Long Island Opinion & Commentary
Nassau County and Suffolk County editorials, columns, guest essays, cartoons, letters and more.
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Islanders' Schaefer gives us fans a rare joy
Watching a young Islanders player emerge reminds us what first pulled us into sports.
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ICE didn't use rational tactics with Renee Good
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Mamdani's higher taxes won't be the only costs
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Veto of police radio bill doesn't serve public
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Adopt this suicide prevention approach
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The house that kept its hold on me
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The Point
An oath in Nassau, a mission in Albany
"I'm on a journey, I don't know where that path will end," Blakeman said.
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U.S. lacks moral authority in Iranian dissidents' fight
The protests have been unprecedented in scale.
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A human marvel that's hard to replicate
It is capable of an astonishing variety of tasks.
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Cartoons
Commentary
ICE didn't use rational tactics with Renee Good
Seeing the tragedy, my mind conjured up the founder of modern policing.
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Islanders' Schaefer gives us fans a rare joy
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Behind the blackout, Iran is drowning in blood
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Attacking Powell only undercuts Trump's goals
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This is not the way to make housing more affordable
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More Opinion
Trump's credit-card cap would feed the weakest to the sharks
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Musings: Thinking about the 'Journey' ahead
Musings: Will it be a book you'll love?
Musings: Nothing to do with anything
A human marvel that's hard to replicate
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Might doesn't make it right
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What Vance gets wrong about being an American
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The DOJ suing for voter data is dangerous on many levels
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Some vital health statistics 80 years later
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Mamdani's higher taxes won't be the only costs
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Role of education in preventing suicide
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An avoidable death in ICE confrontation
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Old CD1 foes retire from public service
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We can't innovate our way out of the climate crisis
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Vaccine changes will make American children suffer again
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Veto of police radio bill doesn't serve public
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5 years after the insurrection
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Child care decision could bring sweeping harm
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'Buffalo Bruce' rushes into Hochul territory
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Tax refunds are coming. Will they be vaporized by inflation?
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10 unexpected things 2026 may bring
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Adopt this suicide prevention approach
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Venezuela, first aid for seizures, violence, more
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Alarming CDC move fuels doubts
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Expected Suffolk vacancies for Senate, county comptroller draw GOP hopefuls
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Americans are living in the worst of all tax worlds
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Two simple ways to fix housing in America
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Venezuela shake-up bad news for Putin
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Kids reading, horseshoe crabs, 2026 wishes, more
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Is there a real plan for Venezuela?
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Affordability watch: Car insurance premiums jump across LI
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Car insurance premiums rise on Long Island
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Congress could make itself relevant again. Anytime
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Musings: 'New' Medicare card? Look out!
Musings: How I keep scammers away
Musings: I'm a vet whose flag was stolen
Musings: Snowstorms uncover the best in neighbors
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Donald Trump cartoons
An EPA that doesn't protect us
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Technology can help us lead more moral lives — if we let it
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Trump's lasting damage will be the steady erosion of norms
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NY Medical Aid in Dying Act, student proficiency
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Metro-North's gain can't be LIRR's loss
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The positive climate news you may have missed last year
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New year, new hopes for 2026
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Five reasons to be optimistic about the 2026 economy
America needs an education moonshot
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The foreign policy moves Donald Trump got right in 2025
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Cartoons of the week
Native lawns, Shinnecock rights, police abuse
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