Long Island Opinion & Commentary
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Legal immigration process breaking
Already undermined by a sclerotic bureaucracy, it's now under even more strain.
2m readAfter casino try, there's opportunity at Hub 1m read
Pardoning big-time drug criminal makes Caribbean killings more disturbing 1m read
Casino payday on way must be well spent 1m read
Under Trump, the swamp gets thicker still 3m read
These are the ghosts we need
In this moment of rising antisemitism, xenophobia and political division, my grandmother Eva's story feels urgent.
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Restore the moment of silence in our schools 2m read
A hometown that never really let go 2m read
Hunger touches every part of a person's life 2m read
Even-year local elections mean unequal voting rights 2m read
Freezing tuition sounds easy, but wouldn't be 2m read
The Point
Queens 'border' defense is less than meets the eye
Tension with the city could get dicey for Blakeman in a statewide race.
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Anti-immigration animus at new level
The United States has stopped issuing visas to people from Afghanistan.
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Going with 6-7 for '25 means ... something
The whole point of this Gen Alpha creation seems to be its lack of definition.
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Commentary
These are the ghosts we need
In this moment of rising antisemitism, xenophobia and political division, my grandmother Eva's story feels urgent.
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Standardized tests were built for a predictable world that is gone 2m read
Restore the moment of silence in our schools 2m read
Stay healthy with regular checkups 2m read
As a teacher, I'm seeing the death of American education 3m read
More Opinion
Hunger touches every part of a person's life 2m read
Casino payday on way must be well spent 1m read
Anti-immigration animus at new level 2m read
Matt Davies' cartoons
Arguing Guardsmen on America's streets, pardons, Ukraine truce 3m read
Does Trump's low approval rating spell trouble even for Garbarino in 2026? 4m read
The rise of pet-vaccine hesitancy — and why it matters 3m read
AI is more likely to cause a labor shortage 3m read
Musings: Nursing isn't a minor field
Musings: Waste less food, waste less money 1m read
NCC's Maria Conzatti, Hempstead Town's outside legal fees 1m read
We are thankful once again 1m read
Under Trump, the swamp gets thicker still 3m read
The American middle class is shrinking, and that's OK 3m read
A hometown that never really let go 2m read
Going with 6-7 for '25 means ... something 2m read
Trump and Mamdani, hate symbols 3m read
Give generously, however you can 1m read
See Matt Davies' latest cartoon
This organ donation was a match 'meant to be' 1m read
To tackle vaping, give teens more help 1m read
Freezing tuition sounds easy, but wouldn't be 2m read
5 reasons the GOP is finally bucking Trump 3m read
The gender wars are heating up — on the right 3m read
Matt Bodkin's Long Island cartoons
When concessions on Ukraine risk far more 2m read
Even-year local elections mean unequal voting rights 2m read
When following the science means disbelieving the U.S. government 1m read
Latest Donald Trump cartoons
What if gambling used the 'free price effect'? 4m read
Why isn't anyone stopping ICE? 4m read
Musings: Turkey talk turns serious
Musings: Goodbye cash . . . hello future
Musings: Thanksgiving's place is between fall, winter joy 1m read
Tampering with our formula for success 2m read
Give NCC a new leader and fresh start 3m read
James Watson had a brilliant mind and a broken moral compass 4m read
Shine a full light on Mamdani's record 1m read
What the Mamdani-Trump meeting presages 2m read
Fix maddening LIRR fraud 1m read
Does this House drama on LI have an Act 3? 2m read
AI thinks it's smart. Chimps may beg to differ 3m read
We need an urgent and unified response to the coming Alzheimer's crisis 3m read
The American middle class is shrinking, and that's OK 3m read
LIRR fraud, educators' pay, Broadway shows, theater on LI 3m read
Hochul can save horseshoe crabs 2m read
The Trump administration's math on economic policy doesn't add up 7m read
50-year mortgage pitch recalls another time 2m read
The many meanings of Mamdani's victory 2m read
Huntington's lessons in party intrigue 1m read
Nassau border plans, faith voices lift hope up, more 3m read
Military was missing morality, watching students in schools 1m read
Zeldin's EPA, Bethpage Black change, Jews and Mamdani, more 3m read
Arguing Guardsmen on America's streets, pardons, Ukraine truce 3m read
Musings: Nursing isn't a minor field
