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Opinion: U.S. passport saved me from Kashmir chaos

Trip to a weeding in the city of Srinagar was turned dangerous with army soliders, curfews and massive protests.

Dobie: We don't need this gauntlet
Culling the herd: The low presidential debate bar is bad for voters and Democrats.
Letter: Concern about Nassau comptroller
Reader letters to Newsday for Sunday, August 25, 2019.
Letter: Laws make us safer. Why not with guns?
Reader letters to Newsday for Sunday, August 25, 2019.
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Letter: Trump and American Jews
Reader letters to Newsday for Sunday, August 25, 2019.
Essay: A plea from the animal kingdom
The Endangered Species Act protects more than 1,600 species in the U.S. and its territories. Is it a good idea to weaken it?
Opinion: Trump now faces Obama's dilemma in Afghanistan
Trump now faces the same unsatisfying choice as his predecessor: Send more troops or withdraw entirely.
Opinion: A big infrastructure plan? Don't count on it.
America's water systems, airports and electric grids will have to muddle through for the foreseeable future.
Opinion: When the world stays silent
Here's how Long Islanders can help the Rohingya people in Myanmar from 8,000 miles away.
Opinion: Italy's government has fallen. Now what?
The resignation of Italy's PM serves as a warning to Europe and the U.S. about the limits and potential of extremist populism.
Editorial: A smarter path to treat kidney disease
A Trump executive order and a bill in Albany can update the way kidney disease is treated -- and possibly save more lives.