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Time for joy and remembrance
There is so much to celebrate, and mourn.
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Screening for Nassau DA
The Point is Newsday Opinion's daily newsletter inside the local, city and state political scenes.
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Filler: Irksome inconsistency in the GOP
Opposing vaccine requirements for businesses is misguided and dangerous.
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Immigration reform will boost our economy
A pathway to citizenship for immigrants here illegally will help us recover, rebuild.
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To heal the ocean, we must act fast
The planet is now in crisis mode.
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Politics spurs bodycam deal
Knowing the social and political backdrop is important to understanding this new deal.
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Biden should shed diplomacy with Putin on cyber warfare
Russia has blindsided the U.S.
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Readers irked by cops' $3G for bodycams
Letters to Newsday.
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See Matt Davies' latest cartoon
Matt Davies is Newsday Opinion's cartoonist.
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Young: Standing firm against Vladimir Putin
Can the U.S. contain some of the damage done by this subverter of democracy?
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Time for joy and remembrance
There is so much to celebrate, and mourn.
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Politics spurs bodycam deal
Knowing the social and political backdrop is important to understanding this new deal.
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Anti-mask fury is indefensible
The controversy over masks in schools overheated recently.
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Cleaner water takes time
The news was clearly good, and its context even better. The news came from a study of the Long Island ...
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NUMC still critical
Downsizing, not expansion, is key to the hospital's future.
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Report renews Capitol outrage
But trials will expose more riot truths.
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Immigration reform will boost our economy
A pathway to citizenship for immigrants here illegally will help us recover, rebuild.
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To heal the ocean, we must act fast
The planet is now in crisis mode.
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Biden should shed diplomacy with Putin on cyber warfare
Russia has blindsided the U.S.
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Fireworks shortage presents the perfect opportunity
We don't need actual rockets to celebrate Independence Day.
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The unreasonable expectations of U.S. motherhood
Our culture loves nothing more than to judge women.
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COVID-era lessons for our courts
In 2020, courts became more flexible and humane. Let's keep it that way.
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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Back at work after a long hibernation
It felt like forever.
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Best way to live off campus
I am worried about what will happen to landlords like me.
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Ten brave students passed this text
The best retirement gift I could receive.
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A lovely fish tale for Mother's Day
Before she was Long Island's "First Lady of the Arts," before she was "The Snow Queen," before she was my mom, she was "Murray's Mermaid."
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It all began at a small Long Island radio station
A recent Newsday article brings back fond memories of a Long Island radio career.
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A spirit that will always stand tall
I'm happy to report that life was not "flat" in the retirement years, as you'll soon see.
More Opinion
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Closer look at two troubling COVID ZIP codes
The Point is Newsday Opinion's daily newsletter inside the local, city and state political scenes.
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Fireworks shortage presents the perfect opportunity
We don't need actual rockets to celebrate Independence Day.
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The unreasonable expectations of U.S. motherhood
Our culture loves nothing more than to judge women.
- Readers irked by cops' $3G for bodycams
- NY Health Act again overlooked, solar panels, more
- Protesting masks, tax loopholes
- Using flag as a weapon, Holocaust education, guns
- Just Sayin': Imagining 'Long Island of the Future,' physicians and respect, more
- Foreign hacking of America must stop, freebies and more