Opinion
Unique and independent views on the latest local, national and international issues written and selected by the Newsday Editorial Board.
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The holidays are a perfect time to help fight mental health stigmas.
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Some good reforms are being considered in the wake of Newsday's "Long Island Divided" expose.
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The Point is Newsday's daily opinion newsletter.
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Why can't people leave black women's hair alone? Women shouldn't be ridiculed for what grows naturally out of their head.
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Archives help tell how the paper and the development grew up together.
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The biggest problem facing the nation's public schools is a lack of resources.
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Reader letters to Newsday about Amazon bringing new jobs to Queens and more.
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Building a consensus on how President Donald Trump has abused his power has been virtually impossible.
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Matt Davies is Newsday Opinion's cartoonist.
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The Point is Newsday's daily opinion newsletter.
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If the Senate opts for a serious trial, witnesses such as Bolton, Mulvaney, Pompeo and McGahn might still be heard by citizens.
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Page's ordeal tells us something disturbing about the FBI.
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The agency should explain why it needs outside counsel -- and hire someone without potential conflicts of interest