Long Island Opinion & Commentary
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Can we recreate the spirit of 9/12?
On Sept. 12, 2001, America felt different. Can we get back there?
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Painful anti-Muslim rhetoric continues apace
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25 years since 9/11, what have we learned?
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Securing North Fork's water future
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The diagnosis came before the doctor called
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Kyra's Law will help protect children
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The Point
My fig tree came back, like we all can
We resigned ourselves to its demise, and all seemed lost.
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Fear, reaction lasted through that surreal season
It was a time full of public traumas too secondary to make the main news cycle.
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Remembering 9/11 without being consumed
Our memories of that day are usually tucked away. But examining them is important work.
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Cartoons
Commentary
Can we recreate the spirit of 9/12?
On Sept. 12, 2001, America felt different. Can we get back there?
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AI is killing the app economy and building its successor
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Painful anti-Muslim rhetoric continues apace
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What we learned about AI last week should terrify all of us
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With Trump, the trivial things do matter
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More Opinion
Painful anti-Muslim rhetoric continues apace
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The Fed's credibility depends on resisting politics, not playing it
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Long Islanders remember September 11
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Readers' reflections on September 11
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Splashing through so many years of backyard joy
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Schools must grade caring just like they do academics
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Remembering 9/11 without being consumed
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25 years since 9/11, what have we learned?
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Don't let Washington confuse you about vaccines
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Ospreys and bunker, campaign politics, tax breaks for builders
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'Local Cops,' broad political battlefield
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The long tail of Sept. 11 illness
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The White House can't hype away healthcare sticker shock
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Bigger isn't always better when it comes to airport security
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Dems' gripe about Trump's LI visit, Nassau's $10M murder case settlement
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Lives remade, and pride, for a 9/11 family
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Pentagon in crisis needs Congress now
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The Grand Canyon floods point to our bigger water crisis
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The U.S. national debt has reached $40 trillion. Should you care?
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Housing should reflect '26 realities, Parton's legacy, more
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Facing social media's harms
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Securing North Fork's water future
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The politicians who can fix America's polarization problem will win
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Playing football is a choice. (Well, sort of)
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Goodbye Piccolo, where my family served happiness
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Waiting for 'Tumbleweed Tuesday'
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See Matt Davies' latest cartoon
Forget about COVID-19's origins
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What 'affordability' really means to working-class voters
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Musings: Trading Long Island rush for a slower pace
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Musings: One weekend trip became decades
Trump, Congress are dozing on debt
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Let doctors explain your medical scans
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New Canada tariff circus roils NY midterms
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Approve East End worker housing plan
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Gender politics obscure tragedy in Clancy trial
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent desperately needs a reset
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Suffolk Dem cross-endorsements, Peninsula library turmoil
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Cut red tape to reach goal on septic tanks
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The diagnosis came before the doctor called
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Extreme heat is making it harder for kids to learn
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AI is making human connection more valuable than ever
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Septic systems, $40T national debt, police at polling booths
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Islanders' lighthouse jersey ironic
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Celebrate cancer vaccine win
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For Dolly Parton, being real was more than '9 to 5'
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There's only one way to make AI safe for kids
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The 'war on fraud' is targeting the wrong crimes
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Kyra's Law will help protect children
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LI grads tell the real success story
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Readers mourn lives lost on 9/11, 25 years later
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Social media rules, AI for kids, clean water, FEMA, Canada tariffs
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Send in your questions for candidates ahead of midterms
Splashing through so many years of backyard joy
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Schools must grade caring just like they do academics
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