Long Island Opinion & Commentary
Nassau County and Suffolk County editorials, columns, guest essays, cartoons, letters and more.
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The EPA cannot backtrack on PFAS
There is still time for the old Lee Zeldin to show up and take bold action.
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Name the truth of relationship violence
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Hochul's $100B nuclear plan will raise LIers' electric rates
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Seaweed is an asset, not a nuisance
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We can't let up on the opioid crisis
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LI's high-need school districts deserve full equity
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The Point
In our ugly politics, rhetoric matters
Attempt on Trump's life revives the question of political violence in America.
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Moonshot reinforces that we must protect our planet
Not only is Earth our home, it is our only home.
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Citizen Adams joins a Balkan nation
The smooth, transactional Eric Adams now has Albanian citizenship and a passport.
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Cartoons
Commentary
King Charles is doing an impossible job in America
The potential awkwardness is worth the risk.
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Conservatism could save America. The small-C kind.
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The EPA cannot backtrack on PFAS
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The Founders built safeguards. Our politics rendered them useless
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The math isn't working — More for war, less for America's future
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More Opinion
Name the truth of relationship violence
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Put homeless as priority, Gilgo killer, 'no new wars'
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Albany leaders, get the budget done
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In Suffolk Dems fight, Hochul backs Schaffer
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Congress suddenly remembers it has ethics rules
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The Iran ceasefire offers the best path to regime change
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Citizen Adams joins a Balkan nation
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Hochul's $100B nuclear plan will raise LIers' electric rates
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Northport day care complaint, looking to toss Jan. 6 convictions
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A breath of fresh air on Earth Day
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LI has high eviction rates despite low rental housing inventory
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Doom-scrolling dangers are a worthy legal target
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Upcoming primaries will test Trump's hold on GOP
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Familiar face aboard this bid to make over Penn
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Pro-vax makeover doesn't undo damage
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Vaccine skeptics, World Cup transit fees
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For D'Esposito, there's no place like home
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Why MAGA takes the evangelical vote for granted
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Logic demands an Iran deal. Will Trump's fantasies allow one?
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Seaweed is an asset, not a nuisance
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Stakes high for a better Belmont
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Yale exam reveals propensity for the left
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America's place in the world, Christian services at the Pentagon
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Long Island's House Democratic primaries look like a bust
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The 38 million Americans who live alone need a 'buddy system'
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Why aren't Americans working as hard as they used to?
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Musings: Put planet before moon
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Musings: Let's remember who we were
Musings: Volunteers do so much good
A stranger's story is vital in chain of life
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The U.S. in a disordered new world
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This Arbor Day, let's move past the myths
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Artemis was a state failure and a human triumph
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We can't let up on the opioid crisis
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Oyster Bay Town housing settlement, Trump and the pope
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Hold the line on Fed's independence
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Departing the White House for Las Vegas, Trump doubles down on Blakeman
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America First nostalgia is bad for American cars
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Privatizing security at our nation's airports is useful and necessary
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LIRR unions, MTA must avoid strike
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Shunning House race was logical choice for D'Esposito
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LI's high-need school districts deserve full equity
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Trump's pope attack doesn't help LI GOP
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Suozzi hires Kaiman as chief of staff
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Can RFK Jr. save Republicans' midterm hopes?
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The Hormuz blockade is a throwdown the U.S. can't win
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Nassau finances propped up by budget tricks
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On Trump, the pope and faith
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Can Blakeman pull off the magic Trump sees in him?
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Your expensive cheeseburger is a taste of what's to come
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