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Rick Brand
Questioning Bloomberg's cash for Independence Party - February 1, 2009 - Just call state and Suffolk Independence Party chairman Frank MacKay New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's $1.2 million man.
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Lynn Brenner
Family Finance: Investing during rough economy - January 18, 2009 - My firm offers a wide range of 401(k) investments. I have my money in a bond fund, a stock fund and a balanced fund, all of which have taken a substantial hit. I've lost nearly one-third of my investments. Among the other available options is a money-market fund. Although not a high-yield investment, it offers some stability in this volatile market. Do you think it would be wise for me to transfer the money from any or all of these three funds into the money market fund, at least temporarily?
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Joye Brown
Suffolk hate crime task force is small step - February 5, 2009 - The Suffolk County Legislature took a step in a new direction on Tuesday by unanimously passing a measure to create a task force to examine hate crimes.
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Sylvia Carter
Hemp: Trying the good, but odd, fatty acid food - January 29, 2009 - Hemp and marijuana are not the same thing. Hemp, which is legal to grow, contains only a fraction of the psychoactive compound that, in marijuana, makes you high.
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Junior Damato
ASK THE AUTO DOCTOR: Without a local dealership for support, seek out ASE-technician - February 6, 2009 - Dear Doctor: I have a 1995 Suzuki Sidekick with problem door locks. First I had a problem getting the rear door to stay closed. Finally I got the door closed and it is now in the locked position and cannot be opened. Plus, all of the doors lock again every time I hit the remote to open the doors. A Suzuki dealership is no longer in my area. Please advise. Mira
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Jessica Damiano
Save on garden vegetables with seeds - February 1, 2009 - Eating and gardening are two of my favorite hobbies. It's no wonder then, that for me at least, growing vegetables is the mother of all pastimes. Even if you've never grown edibles before, the current economic climate might be just the impetus you need. You'll save money on produce and maybe even discover a new passion.
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Amy Dickinson
Generous dad looks for limits - February 6, 2009 - Dear Amy: I made a commitment to send my daughter on a Caribbean cruise for her 21st birthday.
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Lou Dolinar
Twenty years of computing advice, right here - January 18, 2009 - I've been doing this long enough that I can condense 20 years of computer advice into a column, so you'll have something to tack on the wall.
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Saul Friedman
Treasury could have bailed out seniors but didn't - January 31, 2009 - Maybe I'm beating a dead horse, but you should know that the outgoing Treasury Department administration had one last chance to help elderly investors conserve their nest eggs and blew it. What they got instead is bupkis.
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Glenn Gamboa
Review: The Frays' sophomore CD, more of the same - February 3, 2009 - The Fray became leftfield successes in 2006 on the strength of their piano- driven, TV-approved sad-sack sing-alongs "Over My Head (Cable Car)" and "How to Save a Life."
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Verne Gay
Review: 'Talkshow with Spike Feresten' on Fox - February 6, 2009 - THE SHOW "Talkshow With Spike Feresten," Saturday at midnight on Fox/5
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Katti Gray
Horse stable owner donates to laid-off workers - December 29, 2008 - At the prime age of 31, Alex Jacobson's rightly timed real estate investments are keeping his books in the black and helping finance his proprietorship of Lakewood Stables, which are next door to Hempstead Lake State Park in West Hempstead. He bought the place two years ago, when it was in shambles, and planned to raze it. But local folks, who liked the idea of the facility remaining in the area, persuaded Jacobson to rehabilitate the stables instead of covering them over with new condos.
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Ellis Henican
Possible chicken-wing shortage new sign of tough times - February 1, 2009 - The economy's tanking, two wars rage - and warnings of a Super Bowl Sunday chicken-wing shortage are sweeping the land.
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Dan Janison
Who is advising Gov. Paterson? - January 29, 2009 - The leaks, confusion and bile that capped Gov. David A. Paterson's roller coaster of a U.S. Senate sweepstakes have left observers and insiders wondering just who advises him.
Patricia Kitchen
How local companies are doing business in Second Life - September 21, 2007 - When Greg Verdino of Melville gets up to go to work, he no longer makes a dash for the Long Island Rail Road to commute to Manhattan. No, as chief strategy officer of a new marketing company called crayon, on many days he sits down at his home computer and logs into a 3-D virtual world called Second Life.
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James Klurfeld
Thanks, to my readers, for sharing - December 26, 2008 - I've had a 40-year relationship with Newsday, but this will be the last time I fill this space. More than anything else, I want to thank the readers who have reacted to my column - sometimes with positive comments, other times not so positive, to say the least. But they took the time either to write or, more recently, e-mail.
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Erica Marcus
How to judge the heat of your stovetop in recipes - February 5, 2009 - Recipes for stovetop cooking call for varying temperatures, such as high, medium high. How does a cook determine these temperatures?
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Carrie Mason-Draffen
Put your boss at ease when you post your resume online - February 4, 2009 - DEAR CARRIE: My boss found my resume online, and I believe I will be terminated because of this. Can my company legally dismiss me because I'm looking for new employment? If I am terminated, will I still be allowed to collect unemployment? Resume Jitters
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Les Payne
An eye now on Obama generation - December 29, 2008 - Remember that huge snake in the Everglades that exploded while digesting an alligator it had constricted but could not swallow?
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Irene Virag
New garden links to Ed Rezak, master of miniatures - December 21, 2008 - Like life, the garden path is a winding road. You never know what's around the corner - the unexpected, the serendipitous, the bittersweet, even the sorrowful. Like life, the garden path has its bumps.
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