Long Island Opinion & Commentary
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The costs and chaos of Trump's tariffs
For small businesses like mine, Trump's tariffs have felt more like punishment.
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With AI, what's the use of a college education?
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Rep. Suozzi: ICE adding dozens of immigration lawyers isn't routine
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A winter stress test for Long Island energy
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For Long Islanders, silence is not neutral
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Is our children's future democracy or autocracy?
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The Point
Iranian dissident rejoices at Khamenei's fall
Journalist Masih Alinejad has paid a difficult personal price for her activism.
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When a change in perspective does the trick
Somewhere along the way I muttered, "I am so done with winter."
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4 years in, Ukraine has won by surviving
The Ukrainian people continue to endure unthinkable hardships.
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Cartoons
Commentary
Washington can help families without spending more
Research shows the benefits of financial investment in children early in life.
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The U.S. has to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as soon as possible
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Killing an enemy leader often escalates conflict and chaos
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El Niño is returning with another stark warning
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Crunching the numbers on the affordability crisis
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More Opinion
The costs and chaos of Trump's tariffs
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Snowplowing issues ignite a storm
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Bridge hole exposes bigger problem
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4 years in, Ukraine has won by surviving
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What adults get wrong about girls and autism
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The war in Albany over the cost of auto insurance
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Why young men are abandoning Trump
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With AI, what's the use of a college education?
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Disappointing step back on stalled land
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Blakeman's burden is a heavy one
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Student absenteeism, driver's license suspensions
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Democratic voter enrollment dwindles on LI as 'blanks' rise
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Race is the elephant in the room of U.S. foreign policy
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Factories can come back to the U.S. Jobs, not so much.
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Looking to up quality of what's often a slog
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Zeldin, Trump and EPA; students as civic teachers
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Storm prep meets cooperation
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Garbarino's plus one tonight is Jesse Garcia
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Corporate America's new slogan: Make more, pay less
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Bad economics isn't necessarily unconstitutional
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Court's ruling on tariffs, DHS shutdown, kids misbehaving
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Patel's dismissal grows overdue
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The Suffolk seat shuffle
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How the White House is turning a win on crime into a loss
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Chinese cars are coming to the U.S. — like it or not
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Musings: Bring parties back home
Musings: Reflective vests a bright idea
Musings: This is such a taxing situation
There's nothing like a cardinal in winter
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Rep. Suozzi: ICE adding dozens of immigration lawyers isn't routine
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Cost of fixing Tier 6 won't be affordable at all
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Musings: Our online lives become digital trails
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The 'Board of Peace' is an ego trip
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America's human capital is eroding
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Bills demand attention for chronic problem
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, CN Guidance and Counseling Services, universal pre-K, covering ICE
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A winter stress test for Long Island energy
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NY Dems move closer to harvesting one more House seat
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How MAGA's census fight would reshape political power
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The FCC is using 'equal time' to silence late night
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For Long Islanders, silence is not neutral
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Black history, ideas to stop LIRR fare evaders
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Redistricting chaos becomes a nasty habit
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One aide's exit spotlights the Noem mess
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Can Taylor Darling show her 2018 sparks in a primary against Laura Gillen?
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One year of RFK Jr. has left public health devastated
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Online shopping could be AI's next victim
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Retirement seems a grim prospect for some
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Teach kids healthy online habits
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