Long Island Opinion & Commentary
Nassau County and Suffolk County editorials, columns, guest essays, cartoons, letters and more.
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Animal shelters learned from COVID pandemic
Dogs and cats that don't enter shelters have zero chance of dying in shelters.
2m readToll program cost shouldn't be privacy2m read
Federal science funding: Realizing my dreams2m read
Federal science funding: NIH vital to LI research2m read
Trafficking victims deserve immunity2m read
White House AP ban attacks press freedom2m read
The Point
Trump hypocrisy in fighting antisemitism
Friendliness with Jew-haters on the right belies professed vigilance against bigotry.
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Trump demeans the professionals
Anti-professional streak risks exiling those who can make government work.
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Ominous overtone in protester arrest
Despicable words at Columbia protests are alone not enough to merit deporting him.
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Commentary
Cuts to national parks couldn't come at a more dangerous time
A few Forest Service employees have reported being rehired; more could be soon.
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Cruelty is the point in attacks on transgender teens3m read
Firing IRS workers means turning down free money3m read
Flu cases are unnecessarily on the rise3m read
Cancer vaccine shows hope. Make the investment.3m read
More Opinion
Toll program cost shouldn't be privacy2m read
Five years after COVID-19: Long Island reflects
Connecting the Adelson, Blakeman dots in the Nassau Casino bid3m read
Trump promised lower food prices immediately, but I gave him six weeks3m read
Flying is still safe. Let's keep it that way.3m read
Musings: Pot stores near schools are OK
Musings: It's time for a third party
Federal science funding: Realizing my dreams2m read
Federal science funding: NIH vital to LI research2m read
Musings: Higher ed more essential than ever1m read
The doctor in the Bronx and the Gila monster2m read
Governance needed, not chaos3m read
Trump's right. We've never seen anything like this2m read
Cuts to national parks couldn't come at a more dangerous time4m read
Trump's speech, Social Security, rare diseases3m read
Trouble awaits Ukraine, Europe and U.S.2m read
Cuts could add to food struggle1m read
Suozzi, Gillen vote to censure Trump heckler Al Green2m read
Cruelty is the point in attacks on transgender teens3m read
Firing IRS workers means turning down free money3m read
Trump-Zelenskyy spat, federal workers, more1m read
Clashing vaccine messages from RFK Jr.2m read
Trump golden age to be determined1m read
Nassau Community College faculty union president leaving3m read
Trafficking victims deserve immunity2m read
Flu cases are unnecessarily on the rise3m read
Cancer vaccine shows hope. Make the investment.3m read
Zeldin's planned EPA cuts, Medicaid, Mets tickets3m read
Cuomo faces obstacle course in NYC race2m read
Improve county homeless help1m read
Data: LI child immunization rate alarmingly low2m read
Long Island child immunization rates
How Trump's trade war threatens U.S. economic freedom2m read
How a Yale study got twisted into an anti-vaccine talking point4m read
Most are siding with Zelenskyy2m read
Nassau attorney costs too high1m read
Roger Tilles out as LI Regent4m read
White House AP ban attacks press freedom2m read
Those who say AI will never match human creativity are wrong4m read
Fixing child care requires a plan that Republicans reject3m read
Musings: Standardized tests are so crucial1m read
Musings: Cut air mishaps with night flights
Presidential fantasies regarding gender and sex2m read
I can't do this? Well, go fly a kite!2m read
Hackman's death strikes a chord2m read
Elon Musk must be corralled3m read
Tech brain drain in government is putting the U.S. at risk3m read
Trump and eggs: Tracking Long Island grocery costs1m read
NYS right to die bill, offshore wind, gas-powered leaf blowers3m read
A $5 million gold card for immigrants makes economic sense3m read
