Long Island Opinion & Commentary
Nassau County and Suffolk County editorials, columns, guest essays, cartoons, letters and more.
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Cost of fixing Tier 6 won't be affordable at all
Any change to existing guidelines will come at a cost — to everyone.
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Bills demand attention for chronic problem
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Redistricting chaos becomes a nasty habit
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Teach kids healthy online habits
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Garcia the right pick for Port Authority
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Rep. Suozzi: ICE adding dozens of immigration lawyers isn't routine
It signals a substantial buildup of deportation capacity on Long Island.
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A winter stress test for Long Island energy
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For Long Islanders, silence is not neutral
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Is our children's future democracy or autocracy?
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An alternative for people in crisis
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Thermal energy networks have great potential
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The Point
One aide's exit spotlights the Noem mess
Tricia McLaughlin was a combative presence through this Trump term's first year.
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Retirement seems a grim prospect for some
The median amount saved by workers across the nation for their retirement? $955.
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Olympics are a peculiar kind of mirror
They reflect what we want to see, as the Milan Cortina Games show.
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Cartoons
Commentary
Rep. Suozzi: ICE adding dozens of immigration lawyers isn't routine
It signals a substantial buildup of deportation capacity on Long Island.
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The 'Board of Peace' is an ego trip
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America's human capital is eroding
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A winter stress test for Long Island energy
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How MAGA's census fight would reshape political power
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More Opinion
Retirement seems a grim prospect for some
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They get a failing grade in science
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Will Suffolk, state strike a deal to develop Ronkonkoma South?
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SNAP junk food bans punish poor families
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The affordability crisis can now add wages to the mix
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Garcia the right pick for Port Authority
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Is our children's future democracy or autocracy?
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Home health aides play a vital role
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Musings: After the storm ends, the mess begins
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Musings: Students' ICE protest is civil
Musings: LIRR workers, I thank you
Musings: Stop the strobe brake lights
Olympics are a peculiar kind of mirror
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President Donald Trump v. Federal Courts
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The GOP's voter ID bill is back and as cynical as ever
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Americans haven't lost their moral compass — their leaders have
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Long efforts pay off on 9/11 health funding
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An alternative for people in crisis
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Time for pre-K for all Long Island children
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Kids' home day care, AG Pam Bondi's testimony
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Trump said Blakeman's reelection was historic. Not even close.
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Suffolk GOP to nominate Losquadro for county comptroller
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Think the U.S. economy is unfair? Blame the upper middle class.
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Global trade is leaving the U.S. behind
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Thermal energy networks have great potential
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You can't erase Black history from America
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LI brothers deported to El Salvador, Bad Bunny
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Mike Gianaris calls timing of his exit purely personal
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The U.S. government's brain drain has reached alarming levels
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Believe Epstein's survivors, ban gambling ads, Bad Bunny's show
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Haitians on TPS get a reprieve but no relief
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The insurance crisis is about to get even worse
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Nassau needs its own 311
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ICE may be scaring Long Islanders from seeking medical care
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Nature is a powerful ally against fires and floods
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The knockoff GLP-1 market is still the Wild West
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Gender surgery verdict a wake-up call
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Trump's racist post condemned, Bad Bunny's show
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ICE sows fear in Greenport
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Blakeman starts with a fiasco
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Extreme cold is a billion-dollar problem, too
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Florida's fading appeal is a blessing for Alabama
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Musings: Adore the heart, skip the smoke
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Musings: Drop gains tax on 2nd-house sale
Musings: Love has a long past and a costly present
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Savoring what elite athletes can do that we cannot
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Sports gambling puts kids in peril
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Trump's energy promise collapses as electricity bills keep rising
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Jeffrey Epstein case forges a rare, cynical American consensus
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1 way to keep this place we love accessible
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