Long Island Opinion & Commentary
Nassau County and Suffolk County editorials, columns, guest essays, cartoons, letters and more.
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Tangible recognition for volunteer firefighters
This credit goes directly into the pockets of the men and women who show up.
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The time is right to become a teacher in NY
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Tariffs have decided too much for our business
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Tap FEMA flood discount program
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What's going on, still: One country, one unfinished story
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Bring back Road 'n' Rail
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The Point
Amazonian race bugging scientists
Experts in Brazil are in a hurry to count every species of insect in a small part of the rainforest.
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Reaching for 'Yes' in Sayville
The latest proposal for a onetime golf course checks many boxes. Will it be enough?
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Bruce doubles down on his Donald act
The Nassau politician's parroting of the Trump style is still revving up.
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Cartoons
Commentary
Not all change is good — Medicaid, Medicare shifts are everyone's problem
A shocking number of people don't take advantage of the coverage they have.
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Tangible recognition for volunteer firefighters
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Warsh has deeper problems than a rocky start at the Fed
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The time is right to become a teacher in NY
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Peptides shouldn't be China's next fentanyl moment
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More Opinion
Trump is aiding a golden age for renewable energy
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AI Is the greatest grievance machine ever
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Trump & Co. need to reflect on fake pool cases
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Reaching for 'Yes' in Sayville
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Tariffs have decided too much for our business
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Nassau County should repay red light ticket fees
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Cairo and Boyle are winning big on LI
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Populists hate the Senate. How does it survive?
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Is Abdul El-Sayed's win a moment or a movement?
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Bruce doubles down on his Donald act
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Take new approach on helicopter noise
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Bailable crimes, data centers, Big Oil profits, renaming places for Trump
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No lovefest at NIFA-Blakeman meeting
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Trump still has that IRS immunity. Don't be fooled
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Mobile voting can protect access to the ballot box
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Donate blood today — lives depend on it
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Vendetta against Fauci is a disgrace
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Suffolk gunshot detection, LI schooling, election fraud claims, e-bikes, Macy's gift bag
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See Matt Davies' latest cartoon
Jump in aging LIers living in single-family homes
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Federal action could unlock AI's power for millions of patients
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MAGA or the DSA? America deserves a better choice
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LIRR ticket policy, customers' interests
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Tap FEMA flood discount program
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Death spotlights LI's homeless crisis
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Trump & Co. slam NY over Kalshi kerfuffle
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Hedge fund's 439% return should have been the warning
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Musings: Funding minds, young and old
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Musings: The value — and danger — of our staying quiet
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Musings: Fowls left to prowl grounds
What's going on, still: One country, one unfinished story
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New law opens door for more LI housing
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Kevin Warsh's approach to Fed policy is deeply flawed
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The incalculable impacts of Trump's attack on TPS
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Home insurance is the stealth political issue of 2026
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The Feds target another dataset
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LIRR customers are right on tickets
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Nursing aides, street racing, triumphal arch
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Dem district's road paving up five-fold in GOP town
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The No Surprises Act needs a dose of sunlight
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Make streets safe from ATVs and dirt bikes
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Bring back Road 'n' Rail
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Renaming Penn Station, LIRR ticket rules
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New party lines premiering on LI ballots
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The discordant outlook for GOP electoral prospects
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As cruelty normalizes, America's authoritarian drift deepens
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How LI can lead innovation in a new era
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NY right to be wary of an ICE 'surge'
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Muslim school plan, Spota mercy plea, Mangano's term, pool safety
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A final pitch to turn golf course into housing
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