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Defining the state of Long Island

Ellis Henican

April 6, 2008

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Sure, the idea sounds enticing: Long Island as the 51st state.

But what exactly would that mean in practice? What's the true Long Island State of Mind?

Once you start to think about it, this whole statehood business gets a little complicated. So many questions have to be answered. So many issues have to be resolved. Yep, it goes a whole lot deeper than Mineola-versus-Riverhead. It's a whole lot dicier than picking between Gov. Suozzi and Gov. Levy and calling it a day.

We'll need a state flag, a state bird, probably even an official state greeter. Most of all, we'll need a lot of help along the way.

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Self-help. The kind Long Islanders are best at.

So in that spirit, please join in. Take your pick from each crucial category. Help define where we go from here. Send your answers to me at www.newsday.com/li. We'll tally 'em up. Provide some analysis. And answer the biggest question of all:

How great a state is Long Island ready to be?

LI STATE TREE

The LIPA pole

The cell phone tower

The DOT traffic cam

OFFICIAL STATE GREETER

Paul DeGrocco

Howie Rose

Bill Korbel

STATE BIRD

The piping plover

Circles the Duck

The osprey

OFFICIAL BAD GIRL