Long Island Opinion & Commentary
Nassau County and Suffolk County editorials, columns, guest essays, cartoons, letters and more.
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The Knicks showed us the good guys can still win
What we watched the other night was about something deeper.
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Progress protecting NYers from ICE
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Easier ADU rules are a growing solution
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Expand the House to end gerrymandering arms race
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In Suffolk, can we prevent another child tragedy?
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Recalling Barney Frank, and that time he yelled at me
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The Point
Can Congress manage to fix Social Security?
The funding shortfall due date is now 2032, a mere six years away.
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'Rogue' George Santos' grift keeps giving
Feds reportedly taking serious new look at him after Costanza-like allegations.
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Knicks fever drowns out World Cup fervor
Interest in the soccer event is down, going by ticket sales and hotel bookings.
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Cartoons
Commentary
Trump's war on science is being waged in the fine print
The nation's vast research enterprise has turned into a political playground.
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Raise Social Security taxes — and cut benefits, too
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The Knicks showed us the good guys can still win
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How moms can fight emotional burnout
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The influencer economy has crossed the line
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More Opinion
Stop profiling Gilgo Beach killer, more
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Most LI school districts see double-digit enrollment drop
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Rich Americans should welcome higher capital-gains taxes
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The unfortunate gerrymandering wars
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'Rogue' George Santos' grift keeps giving
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Power grid fixes, gas stove hazards, food labels, more
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Stop squabbling, get serious on Penn project
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The insanity of ticket prices
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Contenders for Nassau's MTA Board rep
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Albany has more work to do in '26
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Ditching dates on food, Bass Pro Shops on LI, more
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Expand the House to end gerrymandering arms race
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NIFA chair headed to NUMC
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Does science need autonomous AI?
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The influencer economy has crossed the line
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Musings: Downsizing idea gets me down
Musings: First with Cub Scouts, what flag means to me
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Musings: Our children deserve better
Musings: We can learn from a survivor
Knicks fever drowns out World Cup fervor
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Don't let Long Island's giant hubs stagnate
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Graham Platner is the Democrats' Ken Paxton
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Fast e-scooters are a menace. Don't lump e-bikes with them.
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In Suffolk, can we prevent another child tragedy?
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NYU Langone, volunteer deputy's arrest, solar energy, Trump's weight
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Amtrak needs to get back on track
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Dem party fight comes down to 'the gubes'
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Google's AI shift is causing a collective freak-out
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Pulte will drag U.S. intelligence from bad to worse
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Recalling Barney Frank, and that time he yelled at me
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Greenport's vacant storefronts, Penn Station fire
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Banning cellphones was a start. Next up: Tackling tech
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For Blakeman, a rocky path to Albany success
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Some GOP candidates look to rebrand with a new third party line
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Can't find a job after graduation? Blame WFH, not AI.
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U.S. should help contain Ebola outbreak, not aggravate the crisis
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Moms.gov falls short of needed resources for all
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SNAP needs protection again, now
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Death of 7-year-old Jor'Dynn Duncan, government checks
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Behind-the-scenes back-and-forth between Suffolk and Albany
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Populism is threatening to supercharge America's fiscal crisis
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In politics after Trump, nothing is disqualifying
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Our hardest days as working moms on Long Island
'I desperately wanted to go with all of them'
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'I had minutes to figure out how I was going to work that day'
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'I pretended my heart was not completely breaking'
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'I worried those moments were not enough'
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'I simply cannot be in two places at once'
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Sapraicone goes to work with D'Esposito in Washington
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How to make this World Cup a win for soccer diplomacy
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