Local Voices

Op-Ed: Batteries are good for utility customers. They save money by stabilizing demand during peak use times, which reduces our reliance on costly and dirty peak power plants, and they help us avoid expensive distribution upgrades.

Op-Ed: The long-term energy savings solar provides will be fundamental in ensuring energy affordability, acting as an essential hedge against energy price volatility.

Op-ed: Caregiver burnout doesn’t happen overnight. Recognizing the early signs and knowing when to ask for help can protect your health and your loved one’s well-being.

Op-Ed: What I tell my patients—and what I try to practice myself—is this: you don’t need perfection. You just need to move.

Op-Ed: Funding programs to help more students pursue a career in medicine is essential to the state’s wellbeing.

Op-Ed: Protecting pregnant women from the worst effects of climate change is not only the right thing to do, it is also the smart thing to do for our economy, our health system and our collective future.

Op-Ed: How Dr. Albert Vann and Rev. Jackson built Black political power, locally and nationally.

Op-Ed: The velvet rope around theater keeps too many people from the stories that shape us.

Op-Ed: Bedford-Stuyvesant must honor the outsized influence educator Dr. Frank Mickens had on the community.

Op-Ed: Seasonal Affective Disorder is on the rise. Here’s everything you need to know.