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Stand firm on human rights
Our goals must include supporting territorial sovereignty and democracy.
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The Point: NY portal maps lack of computers, internet access
That meant many students who were supposed to be getting home-schooled by their districts couldn't properly participate.
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The Point: Retiree health woes will be Adams' problem
Now, the incoming Adams administration faces a gnarly decision over how to pursue the city's fiscal interests.
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Retiree health plan decision on Adams' plate
The Point is Newsday Opinion's daily newsletter inside the local, city and state political scenes.
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Young: Reversing Roe would deepen divide
Prospect of abortion bans will galvanize not only liberals but many moderates, too.
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Leave the reindeer alone
Dasher and Dancer are beloved movie characters, but real reindeer want nothing to do with humans.
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A crisis of masculinity as robots replace men
Men, as they lose the roles long thought to be obviously masculine, appear to be at particular risk.
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Parenting issues, transparency, Ronkonkoma Hub and more
Reader letters to Newsday.
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See Matt Davies' latest cartoon
Matt Davies is Newsday Opinion's cartoonist.
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The Point: Suffolk battle lines form over new boundaries
Democratic lawmakers are moving to start enacting a new legislative district map for its 18 seats for the coming decade
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Stand firm on human rights
Our goals must include supporting territorial sovereignty and democracy.
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IDAs must raise bar for tax breaks
Efforts with housing projects in Mineola and Westbury may show what works — and what may need tweaking.
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A hero in war and in peace
Bob Dole worked ceaselessly for veterans, for their health care and their place of honor in society.
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Landfill raises heap of questions
Study on facility's closing in 2024 should address critical logistical, cost, environmental issues.
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Ronkonkoma Hub plan smart
This is a chance for county and town officials to learn from others who've tried to go big and to get this project right.
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Police reforms a good start
It's the culture of a police department, as much as its policies, that determines its success in serving all residents.
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Leave the reindeer alone
Dasher and Dancer are beloved movie characters, but real reindeer want nothing to do with humans.
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A crisis of masculinity as robots replace men
Men, as they lose the roles long thought to be obviously masculine, appear to be at particular risk.
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New COVID variant, same safety rules
Vaccines, boosters and masks are still key to slowing the spread of the virus.
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Wake up, America
Uber and some other global companies recently spent $200 million pushing a ballot measure in California.
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Protecting students from the wrong things
Shouldn't book banning, in a society that values free expression, always make us a little nervous?
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The Supreme Court seems set to overturn Roe v. Wade
Chief Justice John Roberts is searching for a compromise to preserve some basic right to abortion.
Cartoon Galleries
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Podcast: Life Under Coronavirus
Listen to upbeat stories about how Long Islanders are getting by — and helping each other — during the coronavirus pandemic.
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65+ but no vaccine in sight
Many of you have shared complaints and frustration about trying to schedule vaccine appointments. Our Opinion team heard from more than 500 eligible older Long Islanders and used your voices for an episode of our Life Under Coronavirus podcast.
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Episode 38: Hear from LI's first COVID-19 vaccinated nurse
Sandra Lindsay, director of nursing for critical care at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, received the shot heard around the world in December. The Port Washington nurse spoke to Newsday Opinion for Episode 38 of "Life Under Coronavirus" about her newfound celebrity, her expectations for the second shot, and the challenges ahead while the world gets vaccinated.
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Episode 37: In Long Island's COVID-19 ICUs
Long Island COVID-19 ICUs were sites of suffering patients and hard-at-work doctors and nurses this autumn, as hospitals in the region prepared for the coming surge. That included new treatments and methods like proning, turning sedated patients on their stomachs to help them breathe.
Essays
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Years later, I still feel his impact
My boss was literally larger than life - Buddy Ackerman, a former basketball star at the Brooklyn campus of Long Island University in the early 1950s who also played for the Knicks.
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You can't water down these memories
I was lucky to live on Long Island my entire life
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More than two stories to this Elmont house
Memories of a patch of heaven in Nassau County.
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Here's the delicious scoop on summer jobs
At the end of each shift, exhausted, I'd bike home smelling of perspiration and roast beef.
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After fire, all that's left are fond memories
I grew up there.
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Recalling a kid sitting on the dock in the day
Five decades ago, Northport was a fishing village.
More Opinion
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The Point: Nassau eases tracking of $385M in federal aid
The goal is to keep track of the money Nassau garnered under the American Rescue Plan Act.
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Suffolk Dems tout new electoral map
The Point is Newsday Opinion's daily newsletter inside the local, city and state political scenes.
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IDAs must raise bar for tax breaks
Efforts with housing projects in Mineola and Westbury may show what works — and what may need tweaking.
- Parenting issues, transparency, Ronkonkoma Hub and more
- Police body cams, SALT deductions, Third Track and more
- Proud Boys march in RVC, the Supreme Court and 'clean eating'
- AIDS, vaccine mandates, inflation and more
- LIPA, masks in schools and high school football
- Arbery verdict, anti-vaxxers, marijuana sales and more