Lane Filler

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

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Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, R-Smithtown, left, and

Filler: NY legislators make too much money

If you look at it as per-month pay, New York’s legislators, working five months annually,

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
Lane Filler Filler: Don’t stop at the top of the ballot
In next week’s New York gubernatorial election, it’s the small-party candidates bringing some of the
11/2/18
Lane Filler Filler: It’s always bright before the crash
Last month, the U.S Consumer Confidence Index hit 138.4, a near all-time high. It sounds
10/24/18
Lane Filler Filler: There’s a way to stop DWI deaths
The only difference between me and Thomas Murphy, the man accused of plowing his Mercedes-Benz
10/16/18
Lane Filler Filler: A peek at NY’s gambling future
Saturday night in the FanDuel Sportsbook at The Meadowlands, enthusiasts gambled legally on every sort
10/12/18
Lane Filler Filler: Should we shun them, or not?
I joined Newsday’s editorial board during the 2010 election cycle, and what strikes me most
10/5/18
Lane Filler Filler: End the medical-cost guessing game
It’s become increasingly fashionable to argue that the problem with health care in the United
9/25/18
Lane Filler Filler: Character witnesses don’t help much
Those vouching for Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser can’t know the full story.
9/18/18
Lane Filler Filler: Will Florence rewrite record books?
There’s no way to tell how many people Florence will displace, injure, or kill. But
9/11/18