Long Island Opinion & Commentary
Nassau County and Suffolk County editorials, columns, guest essays, cartoons, letters and more.
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U.S. should help contain Ebola outbreak, not aggravate the crisis
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Moms.gov falls short of needed resources for all
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SNAP needs protection again, now
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SNAP needs protection again, now
For a brief moment last fall, hunger in America commanded the attention it deserved.
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When a Knicks hero cured an adolescent's fever
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'Surveillance pricing' law won't work
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Data centers need regional approach
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'Move Over' and avoid a world of pain
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A national Sabbath? Bring it on.
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The Point
Leo's important guideposts for AI
His message was needed after years of AI growing in a regulatory vacuum.
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This wild ride in sports is why we watch
This spring has provided entertainment, escapism and feeling part of something larger.
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In budget spin, timing isn't everything
As it turns out, weeks ago Hochul was essentially shouting "last call, all aboard."
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Cartoons
Commentary
U.S. should help contain Ebola outbreak, not aggravate the crisis
We need all hands on deck to stop the spread.
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Populism is threatening to supercharge America's fiscal crisis
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SNAP needs protection again, now
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In politics after Trump, nothing is disqualifying
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'Surveillance pricing' law won't work
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When a Knicks hero cured an adolescent's fever
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'Surveillance pricing' law won't work
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Pope Leo XIV, Jan. 6 Capitol rioters
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Let's avoid that sinking feeling
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Major stop on ride to move LIRR's Port Jeff station?
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Can AI financial advice help you retire more comfortably?
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Your power is out? Prepare to wait a long time.
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'Decency' in beaches, parks, affordable rentals, kids' birthday parties
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Streamline home building permits
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Ronkonkoma Hub development plan faces headwinds
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Congressional gerrymandering is a circular firing squad
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The World Cup problem that could disrupt all of sports
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Stop ignoring the Hatch Act
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Data centers need regional approach
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Gold Star mom, Vietnam vet, lack of sportsmanship, more
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How did that LIE sinkhole happen? We have the deets
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New Fed Chair Warsh is doomed to break with his campaign pitch
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Don't just build smaller houses, get people to like them
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The reality of an airport in our backyard
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Maybe this is why we stay on Long Island
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Musings: Covering up the bottom line
Musings: A welcome to summer on this golden canal
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Musings: Public spaces going to pot
This wild ride in sports is why we watch
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Make that the last LIRR strike
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'Move Over' and avoid a world of pain
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Ballroom, congestion pricing, battery storage, corruption
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Keep boating safe, fun on LI
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Republican mayor AWOL when Hochul shows up with a check
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Cuba is running out of time to avoid a U.S. strike
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AI anxiety won't be eased by universal basic income
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Suffolk must do more for kids
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School voting change, don't cave to unions, Mamdani pension idea, more
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In budget spin, timing isn't everything
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Suffolk's GOP chair leaves day job
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AI anxiety won't be eased by universal basic income
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Train a trucker like a pilot and you'll get safer roads
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Strip Trump's ballroom down to size
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Levittown zoning, Trump's Jan. 6 fund, National Shabbat 250
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AI can lead to a fix of this broken government program
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Former mayor enters fray for Hempstead supervisor
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Housing affordability is a major problem. How do we fix it?
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No, the Iran War won't ground your flight
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LIRR strike ends but changes still needed
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LIRR strike: What was at stake
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FEMA can't help until it handles its own disaster
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What a deal to stop the LIRR strike could cost commuters
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Parenting teens in the age of AI means choosing trust over control
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LIRR strikers should take deal
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