Long Island Opinion & Commentary
Nassau County and Suffolk County editorials, columns, guest essays, cartoons, letters and more.
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Facing social media's harms
Keeping kids safe from social media addiction will require more than court settlements and new laws.
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Trump, Congress are dozing on debt
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Approve East End worker housing plan
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Cut red tape to reach goal on septic tanks
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Celebrate cancer vaccine win
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Securing North Fork's water future
Drilling more supply wells is not a viable long-term solution in Southold.
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The diagnosis came before the doctor called
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Kyra's Law will help protect children
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If Philadelphia founded America, LI helped build it
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Opening the doors of justice to students
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LI schools: Ahead of a very mediocre pack
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The Point
Gender politics obscure tragedy in Clancy trial
Too many on both sides of this toxic debate show minimal awareness of the facts.
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New Canada tariff circus roils NY midterms
The pending rise in prices on goods affects state's exports.
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Islanders' lighthouse jersey ironic
The image reflects both the failures of the past and the promise of the present.
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Cartoons
Commentary
The U.S. national debt has reached $40 trillion. Should you care?
Tax cuts for the wealthy have far outstripped the cost of safety-net programs.
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Securing North Fork's water future
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The politicians who can fix America's polarization problem will win
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Playing football is a choice. (Well, sort of)
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Forget about COVID-19's origins
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More Opinion
Suffolk Dem cross-endorsements, Peninsula library turmoil
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Cut red tape to reach goal on septic tanks
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The diagnosis came before the doctor called
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Extreme heat is making it harder for kids to learn
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AI is making human connection more valuable than ever
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Septic systems, $40T national debt, police at polling booths
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Islanders' lighthouse jersey ironic
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Celebrate cancer vaccine win
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For Dolly Parton, being real was more than '9 to 5'
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There's only one way to make AI safe for kids
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The 'war on fraud' is targeting the wrong crimes
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Kyra's Law will help protect children
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LI grads tell the real success story
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Slashing data, and knowledge
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Millions using unapproved peptides as FDA debates regulation
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Can Democrats make enough voters care about Trump's grift?
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Musings: Turning gratitude into action, lesson by lesson
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Musings: LIRR derails a refund for me
Musings: Where are the kids of summer?
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If Philadelphia founded America, LI helped build it
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To make LI safe from ticks, cull more deer
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Political interference threatens drug safety standards
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Housing authority's waitlist is unacceptable
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Change is happening in Hicksville
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Debating Propel Energy's power path
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Blakeman's Brady Bunch blitz
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Democrats' greatest divide isn't race or money
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FDA turmoil: Political interference threatens drug safety standards
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Credit on crime is in the eye of the voter
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Ticks, unchecked AI
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No voters should be intimidated
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Opening the doors of justice to students
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Suffolk Dem progressives on the prowl
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The $19 trillion bond question confronting central banks
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New kindergarten vaccine data has RFK Jr.'s stamp all over it
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TPS workers, ICE detentions, bullying, life skills classes
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LI schools: Ahead of a very mediocre pack
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Library must serve patrons' interests
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Deja vu for two former LI state senators
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AI's original sin is written into its training
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Gen Z is mistaking sports betting for investing
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Head Start funding needs closer look
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Amtrak gets job done on Line 2
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Candidate: 'I didn't know' about ballot line switch
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Donald Trump cartoons
Cartoons of the week
Is lettuce safe? Probably. Will cyclospora spur change? Hopefully
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Small businesses despise Trump's tariffs — for good reason
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Musings: One volunteer's advice — would a friend want this?
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Musings: Beware the fee before you pay
