Columnists
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Asking the Clergy: Teaching children to respect other religions
This week's clergy suggest age-appropriate ways to sensitize youngsters to other faith traditions.
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Brown: George Floyd's death changed things — on Long Island too
A push for accountability, transparency and reform of policing practices on Long Island has been spurred by national revulsion at George Floyd's death in Minneapolis.
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God Squad: Suicide can never be the answer
Contemplating the divine beauty of nature leads us away from despair and into hope and into the deepest truth: You are not alone, and you are loved.
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Asking the Clergy: Faith and do-not-resuscitate orders
"Every situation is unique, but decisions made out of love, through prayer and with respect for the dignity of life, honor God's creation," writes Rabbi Randy Ellen Sheinberg.
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Janison: GOP, Biden try to nudge corporations
Republicans and Democrats are taking different tacks to press Big Business into aligning with their policies.
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Janison: Hack-attack alert measure looks possible
There's bipartisan push for federal legislation to require private companies to notify the government of breaches to their cybersystems.
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Brown: Jumping the shark on Nassau reassessments
Who ruined the Nassau County assessment system? It's a debate that apparently will never die.
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Janison: Empty GOP Russia denials aren't going away
Some Republicans on the national stage aren't ready to give up spurious assertions amid new federal reports on Russian interference in U.S. elections.
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Janison: Branding Biden radical is for GOP die-hards
McConnell's attempt to label Biden comes as the Senate GOP leader seeks to unite his party against the specter of a threat.
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Asking the Clergy: Ramadan in a time of global crisis
This week's commenters discuss how COVID-19 has changed and deepened the meaning of such obligations as prayer and fasting.
