Lane Filler

Lane Filler is a member of the Newsday editorial board. He came to Long Island in 2010.

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Filler: The scourge of whataboutism

A “whatabout” is a method of deflecting debate that increasingly seems to have consumed rational ...

Lane Filler Filler: The line between funny and offensive
At the heart of most humor lies pain. That’s OK when both the humor and ...
1/9/19
Lane Filler Filler: Trump right to pull troops from Syria
President Donald Trump is right to withdraw the 2,000 members of the U.S. military serving ...
12/28/18
Lane Filler Filler: Lessons on legal pot from other states
The New England Treatment Access store in Northampton, Massachusetts, had the flavor of an Apple ...
12/20/18
Opinion Filler: Song’s swirling debate misses the point
According to his daughter’s account, Frank Loesser wrote “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” in 1944 to ...
12/13/18
Opinion Filler: Good guys, bad guys and confusion
When police officers converge on a scene that’s being terrorized by an active shooter and ...
12/5/18
Lane Filler Filler: Group homes and the character of LI
Smithtown residents will have an opportunity to speak out about the character of their community ...
11/28/18
Lane Filler Filler: Gentlemen can disagree
Sunday night, as I snuggled up with my twin nieces for their bedtime story, I ...
11/21/18
Lane Filler Filler: NY legislators make too much money
If you look at it as per-month pay, New York’s legislators, working five months annually, actually make the most in the country.
11/15/18
Lane Filler Filler: Guns a health issue? Not to the NRA.
The National Rifle Association started an outcry when it tweeted, “Someone should tell self-important anti-gun ...
11/14/18
Lane Filler Filler: Angered still by a violent immigrant
Just as I was about to send what surely would have been my last email ...
11/6/18