Shame on Newsday. Didn't Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas deserve the full first page of Newsday on Aug. 3, instead of sharing it with a more prominent headline about <a href="/topics//Suffolk_County,_NY">Suffolk</a> County reaching a deal with its police union? Douglas worked hard to achieve her gold. 
 Carolyn Stalters, Williston Park

Shame on Newsday. Didn't Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas deserve the full first page of Newsday on Aug. 3, instead of sharing it with a more prominent headline about Suffolk County reaching a deal with its police union? Douglas worked hard to achieve her gold. Carolyn Stalters, Williston Park

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