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Nassau County and Suffolk County editorials, columns, guest essays, cartoons, letters and more.
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GOP insurgent in CD3 revives resume embellishment charge
The Point is Newsday Opinion's daily newsletter inside the local, city and state political scenes.
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How the waste in healthcare drives the U.S. debt
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The Iran war made the North Korea problem worse
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Zelenskyy trolls, rains on Putin's parade
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A hobbled CDC faces hantavirus
The images were hauntingly familiar, of individuals clad head to toe in PPE.
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Here we go again, nearing an LIRR strike
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From Newsday's archives: LIRR strike editorials
Trump's war brings dire economic straits
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PSEG managers' remarks deserve scrutiny
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Growing up with lots of moms and dads
I had half a dozen "mothers" and "fathers" on Glen Cove Drive.
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Repowering can avert a reliability crisis
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Setting limits for AI in Holocaust education
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Nitrous oxide misuse is a serious concern
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Sports travel teams lead us astray
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The hidden academic costs of concussions
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The Point
Zelenskyy trolls, rains on Putin's parade
This may have been the year Putin's "Victory Day" cult backfired.
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Hailing the wild child and free spirit of plants
Weeds are the chaos, the unpredictability, the dark edges of life.
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The saga of the Elmont community center
Elmont residents fought battles that shouldn't have been as difficult or as long as they were.
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Cartoons
Commentary
How the waste in healthcare drives the U.S. debt
Federal spending wasted in the healthcare system forces higher taxes.
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The Iran war made the North Korea problem worse
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Americans are back on a hamster wheel as wages fall behind
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Today's cybersecurity systems are not ready for AI
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Growing up with lots of moms and dads
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More Opinion
Taxing the rich, Long Beach flag dispute
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Trump's war brings dire economic straits
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Cairo and Jacobs get cross-endorsed
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Reining in wasteful federal spending will help reduce energy costs
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DOJ is breaking its own rules to litigate in the media
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Setting limits for AI in Holocaust education
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PSEG managers' remarks deserve scrutiny
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The saga of the Elmont community center
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Big houses in Hempstead Town, traffic stop signs, DOT road work
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NUMC dead last again
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Overpaid CEOs are the wrong target for affordability warriors
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Taxing the wealthy won't reduce their power
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A call to action for free speech defenders
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Hope and caution in Mastic Beach
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CPS, ICE, lawn equipment rebates, Sands Point fairy fest
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Bruce who? Most NYers don't know enough about Blakeman
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Relax. Solar panels won't give you cancer
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The cost of gutting science is invisible yet enormous
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Nitrous oxide misuse is a serious concern
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4-H camp in Riverhead must be preserved
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Protecting our water, horseshoe crabs, ICE, IRA program
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Signs of fraying between the national and state parties
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Ibogaine hype is outpacing the science
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Money can't buy you voters' love
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Musings: Cleaning up the Island and saving its tall oaks
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Musings: Safety over fun while driving
Musings: A litmus test for our leaders
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Ape's act matters in extinction fight
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Navy must do more in Calverton
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The world's food supply is under a quadruple attack
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Vaccine bill, fair voting maps
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Promise and possibility as new Belmont takes shape
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Trump drug use policies at odds
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Sports travel teams lead us astray
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Auto bill is the collision of the Albany season
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Let's get ready for the next pandemic
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Kevin Warsh has no good reason to lower rates
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Kimmel's punch line, organ donation in NY
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Clearer e-bike laws are needed
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NYC rising in Hochul's trail of 3 cities
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See Matt Davies' latest cartoons
Better internet coming to Long Island's dead zones
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Can I trust my AI 'best friend forever'?
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The hidden academic costs of concussions
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Thoughts on assassination try, Kimmel 'joke,' more
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Time for Port Authority to make airports safer
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In our ugly politics, rhetoric matters
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King Charles is doing an impossible job in America
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Conservatism could save America. The small-C kind.
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Blakeman and Hochul in an NFL Draft of their own
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