Columnists

The Suffolk County term-limit law, which passed via voter referendum, states simply: "No person shall serve as a County Legislator for more than 12 consecutive years."
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Biden's changes on the Postal Service board would resolve the immediate issue of Louis DeJoy's operations cuts, not the long-term problem of USPS sustainability.
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"We have to be willing to partner with groups and movements that are struggling for the equitable inclusion of all people — and particularly those on the margins of society."
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As law enforcement dominates the national news amid ongoing probes, it remains to be seen whether the change in White House leadership has any impact on local departments.
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The Biden administration signals its foreign policy priorities may be regions outside the Middle East, barring a new crisis there.
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Despite the failure of Trump's "election-fraud" hoax, red-state Republicans are pushing rules that could curb Democratic turnout in future elections.
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Standing against autocracy would seem expected for a U.S. president. But Donald Trump never really did that, so Biden will get credit for a restoration of direction.
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Two different plans for police reform are headed toward the same destination: reviewing and reforming police practices in Nassau and Suffolk counties.
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Gov. Greg Abbott and Sen. Ted Cruz are among those taking heat for their actions amid the prolonged Texas power outage.
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This week's clergy discuss different interpretations of the roles of the women central to the miraculous story told in the Hebrew Scriptures' Book of Esther.
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God Squad: Some look up! Stories with angels sprinkled in
People wonder how I can believe in angels, but I do. The Bible teaches us that God needs to contact us, and angels are God's post office.