Long Island Opinion & Commentary
Nassau County and Suffolk County editorials, columns, guest essays, cartoons, letters and more.
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An alternative for people in crisis
Hicksville center is a new option for people to get services they need.
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Thermal energy networks have great potential
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Haitians on TPS get a reprieve but no relief
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1 way to keep this place we love accessible
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A 'progressive' child care plan that's regressive
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Minneapolis' common spirit, amid panic and pain
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The Point
Olympics are a peculiar kind of mirror
They reflect what we want to see, as the Milan Cortina Games show.
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Long efforts pay off on 9/11 health funding
"We owe it to them," says Rep. Andrew Garbarino, who reached an elusive deal.
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Gender surgery verdict a wake-up call
It's the first malpractice award to a "detransitioner."
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Cartoons
Commentary
The GOP's voter ID bill is back and as cynical as ever
The new version of the SAVE Act fuels more of the president's conspiracies.
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An alternative for people in crisis
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Americans haven't lost their moral compass — their leaders have
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Global trade is leaving the U.S. behind
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Think the U.S. economy is unfair? Blame the upper middle class.
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More Opinion
Mike Gianaris calls timing of his exit purely personal
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The U.S. government's brain drain has reached alarming levels
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Believe Epstein's survivors, ban gambling ads, Bad Bunny's show
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Haitians on TPS get a reprieve but no relief
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The insurance crisis is about to get even worse
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Nassau needs its own 311
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ICE may be scaring Long Islanders from seeking medical care
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Nature is a powerful ally against fires and floods
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The knockoff GLP-1 market is still the Wild West
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Gender surgery verdict a wake-up call
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Trump's racist post condemned, Bad Bunny's show
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ICE sows fear in Greenport
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Blakeman starts with a fiasco
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Extreme cold is a billion-dollar problem, too
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Florida's fading appeal is a blessing for Alabama
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Musings: Adore the heart, skip the smoke
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Musings: Drop gains tax on 2nd-house sale
Musings: Love has a long past and a costly present
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Savoring what elite athletes can do that we cannot
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Sports gambling puts kids in peril
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Trump's energy promise collapses as electricity bills keep rising
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Jeffrey Epstein case forges a rare, cynical American consensus
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1 way to keep this place we love accessible
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NCPD officer's loss, ICE, ticketed for not showing disabled tag
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Hochul's bid for triple play a bit suspect
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Jack Martins' pro-bono plan for Senate reelection
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Extreme cold is a billion-dollar problem, too
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Trump's base is tiring of him at a bad time
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A 'progressive' child care plan that's regressive
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Drive to the future, but not too fast
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Penalizing speeders, Minneapolis deaths
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Minneapolis' common spirit, amid panic and pain
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Dan Panico's got the money but where's he going?
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$1.5 trillion for the Pentagon is a recipe for waste and fraud
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Your data, your choice: Why Americans need the right to share
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NY keeps failing on anti-tobacco funding
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Latest Epstein release may benefit Trump
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LIRR fare system, MTA overtime, Blydenburgh dam, more
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Still no GOP candidate in CD4 while CD3 now has two
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ICE isn't just breaking the law. It's trying to rewrite it
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Save the law that helps add affordable housing
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Time to tackle escrow theft
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An ode to Long Island Ducks, past and future
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Immigration raids, Blydenburgh Dam
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Blakeman struggles to find the dollars to fight Hochul
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Trump's U.A.E. chip deal is a national security risk
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The problem isn't apathy. It's about teaching students where power lives
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Musings: Lessons from the past help shape civic minds
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Musings: Village should respect trees
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Musings: Snow brings us all together
