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Commentary Opinion: Why aren't the Dems talking about school reform?
Wwhy did the candidates, progressives and moderates alike, avoid any serious discussion of K-12 school reform?
Letters Letter: Reflections on crime and punishment
Reader letters to Newsday about the American justice system and cyclist safety.
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Editorial Editorial: Give an OK to Long Beach sewer plan
Letting the city pump sewage to Bay Park would save nearly $100M
Letters Letter: The Catholic Church and contraception
Reader letters to Newsday for Sunday, July 14, 2019.
Letters Letter: Teens should not live in fear of violent gangs
Reader letters to Newsday for Sunday, July 14, 2019.
Letters Letter: Star soccer player is a lightning rod
Two Newsday readers on U.S. women's soccer team co-captain Megan Rapinoe.
Letters Letter: More spending won't lower national debt
Reader letters to Newsday for Sunday, July 14, 2019.
Editorial Editorial: Port Auth. hikes must bring results
The burden is on the giant two-state agency to prove it can spend commuters' money effectively
Ted R. Bromund Bromund: U.S. fighting an old trade tussle
It's U.S. consumers, not the foreign exporters, who pay the price when the U.S. imposes tariffs.