Opinion

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Editorial: Still today, they die in service

Our memories, tributes and attention must stretch to encompass all of the members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard who have died for our country — and those who continue to struggle.

• Mike Cusanelli Cusanelli: Is this still a place to settle down?

  It's discouraging to know that finding a home on LI remains just out of reach for many young couples.

• Michael Dobie Dobie: Respect for life, death and honor

  Beyond the words and actions, also remember sacrifices that built our nation.

• Opinion Essay: Walt Whitman inspires my own life’s song

  Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday arrives on Friday, and boy, could we all stand to listen to him again.America in 2019 ...

• Opinion Opinion: See Matt Davies' latest cartoon

  See Matt Davies' latest Newsday cartoon by clicking above.

• Commentary Opinion: Every state should pass medical aid-in-dying law

  It's heartbreaking to watch a dying person being robbed of this compassionate option because false assumptions guide our policymaking.

• Commentary Opinion: Breastfeeding isn't free. This is what it costs.

  Insisting on the "breast is free" mantra is deceiving and unfair.

• Commentary Opinion: Is sexual orientation determined at birth? No.

  Even some people who self-identify as gay are rejecting the idea that they were "born that way" -- and the defensiveness of the implied argument, "I'm only like this because I can't help it."

• Commentary Opinion: Don't hurt the ability of elderly to stay healthy

  Our immune systems age along with our bodies, so anything we can do to boost the ability to fight disease should be encouraged.

• Editorial Editorial: A defendant finally gets justice

  Keith Bush's wrongful conviction and incarceration forced Suffolk County to face up to past and present corruption.

• Letters Letters: Abortion debate rises again as source of discord

  Reader letters to Newsday for Sunday, May 26, 2019.

• Letters Letter: Rethink the age of enlistment, too

  Reader letters to Newsday for Sunday, May 26, 2019.