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Lindenhurst Mayor Michael Lavorata stands on one of

Editorial: A coastal consensus is needed

A regional focus would promote smart choices on protecting Long Island from climate change.

The Point: What happens to Coliseum after Barclays sale?
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Just Sayin': Keep the lake trail free of goose waste
Newsday readers sound off on geese, the LIRR and more.
Opinion: The 'great replacement' lie
This is an idiotic white supremacists' belief that people of color are stealing America.
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Opinion: Trump is terrified, and he wants you to be, too
President Trump is gripped by fear. That is the message coming through from his statements and his policy decisions.
O'Reilly: Warren warrants worry for GOP
The Massachusetts senator could actually win the White House, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell knows it.
Opinion: Donald Trump vs. the Statue of Liberty
The Trump administration has literally declared war on the Statue of Liberty and everything it stands for.
Editorial: The patchwork of state gun laws makes us unsafe
When a person motivated by hatred attempts to massacre people of a certain race, religion, gender, creed, nationality, sexual orientation ...
Letter: Funding cut could hurt seniors at home
Reader letters to Newsday about funding for senior citizens and more.
Opinion: U.S. should probe clergy abusers
The federal government has been absent in the prosecution of Catholic officials.
The Point: Cuomo takes a stand on gun violence
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