry Chiano dangles his dog tags in front on an American flag. Before he died in 2017, he raised awareness to bile duct cancer caused by eating raw or uncooked fish while deployed in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Photo from Jennifer Paglino

disease. Months later, it reversed its decision and added the disease to the list of covered conditions connected to exposure to herbicide agents. Schumer and the entire Long Island congressional delegation — Reps. Zeldin, Tom Suozzi (D-NY3), Peter King (R-NY2) and Kathleen Rice (D-NY4) — have urged the VA to study the issue. “Local vets, some of whom are already sick, need reassurance that these studies lead to answers on service-related health claims, while others have passed away while fighting for awareness and VA testing,” Schumer stated. As the VA embarks on another large-scale research mission on toxins and environmental exposure, Schumer underscores the importance of using the Northport data. “We have samples, antigen markers and more. There’s good stuff here from this smaller study, but it is largely sitting on a shelf, as we are here today to say, ‘Use what’s useful,’” he said. However, the VA bluntly states: “No future VA studies will utilize data from the Northport VA Medical Center’s pilot Liver Fluke study.” In an email, the VA spokesperson explained that the Northport VA liver fluke study relied on a test used in Asia, where the disease is prevalent, which is not FDA approved. It also noted, among other things, that the Northport VA study lacked control groups. Plus, he said, none of the patients who tested positive for liver fluke exposure actually suffer from bile duct cancer. Gerald Wiggins, a Vietnam vet from Port Jefferson Station, took part in the Northport VA liver fluke study and was one of 12 veterans found to have been exposed to the parasite. He does not have bile duct cancer, but he said he had two bile duct cysts removed in September

2017 at Sloan Kettering. The disease, he said, is a ticking time bomb. He can’t understand why the government isn’t supporting veterans. At 71 years old, he said it’s late for him. But he believes every veteran who served in Southeast Asia and areas prone to the parasite should be tested. “Ten people came down with Zika virus in Florida and within two weeks the federal government gave $600 million to fight it,” he said. “As a vet, I laid my life on the line and got nothing.” He submitted a VA claim, which he said was denied. His other insurance picked up the tab. Dr. George Psevdos, an infectious disease specialist and a Northport VA physician, conducted the study. The Northport VA was unsuccessful in gaining clearance for an interview from the VA. But, as noted in his research conclusion statement, his study was the first to show evidence of exposure to liver fluke

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in U.S. soldiers deployed in Vietnam. He called for more research to examine the link between a Vietnam exposure and the likelihood of veterans developing bile duct cancer. Currently, no validated test for liver fluke infection is available for clinical use in the United States, according to the VA website. And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is not recommending serological testing for exposure, the VA said. The Northport VA said that if veterans express concerns or symptoms of bile duct cancer, the VA screens them right away. Meanwhile, the prognosis for bile duct cancer is poor, with a 30 percent five-year survival rate, according to the American Cancer Society. As for Chiano, he ultimately died of an esophageal bleed, his daughter said, caused by throat cancer induced by exposure to Agent Orange. “He thought he was going to die of bile duct cancer,” said Paglino. “We thought [his dying of Agent Orange exposure] was his way of making sure that my mother received VA benefits after he died.” Survival benefits for veterans families are extended when a veteran’s disease is considered service related. Veterans enrolled in VA health care are eligible for VA-provided cancer care, the agency said. “VA encourages all veterans who feel their military service has affected their health to submit a claim, which will be adjudicated using the latest scientific and medical evidence available,” said VA spokesperson Susan Carter. Suozzi is also still following the issue. “At minimum, we owe Vietnam veterans answers on whether they were exposed to cancercausing parasites while serving, and the Northport VA’s study nearly two years ago was an important step in confirming that,” he said. “This data could prove instrumental in ensuring affected veterans are taken care of nationwide. I strongly urge the Veterans Administration to include this important study in their future research or, at least, explain in detail why they will not.”

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BY RICH ACRITELLI DESK@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM With the movie “1917” now in wide release in theaters, it’s interesting to look back on how Long Island was a key strategic reason the U.S. entered what was known as “the war to end all wars.” Over 100 years ago, then President Woodrow Wilson agonized over the rationale for the United States to break with its historic policy of neutrality before America entered World War I against Germany. There were many dangerous periods within our history that surely tested our national leadership. This was no different in 1916-17. At the end of his first term in office, Wilson sought economic and social reform in the U.S., but he had to contend with the terrible conflict over in Europe. Although the Atlantic Ocean separated the U.S. from the brutal fighting on both the eastern and western fronts, Long Islanders did not have to look far to identify the German military presence of U-boats that operated near their shores. During World War I and II, it was common for the U.S. government to order “light discipline” on the coast. German “Wolf Packs” operated near major cities like New York, surfaced, and were able to determine how close they were to the city by utilizing welllit homes in waterfront locations like Fire Island. For three years, American ships operated within these hazardous waters to conduct trade with the Allies, where these vessels took heavy losses. It was an extremely complicated time for Wilson, who tried to keep the country out of this war. The horrific losses seen by the British, French and Germans were well publicized in American papers, and many citizens did not want their sons, friends and neighbors to be killed in what was thought of as a European dispute. Before he was reelected by an extremely close margin in November of 1916, Wilson campaigned on the promise that he kept “Our boys out of this war.” But behind closed doors, it was a different situation. Since the days of George Washington the U.S. economy was built on trade that always saw American ships traveling to Europe. Germany had most of its own ports blockaded by the strength of the British navy, and this warring government did not believe America was neutral through our business dealings with the Allies. The Germans believed they were forced to attack any civilian, commerce or military shipping that sailed toward British and French harbors. Wilson, like the presidents before the War of 1812, was unable to completely halt American maritime toward these hostile waters. Right away, the cruise liner Lusitania was attacked off the coast

Above, President Woodrow Wilson addresses Congress in 1917, speaking on WWI; right, a man buys a paper announcing the U.S. has declared war on Germany; below, Wilson throws the first ball on baseball’s opening day, 1916. Photos from Library of Congress

of Ireland, and of the 1,198 people that were killed on the ship, 128 Americans were lost. The German government stated it gathered known intelligence that many of these civilian ships were carrying weapons to the Allies. As Wilson was expected to protect the American people, his own secretary of state, William Jennings Bryan, opposed any offensive actions to arm U.S. ships or any threats toward the German leadership. In 1916, the Sussex was sunk, more American lives were lost, and Wilson was conﬂicted on how to respond against this German adversary who seemed unwilling to halt its policy of targeting American freedom of the seas. Closer to home, in 1916, Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa raided Columbus, New Mexico, where 19 American lives were lost. With the tense relations between the U.S. and Mexico, Wilson ordered General John J. Pershing to lead 16,000 soldiers to capture or kill Villa and his men. This U.S. expedition into Mexico demonstrated how unprepared the government was to conduct modern military operations. Pershing was unable to locate Villa within the Mexican terrain and the expedition was considered unsuccessful. This intervention also enhanced resentment by the Mexicans who gravitated closer to the Germans. The

“Zimmerman telegram” by the German foreign minister openly stated that if Mexico went to war against the U.S., it would receive German assistance. These words were intercepted by the British and delivered to Wilson who was startled at the extent of German beliefs that Mexico had the ability to regain some of its lost territories that were now American states. Wilson’s fears were abundant, as he bolstered the U.S. defense of Cuba with an additional division of soldiers to guard against a possible German invasion. Wilson was in a precarious situation, as there were known antiwar feelings against helping the British and French on the western front. During the election year, Wilson fully understood that the two largest immigrant groups in the country were the Irish and the Germans. He knew that some of these citizens had strong ethnic ties to their home countries and were not overly pleased to support the British Empire. While today we see Spanish as a common secondary language, during the early part of the 20th century, German was widely spoken in the Midwest and West. There was a huge German influence among American cities and towns that had ties back to this European power, and Wilson had to analyze the economic relation to this war of the many industrialists and financiers who looked to push the United States to support the Allies. They knew they could surely profit from the massive amount of weapons sold to these warring countries. On the eastern front, there was the delicate situation with the ability of Czar Nicholas II to fight the Germans. His government’s conduct of the war was disastrous, and the Russians had abundant shortages of weapons, leadership and food at home. Before declaring war on Germany on April 6, 1917, Wilson watched Russia fall into chaos, as communist groups campaigned on the slogan that they were determined to quickly pull out of this destructive conflict. Although Wilson sided with the Allies and declared war against Germany, it was not without many internal strains. He was surely tested over the eventual American decision to abandon our foreign policy of neutrality that was established in 1789 to side with one European nation over another. Rich Acritelli is a social studies teacher at Rocky Point High School and an adjunct professor of American history at Suffolk County Community College.

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North Shore Residents Support Peace at Resistance Corner BY RITA J. EGAN RITA@TBRNEWSMEDIA.COM While tensions may have lessened slightly between the U.S. and Iran after the assassination of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani, many Americans are still bracing for the possibility of conflict. Protesters took to the streets around the nation Jan. 9 to oppose the escalation of war with the Middle Eastern country during what was coined as No War With Iran: Day of Action. At the intersection of routes 347 and 112 in Port Jefferson Station, which has been dubbed as Resistance Corner, two dozen protesters took part in a rally organized by North Country Peace Group, a local activist organization. Myrna Gordon, a member of NCPG, said Americans need to say enough is enough when it comes to war and aim to stop being consumed by war and militarization. She suggested that people read the poem “Suicide in the Trenches” by Siegfried Sassoon reflecting the tragedies of World War I. “This is not a glorification when we see the military and the militarization of what’s happening in our country,” Gordon said. “Listen, I support the veterans. We are very supportive of them, but we’re not supportive of war, and this is what the North Country Peace Group is about. That’s what our main goal is, to say, ‘End this absolutely foolish nonsense that we’re engaged in.’ This is a horrific thing for our future, for our young children, for everything.” She suggested investments should be made into items that promote peace such as the Peace

Pole installed in Rocketship Park in Port Jefferson village, which reads “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in 10 different languages, including the motions for sign language and braille. “We have to get back to so many things that promote peace,” Gordon said. Nancy Goroff, Democrat primary candidate for Congressional District 1, participated in the Jan. 9 rally “I think it’s important, especially in today’s politics, for people to make their voices heard,” she said. “Government needs to be responsive to the will of the people, and far too often that’s just not happening. From antiwar rallies to the women’s marches, times when people stand up and speak are good for our democracy.” She expressed her concern over the current situation with Iran. “With Iran, the real question is whether eliminating Suleimani leaves America safer, and that’s still an open question,” Goroff said. “The stakes could not be higher, but time and again we have seen President Trump [R] making critical military and foreign policy decisions based on his own political goals, rather than what will actually help this country.” Also among those protesting in Port Jefferson Station Jan. 9 were two members of the Long Island Chapter of Veterans for Peace, Camillo Mac Bica, of Smithtown, and Ray Zbikowski, of Huntington Station. Both veterans fought in Vietnam, and Bica is an author and philosophy teacher at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Veterans of Peace includes vets and nonveterans working to raise awareness about the horrors of war. Zbikowski said there is

North Shore residents stand at the corner of routes 347 and 112 Jan. 9 to oppose the escalation of war with Iran. Protesters include Vietnam War veterans Camillo Mac Bica and Ray Zbikowski, below left. Photos by Rita J. Egan

a misconception about those who fought overseas in a war. “The myth is if you’re a veteran, you are supportive [of war],” he said. “War has been so glorified with mythologies that we have come to know the myth without the reality,” Bica said. Zbikowski agreed. “It’s important to educate the public, even if they’re passing by, make them aware of what’s going on in this country as well as overseas,” he said. People driving by either honked their horns in support or shouted at the protesters from their open windows. Bica said when one opposes a rally such as the Jan. 9 event, it’s because they don’t realize the potential horror of war. “People pass by and they yell things but they’re not the ones going,” he said. “Their kids aren’t the ones that are going. If they had skin in the game, the cost-benefit proportion would be different. They might not say, ‘Let’s go to war.’” The veterans added that while every community in the U.S. was impacted by the Vietnam War due to most people knowing someone who went off to fight, with less than 3 percent of Americans knowing anyone who’s in the military today, many have not come in contact with a recent veteran. Bica said it creates a separation between what’s going on in the military and the

average citizen’s life. “The killing and the dying that’s going on is going on in our names, while we look the other way, and we think we’re untouched by it,” he said. “There’s blood on all of our hands.”

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Letters to the Editor Editorial A More Perfect Union Help Us Overturn Citizens United Ethical behavior has always been required and expected of government officials. In the pages of our newspapers, we are reporting on corruption cases, conflicts of interest and varying degrees of unfair, immoral and in some cases illegal practices in government — all levels of government. As one elected official recently stated, there’s a lot of this going on. You see it on federal, state and local levels of both major political parties and we need to eliminate that. An administrator in the Village of Northport recently pleaded guilty to using village funds as his “personal piggy bank,” according to Tim Sini (D), Suffolk County district attorney. Former county DA, Tom Spota (D), and one of his top aides were convicted of obstruction of justice and witness tampering. We are learning that the New York State Public Service Commission lacks oversight of the Long Island Power Authority, which can easily lead to abuse. Lawmakers are now looking to address that omission. We are not saying LIPA is corrupt, but if fraud is detected through agency audits, officials say they currently can’t take action. And with impeachment proceedings moving forward in the White House, there’s no shortage of examples of issues that deserve our attention. What exactly is corruption? It’s when elected officials steer contracts or use public policies and practices for their own personal benefit rather than the public good. When a government agency steers contracts to its family members, clients and business partners or to family members affiliated with these groups, it’s a red flag. Corruption can, and often does, lead to fraud, wasteful spending and higher operational costs for government that you ultimately pay for personally. The costs are hard to quantify, but said to be significant. The state comptrollers office reports that over 215 arrests have been made and over $60 million recovered. Citizens need to sit up and pay close attention. Attend meetings, file Freedom of Information Act requests, look at government contracts, look at campaign contribution filings, demand transparency and ask for town hall-style meetings from your elected officials. If they’re not responsive, elect new officials. Among the best remedies known to prevent and beat corrupt practices is keeping citizens informed and engaged. It may be tempting to look the other way and give officials a pass. It’s certainly easier. But turning a blind eye on corruption only breeds malfeasance. It’s about the worst response there is. Corruption ultimately corrodes the fabric of society and undermines people’s trust in their political systems and leaders. According to Transparency International, a global coalition against corruption, it can cost people freedom, health, money and sometimes even their lives. As governments struggle with budget deficits and aim to address urgent issues, the prudent thing to do is hold government officials accountable. We can’t fall asleep at the wheel. We the people need to make a point to stay engaged and informed in the new year and demand good government on all levels. State officials encourage the public to fight fraud and abuse. To report suspected abuse, call the comptrollers office at 1-888-672-4555 or email investigations@osc.ny.

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Jan. 21 will be the 10th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. In the ensuing 10 years, that decision has allowed unregulated, unlimited and undocumented dark money to be used in election campaigns, endangering a basic tenet of our democracy, namely the right for each individual citizen to vote based on an informed decision. Citizens United opened the floodgates, allowing unregulated money from corporations and megamillionaires to have outsize influence on voters in elections. They can spread that influence throughout the country and at every level of government. Its influence can support gerrymandering, voter suppression, the weakening of the

Voting Rights Act of 1965 and, now, the refusal of Congress to appropriate sufficient funding to upgrade our election machinery nationwide. It is dangerous, effective and ongoing. The good news is that amendments to the U.S. Constitution to overturn Citizens United have been on the docket in Congress since its inception in 2010. A proposed amendment titled the Democracy for All amendment now stands at more than 200 co-sponsors. Move to Amend, a national organization founded to overturn the Citizens United decision, has proposed an amendment titled the We the People amendment, which would say, “Corporations are not people, and money is not speech.” It already has 67 members of Congress sponsoring it. Here in our community, for eight years,

members of Move to Amend Brookhaven have been alerting our citizens to the dangers of unlimited, undocumented campaign contributions, in talks at public libraries and at town council meetings. Effective legislation cannot be developed under the Constitution as it is now written. On the 10th anniversary of this pivotal and democracy-threatening Supreme Court decision, please write or call your senators and congress members to support an amendment overturning it: U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer: 631-7530978, 202-224-6542 U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand: 631249-2825, 202-224-4451 U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin: 631-209-4235, 202-225-3826. Rita Edwards South Setauket

Condemn Anti-Semitism Hanukkah 2019 will be remembered for a sick amount of violent antiSemitic attacks in and around New York City, attacks that were fueled by raw hate, feckless leadership, a culture of acceptance, lack of proper education and the promotion of anti-Semitism. From colleges to Congress to Hanukkah parties and synagogues, anti-Semitism is on full display in many ugly forms. Simply because of their faith, we witnessed three innocent civilians slaughtered in a Kosher supermarket in Jersey City; five brutally stabbed celebrating Hanukkah at the home of a rabbi; and everyday Americans terrorized in the streets. Unfortunately, while these attacks have shocked the nation and the world with their sheer brutality, last month’s anti-Semitic crimes are nothing new for today’s Jewish-American community. In fact, the New York Police Department has reported 229 anti-Semitic incidents in New York City in 2019 alone, making anti-Semitic attacks the most commonly reported hate crime comprising 54 percent of all those reported. There are a variety of initiatives that all should support. Just a few of the many available options include education for those who desperately need it, greater security at places of worship and ensuring our communities’ law enforcement officers have the resources and support they need to safely and effectively

confront the threat. Every elected official and community leader must embrace all available options rather than just trying to identify one or two ways to help. Unfortunately, some elected officials and community leaders have failed to step up and speak out at all. It is important that each and every one of the perpetrators of last month’s attacks be brought to justice. Albany should also reverse course on its new cashless bail law, which included cashless bail for hate crime assaults. I was taken aback by reporting that a woman who was charged with assaulting and cursing at three Orthodox women in Brooklyn was set free under this new law. A day later, she was charged again with punching a woman in front of the victim’s children and shockingly, once again, was released back onto our streets. We must crack down on those perpetrating these horrific attacks, but our community cannot be protected if those in our justice system who swore to protect it are handcuffed by these new cashless bail laws. As a nation that opposes and condemns hatred in any form, America must root out anti-Semitism wherever it rears its ugly head. We must not embolden it or elevate it, or even tolerate this hatred, which is attempting to normalize itself in our society. Whether this bigotry is brazen or it is toxic anti-Semitism deceptively masked in subtle tropes, we

must eliminate it wherever it exists. This is a reality that has plagued Jewish-Americans in every aspect of their lives. I have heard too many stories of college students, from coast-to-coast, on campuses all across America being targeted with blatant anti-Semitism in the name of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, also known as BDS. This movement, co-founded by someone who is an anti-Semite, has turned countless innocent students into targets of attacks due to their Jewish faith. In July, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.Res.246, a powerful statement opposing the BDS movement. However, we must do more than make a statement. We must enact legislation with teeth that combats this movement and the hatred it perpetuates against Israel and the Jewish community at home and around the world. From Congress to the state house to the school board, all elected and community leaders need to step up to confront and crush anti-Semitism and end this persistent threat against JewishAmericans. While Hanukkah 2019 will forever be stained by brutal anti-Semitic attacks, we must ensure that Hanukkah 2020 and every year to come looks nothing like it. Lee Zeldin [R] U.S. Rep. District 1 Shirley

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Opinion

‘Come from Away’ Offers Relevant Perspective for Today

ou know those thought bubbles artists draw in cartoons, where the reader can see what each character is thinking even as the person might be saying something like, “Bless your heart”? I tried to imagine possessing that real-life talent when I recently attended the show, “Come from Away.” The musical, which debuted close to seven D. None years ago, offers a retelling of the of the above story of people BY DANIEL DUNAIEF diverted on their planes on 9/11 to the small town of Gander on the island of Newfoundland in Canada. The local folks, with their indigenous

accents, offer support for the sudden inﬂux of thousands of people from all over the world who are stuck in a place where they can’t get to their clothes, pets or toothbrushes. The world changed dramatically on that day, as people on those redirected planes gained an almost immediate perspective on the inconvenience of their experience compared to the tragedy other families endured. The people from Gander were incredibly hospitable and heroic, stepping outside their own needs to welcome and support the collection of people trapped with them for an indeterminate period of time. While I don’t want to spoil the story — and please stop reading if you’d like to experience the show without any speciﬁc expectations — the musical also addressed one of the crueler elements that arose in the aftermath of that awful day: Some Americans developed a fear of Muslims. One of the Muslim men stuck in Gander immediately drew suspicion from his fellow passengers. What, they wanted to know, was

he doing and was he a threat to them? In the days, weeks and months that followed those despicable attacks, many Americans developed an unfounded fear of all Muslims, just as people became distrustful of Japanese-Americans after the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. One of the reasons I wished I had a thought bubble as I watched the show was to see and appreciate what the other members of the audience recalled in their own lives. Indeed, for me, the toughest part of the beginning of the show was immersing myself in the story. While I recognized that I was hearing about the experiences of people in a faraway place, I kept recalling the day when my then 3-month-old daughter seemed to sense our panic, fear and sadness, refusing to sleep or even allow us to put her down. I also thought about the friends and professional contacts who got up, went to work and never returned to their families that day. And now, several days after attending the show, I see that President Donald Trump

(R) has decided to attack two of his favorite Democratic targets by retweeting images of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York as Muslims, standing in front of an Iranian ﬂag. The suggestion, perhaps, is that they must be terrorists or be standing with the cruel regime in Iran if they don’t immediately support a president whose explanation for his own recent actions in Iran seems to change by the day. Moving away from his world view, however, I feel as if we’re still ﬁghting an irrational battle where one group — Muslims — is considered dangerous to “our way of life.” Do we really believe that any one religion could be eager to destroy us? Can we casually allow anti-Muslim fears to return? Surely, we must have learned something in the last 18 years? The enemy doesn’t wear one set of clothing or practice one religion. We don’t have to wait for tragedy or for extraordinary circumstances to rise to the moment, the way the residents of Gander did.

Prince Harry and Meghan Make Good Reading

hank heavens for Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Because of our fascination with the British royal family, despite having cast them off more than two centuries ago, they pushed out newscasts of assassinated terrorists and a tragically downed civilian airplane from the top spot with their own declaration of independence. As we watched and listened, they said they wanted to “carve out a progressive new role” for themselves while reBetween maining in the royal you and me family but would step back from beBY LEAH S. DUNAIEF ing senior members “and work to become ﬁnancially independent.” They also explained that they would spend part of the year living in North

America. Wow! Sounds like trying to be a little bit pregnant. Why are we so interested in this? Could it be that over the 20th century, the royals have become human? Perhaps they might be viewed as a proxy family for us all. Who doesn’t have a ne’er-dowell uncle in their midst? Or trouble with an inlaw? And certainly surprise at a rebellious child who isn’t following in the family footsteps? The ﬁrst to go rogue was Edward VIII, who famously gave up his throne for “the woman I love”: Wallis Simpson, an American socialite divorcée from Baltimore. The rules were still strict then. To withdraw was to leave, and that was that. Then came Princess Margaret, whose love for a married commoner, Peter Townsend, was not permitted to proceed, but she retaliated by dancing out of the base paths the rest of her life. Despite Queen Elizabeth II’s stalwart traditional life, her children did not follow suit, especially Charles, Prince of Wales, and Prince Andrew, Duke of York. After Charles’ wife, Princess Diana, opened a huge window into the workings of the royal machinery and then

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tragically died, Charles was able to properly unite with Camilla Parker Bowles and life seemed to quiet down at the palace. Then along came the next generation, and rules had relaxed so far that Kate Middleton — whose parents were merely business owners — had met Prince William as students at St. Andrews University in Scotland. She was accepted and ultimately welcomed into the Windsor dynasty with a splendid wedding. Rules and tradition relaxed so far further that Harry was allowed to marry previously wed, biracial American actress Meghan Markle. And now this. It is a wonder that the queen, at age 93, is still upright. She must surely be uptight. The House of Windsor has gone, in her one lifetime thus far, from an image of rigid control to having its laundry washed in public. Conversations are going like this. Some are scolding the royal couple for asserting — or at least trying to assert their freedom and appearing to defy the queen. Others are commenting on alleged racism in Britain, as evidenced by racist treatment Meghan has received at the hands of the British press and other members of the upper echelons. Apparently a BBC host

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“compared the couple’s newborn baby [Archie] to a chimpanzee,” according to an article in The New York Times this past Sunday. Still others would have liked to see the couple work from inside the family and its institutions to improve race relations in Britain much the same way the royal family inspired the courage of the British people during World War II. For my part, I am frankly delighted to hear and read about something other than “the week the world stood still,” as we waited for Iran’s reaction to the killing of Maj. Gen. Qassim Suleimani and the extreme partisan reaction that followed. And trying to follow the demonstrations in the streets by irate masses across the globe need constantly updated scorecards. It is a positive relief to follow the trials and tribulations of the royal family, however brief the respite. This is not to say I am unsympathetic to parts of their saga. In fact, we all deal with family uprisings and can identify in such matters even as we are made proud by other actions family members take. Or maybe I am just addicted from having watched too much “Downton Abbey.”

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