Opinion
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The state's bloated spending can't go on. The answer is stronger oversight and efficiency.
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Obama's calls for incrementalism only stand to embolden the status quo and stifle the most energized portion of his party.
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My attempt to resolve a charge from one of the many health professionals who tender her turned into a frustrating journey.
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The U.S. may lag on passenger rail, but it's a world leader when it comes to freight.
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Archives help tell how the paper and the development grew up together.
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The Point is Newsday's daily opinion newsletter.
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What Pete Buttigieg doesn't get is that college no longer is just an economic problem, it is a class conflict.
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President Trump should understand that Puerto Ricans are American citizens, and they deserve the same government support.
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Matt Davies is Newsday Opinion's cartoonist.
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Readers sound off on topics including the anniversary of John Lennon's death and more.
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I think Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II likes President Donald Trump.
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Reader letters to Newsday about household chemicals and saving money.
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Don't blame local regulations for the lack of housing affordability in Nassau and Suffolk.