Long Island Opinion & Commentary
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My time in 'Nam was memorable in many ways
I'm proud of my service but I know now that war is futile.
2m readLI still deserves future Sands promised2m read

V-E Day legacy on LI, 80 years later2m read

Expand early detection for cancer2m read

Sun, sand and a job to remember2m read

Assessing Trump's first 100 days: A MAGA mess2m read
The Point

Listening hard for the sounds of silence
In our noisy world, you can find power and creativity in remaining quiet.
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Trump's ominous First Amendment attack
CBS must fight meritless lawsuit about "60 Minutes" interview with Kamala Harris.
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Yet another presidential kiss of death
Trump's influence on Canada race recalls actions that cost GOP a Senate majority.
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Commentary

RFK Jr.'s measles strategy is leading the U.S. down a dark path
America's top public health official is using his platform to peddle fake cures.
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DOGE isn't saving money. So what's it really doing?6m read

America needs more living kidney donors. Here's how we achieve that goal3m read

Seabed mining is a new front in the U.S. versus the world4m read

Corporate America owes the rest of us $87 trillion for global warming4m read
More Opinion

Sun, sand and a job to remember2m read

Trump's next hundred days could also be a scary ride4m read

Corporate America owes the rest of us $87 trillion for global warming4m read

Parkinson's disease finally finds a source of hope3m read
Cannabis in Islip, mascot fight and Trump, bishop's endorsement, Harvard3m read
Trump's ominous First Amendment attack2m read
Promises broken on 9/11 care1m read

Blakeman's new hallmark — 'good citizenship' cards for kids3m read

The arc of history does not simply bend toward justice3m read

Soon we will all know Sarah Huckabee Sanders' pain4m read

Empire Wind stoppage on LI, monitoring HOV lanes1m read
Protect pines from the beetle1m read

Yet another presidential kiss of death2m read

CSEA battles NUMC misinformation4m read

Don't let Elon Musk privatize the Postal Service3m read

Inside the GOP's secret plan to destroy Medicaid6m read

Harvard, Trump and Russia1m read

Canada vote is Trump warning1m read

As Albany finalizes new plan for control of NUMC board, an incendiary effort to block it pops up2m read

Sands execs use back door to visit Blakeman about a Hub casino4m read

Assessing Trump's first 100 days: A MAGA mess2m read

Assessing Trump's first 100 days: A new golden age2m read
What will we get for the holidays? Empty shelves3m read

Federal stop-work order on offshore wind plan undermines real economic progress.2m read

What scientists need to do to save science3m read
Pope Francis, school mascots, Santos sentence, judge's arrest, OMNY card3m read
Gov't must catch up to AI1m read

LI is battleground for cannabis policy2m read

Former Mondello aide back in business at the SBA2m read

Stop scaring future world leaders off U.S. campuses4m read

RFK Jr. is the real wild card in protecting Obamacare3m read

New slogan: making emissions great again2m read

Musings: Look for acts of kindness around us
Musings: E-ZPass? It's not always that easy1m read
Musings: LI, here's a bright idea that has no ceiling1m read

Spurring more births not an easy task2m read
The hayride that lives in my heart2m read
Wind is part of LI energy future3m read

Kids are anxious. Ignoring it won't help.4m read

Here's why the president keeps ignoring the law3m read
Halting Long Island wind project, comparing Ed Romaine and Bruce Blakeman3m read

Both extremes hurt transgender debate2m read

A Ukraine peace 'deal' that's designed to fail4m read
Penn redo tall order for feds1m read

New bidder for a Nassau casino expected soon5m read

New York should not have a mask ban2m read

Trump's neocolonialism tendencies ignore American history and values2m read

NYS voter identification, Northern State Parkway project1m read
Claw back IDA cash from Canon1m read

Trump Tower Moscow whispers heard again2m read
East River tunnel closures, Trump's first 100 days, Eisenhower Park, more3m read
Musings: Ah, the joys of naturalization
Musings: All of us make a great country
Musings: Show teachers appreciation, especially on this day1m read
Cannabis in Islip, mascot fight and Trump, bishop's endorsement, Harvard3m read