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Major League Baseball has suspended Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez through the end of the 2014 season for his alleged involvement with performance-enhancing drugs. GALLERY: More cartoons by Jimmy Margulies

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Cartoon: Alex Rodriguez suspended in performance-enhancing drug scandal

Major League Baseball has suspended Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez through the end of the 2014 season for his alleged involvement with performance-enhancing drugs.


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Housing Editorials

Opinion Rail Module

Hochul needs to work with Long Island leaders and offer incentives.

Gov must retool housing plan 

Parking lots at LIRR stations can be used to help meet the region's need.

Use MTA land to build more housing

The governor's housing plan hasn't evolved much.

Hochul budget has LI flaws

The region needs more housing but one size does not fit all.

Hochul must listen to LI

Map: Housing units on Long Island

Opinion Article Bottom Module

Silicon Valley Bank's collapse may be a blessing in disguise

Being multilingual is no longer a liability for students

AirTrain shutdown, MacArthur Airport, and EV charging stations

State lawmakers should approve a rate increase to help close a crippling gap.

New York hospitals need Medicaid help

The proposed hotel-motel tax increase would help Suffolk in broader ways.

Big help from hotel tax hike

Think I miss my rail commute? Think again

Opinion Newsletter Widget

We all look for signs, in weather and in life, that confirm what we believe is true.

Spring finally has sprung, or has it?

Opinion Video Playlist

Fire Island lighthouse, Fox News and Jan. 6, and more

Advances needed in handling lithium-ion batteries to prevent, suppress fires.

Fire safety needed for powerful batteries

The plight of our deer is a warning for human overpopulation.

Pay attention to backyard harbingers

Just Sayin': Youth need more books, not fewer

But how that dynamic might play out in 2024 isn't totally clear.

Biden's right turns on oil, crime, border 'a slap' to young voters

This time, let's learn from bank failures

Oscar-winning film reminds us of his valorous fight against Russian tyranny.

Navalny embodies the human spirit

The Point is Newsday Opinion's daily newsletter inside the local, city and state political scenes.

A Ryder on Hempstead Town Board

Democratic dominance in the state has meant a new polarity. 

Pragmatism, not party extremes

Odds are you have the wrong safe asset in your retirement portfolio right now.

Don't make the same mistake as SVB with your 401(k)

Consumed with defending himself, he has no time or energy to serve constituents.

With Santos, CD3 lacks representation

Congress has the chance to usher in reforms that can help small and middle-size farmers.

Protecting the U.S. food supply means thinking smaller

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Weighing in on Long Island through editorials, columns, guest essays, cartoons, letters and more.