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Essay: High above PGA tourney, the circle of life

For a week, Bethpage State Park and its vaunted Black Course were the center of the golfing world for the ...

• Letters Letter: National Grid could do more geothermal

  Reader letters to Newsday for Wednesday, May 22, 2019.

• Lane Filler Filler: Dishonesty on both sides of abortion debate

  In the past five months, various states have passed both the most permissive and the most restrictive abortion laws seen ...

• Editorial Editorial: Don't pardon war criminals

  Presidential forgiveness would disgrace those who died and served honorably.

• Opinion Opinion: See Matt Davies' latest cartoon

  See Matt Davies' latest Newsday cartoon by clicking above.

• Rita Ciolli Ciolli: NY Dems to make voting easier for constituents

  Democrats will extend the deadline to switch parties before an election to only 60 days, and 25 days when voters are not members of an established party.

• Commentary Opinion: What Justin Amash can teach Nancy Pelosi

  Amash's decision to endorse impeachment was prompted (as he tweeted) by being a rare legislator who actually read the Mueller report.

• Opinion The Point: Changing the party rules

  The Point is Newsday's daily opinion newsletter.

• Commentary Opinion: Gillibrand plans to continue abortion fight

  In a real sense, it is now or never for the abortion rights movement - and for Gillibrand's presidential hopes.

• Commentary Opinion: Abortion surges to forefront of 2020 debate

  In newly battleground states like Georgia, where the votes of suburban women are seen as critical to statewide contests, alarmed women say they won't let the changes to abortion law stand without a fight.

• Letters Letter: U.S. is hostage to NRA interests

  Reader letters to Newsday for Tuesday, May 21, 2019.

• Cathy Young Young: 'GoT': A song of ice, fire and relevance

  'Game of Thrones' managed to unite a fan base at a time when our culture is divided.