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Newsday endorses Don Clavin for Hempstead supervisor
Newsday's editorial board endorses candidates for the Nov. 2 election.
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Salting the pot
The Point is Newsday Opinion's daily newsletter inside the local, city and state political scenes.
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See Matt Davies' latest cartoon
Matt Davies is Newsday Opinion's cartoonist.
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Newsday makes no endorsement for Babylon supervisor
Newsday's editorial board endorses candidates for the Nov. 2 election.
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'Cancel culture' has always been a problem for comedy
But comedians have far more freedom today.
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A Facebook rebrand could be a huge risk
If Facebook unveils a new name next week, it's bound to initially spark a firestorm of outrage.
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Curran's police support and a developer's activities
Reader letters to Newsday.
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Candidates talk mandates
The Point is Newsday Opinion's daily newsletter inside the local, city and state political scenes.
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Filler: No real winners in library election
Battle in Smithtown politicized what should be a nonpartisan community center.
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Young: Statue's move shows shift in NYC racial politics
Historians have long clashed over founder Thomas Jefferson's character.
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Newsday endorses Don Clavin for Hempstead supervisor
Newsday's editorial board endorses candidates for the Nov. 2 election.
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Newsday makes no endorsement for Babylon supervisor
Newsday's editorial board endorses candidates for the Nov. 2 election.
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Newsday endorses Sanin for Huntington supervisor
Newsday's editorial board endorses candidates for the Nov. 2 election.
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Newsday endorses Cronin for Nassau County comptroller
Newsday's editorial board endorses candidates for the Nov. 2 election.
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Newsday endorses Wehrheim for Smithtown supervisor
Newsday's editorial board endorses candidates for the Nov. 2 election.
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Newsday endorses O'Connell for Nassau County clerk
Newsday's editorial board endorses candidates for the Nov. 2 election.
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'Cancel culture' has always been a problem for comedy
But comedians have far more freedom today.
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A Facebook rebrand could be a huge risk
If Facebook unveils a new name next week, it's bound to initially spark a firestorm of outrage.
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Why should healthy front-line workers get vaccine boosters?
Data from Israel has played an important role in persuading people that boosters help.
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Southwest, American are making a mandate mistake
Setting mandates but leaving them porous or unenforced only makes it harder to suppress the pandemic.
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Protecting our democracy starts with the way we vote
The No. 1 challenge our representative democracy faces right now is the erosion of trust.
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What Colin Powell taught me about war, and optimism
Humility, so much at the core of this son of Jamaican immigrants, was job one.
Cartoon Galleries
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Podcast: Life Under Coronavirus
Listen to upbeat stories about how Long Islanders are getting by — and helping each other — during the coronavirus pandemic.
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65+ but no vaccine in sight
Many of you have shared complaints and frustration about trying to schedule vaccine appointments. Our Opinion team heard from more than 500 eligible older Long Islanders and used your voices for an episode of our Life Under Coronavirus podcast.
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Episode 38: Hear from LI's first COVID-19 vaccinated nurse
Sandra Lindsay, director of nursing for critical care at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, received the shot heard around the world in December. The Port Washington nurse spoke to Newsday Opinion for Episode 38 of "Life Under Coronavirus" about her newfound celebrity, her expectations for the second shot, and the challenges ahead while the world gets vaccinated.
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Episode 37: In Long Island's COVID-19 ICUs
Long Island COVID-19 ICUs were sites of suffering patients and hard-at-work doctors and nurses this autumn, as hospitals in the region prepared for the coming surge. That included new treatments and methods like proning, turning sedated patients on their stomachs to help them breathe.
Essays
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Here's the delicious scoop on summer jobs
At the end of each shift, exhausted, I'd bike home smelling of perspiration and roast beef.
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After fire, all that's left are fond memories
I grew up there.
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Recalling a kid sitting on the dock in the day
Five decades ago, Northport was a fishing village.
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Climate change threat from plastic
It releases greenhouse gases throughout its life, threatening our collective future.
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What we owe those lost on 9/11
So many of us knew someone who died or was forever impacted by that day.
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Reflecting on a September without school
To me, the month has always meant the renewal of back-to-school experiences.
More Opinion
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Newsday endorses Sanin for Huntington supervisor
Newsday's editorial board endorses candidates for the Nov. 2 election.
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Why should healthy front-line workers get vaccine boosters?
Data from Israel has played an important role in persuading people that boosters help.
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Southwest, American are making a mandate mistake
Setting mandates but leaving them porous or unenforced only makes it harder to suppress the pandemic.
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