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The Canadian native became a U.S. citizen — a good occasion to recall her lyrical wisdom.

Joni Mitchell, officially on 'Both Sides, Now'

Remembering Margaret Hamilton, a software engineering giant, and considering how numbers change over time.

Stunning feats used so little storage memory

From the Yankees' young ace to scientific advances, there's rarely any overnight element to success.

Great achievements take time, persistence

While a Missouri senator's amateurish abandon was laughable, the ugliness was serious.

Who was the real 'dirtbag' here?

In Lawrence, a story of dysfunctional governance, power struggles and disregard for state rules.

A library must open the doors to all

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Newsday Opinion's endorsements in the 2026 elections.

Newsday Opinion endorses Hochul for New York State governor

Newsday Opinion endorses Ra for Assembly District 19

Newsday Opinion endorses Burroughs for Assembly District 18

Newsday Opinion endorses Brown for Assembly District 20

Newsday Opinion endorses Mikulin for Assembly District 17

Newsday Opinion endorses Griffin for Assembly District 21

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Newsday Opinion endorses Solages for Assembly District 22

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The days when lenders made easy money from customer inertia are over.

AI agents are coming for your bank's easy money

AI can sometimes replace creativity with persistence.

Too much AI can stifle innovation

Newsday Opinion endorses Lavine for Assembly District 13

Newsday Opinion endorses Tarulli for Assembly District 15

Newsday Opinion endorses Keiserman for Assembly District 16

Newsday Opinion endorses O'Pharrow for Assembly District 11

Newsday Opinion endorses Herskowitz for Assembly District 12

Newsday Opinion endorses Brooks for Assembly District 14

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The prospects for the hometown candidate this time around

Red states and blue states are heading toward a stalemate.

Partisan gridlock may be red and blue states' least-bad outcome

Open more public spaces to children and stop banning them from malls.

If you get kids off their devices, where are they going to go?

Newsday Opinion endorses Schiavoni for Assembly District 1

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