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Good start to a balancing act
The state is flush but the governor must spend wisely and hold the line on taxes.
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Just Sayin': LI has a version of the Grinch
Reader letters to Newsday.
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See Matt Davies' latest cartoon
Matt Davies is Newsday Opinion's cartoonist.
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The Point: Campaign info twisted in tech translation
Errors on the state Board of Elections website make small donations to Hochul and James look huge.
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The Point: Running free
Congressional aspirant Cait Corrigan's signature issue is what she calls "medical freedom."
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The Point: In the news
Friday's news quiz
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Election board does a number on Hochul, James
The Point is Newsday Opinion's daily newsletter inside the local, city and state political scenes.
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Female doctors offer better care but sexism persists in medicine
Female doctors have consistently faced discriminatory conditions.
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Roe Day's message for Election Day
Opponents of abortion believe this is their moment.
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With COVID divide, I miss 'happy days'
Reader letters to Newsday.
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Good start to a balancing act
The state is flush but the governor must spend wisely and hold the line on taxes.
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Mask up while on the trains
There's no wiggle room: It's federal law.
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There's no need to wait in the cold
But the LIRR should be opening waiting areas more often, for longer hours each day.
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Red light for Suffolk fees
Presiding Officer Kevin McCaffrey wants to improve the program's transparency and implementation.
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Medical staffs in urgent need
COVID-19 has exposed and exacerbated many of the system's troubles.
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King's words still resound
There is too much poverty and insecurity in the richest country in the world.
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Answers to Friday's news quiz
Here are the answers to Friday’s news quiz, which asked you to identify the United States senator who said, "You’re ...
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Female doctors offer better care but sexism persists in medicine
Female doctors have consistently faced discriminatory conditions.
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Roe Day's message for Election Day
Opponents of abortion believe this is their moment.
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Dealing with the possibility of an attack
An Asian woman in NYC considers her own safety after a horrific subway incident.
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How to persuade anti-vaxxers? Make their lives more difficult
Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 is an act that is, paradoxically, both selfish and selfless.
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Jan. 6 committee scores big victory over Trump
The Supreme Court's ruling is consistent with its stance on Trump's tax returns.
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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A magic carpet ride on the Great South Bay
We baymen are becoming an extinct breed... it doesn't pay enough anymore.
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Years later, I still feel his impact
My boss was literally larger than life - Buddy Ackerman, a former basketball star at the Brooklyn campus of Long Island University in the early 1950s who also played for the Knicks.
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You can't water down these memories
I was lucky to live on Long Island my entire life
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More than two stories to this Elmont house
Memories of a patch of heaven in Nassau County.
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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.
More Opinion
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The Point: Primary questions
A few GOP contenders for Lee Zeldin's congressional seat have emerged.
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The Point: GOP election strategy
The party's Facebook ads focus on criminal justice issues.
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The Point: New race, old pals
Robert Zimmerman had floated the idea of challenging Tom Suozzi in CD3 before.
