Long Island Opinion & Commentary
Nassau County and Suffolk County editorials, columns, guest essays, cartoons, letters and more.
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Mamdani's higher taxes won't be the only costs
Around the country, fed-up taxpayers are leaving for lower-tax states.
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Veto of police radio bill doesn't serve public
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Adopt this suicide prevention approach
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The house that kept its hold on me
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Standing together keeps the spirit strong
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NY's offshore wind keeps the lights on
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The Point
Venezuela shake-up bad news for Putin
Maduro was a key Kremlin ally in South America.
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December's light makes you work
Summer lays out the palette. Winter makes you conjure it.
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Motive's the mystery in Trump aide's remarks
Was Wiles somehow blowing a whistle on the unwieldy shop that she runs?
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Cartoons
Commentary
The DOJ suing for voter data is dangerous on many levels
Data compiled for a laudable purpose can later be abused for a nefarious one.
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Mamdani's higher taxes won't be the only costs
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We can't innovate our way out of the climate crisis
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Vaccine changes will make American children suffer again
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Veto of police radio bill doesn't serve public
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More Opinion
Alarming CDC move fuels doubts
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Expected Suffolk vacancies for Senate, county comptroller draw GOP hopefuls
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Americans are living in the worst of all tax worlds
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Two simple ways to fix housing in America
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Venezuela shake-up bad news for Putin
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Kids reading, horseshoe crabs, 2026 wishes, more
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Is there a real plan for Venezuela?
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Affordability watch: Car insurance premiums jump across LI
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Car insurance premiums rise on Long Island
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Congress could make itself relevant again. Anytime
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Musings: 'New' Medicare card? Look out!
Musings: How I keep scammers away
Musings: I'm a vet whose flag was stolen
Musings: Snowstorms uncover the best in neighbors
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Donald Trump cartoons
An EPA that doesn't protect us
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Technology can help us lead more moral lives — if we let it
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Trump's lasting damage will be the steady erosion of norms
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NY Medical Aid in Dying Act, student proficiency
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Metro-North's gain can't be LIRR's loss
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The positive climate news you may have missed last year
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New year, new hopes for 2026
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Five reasons to be optimistic about the 2026 economy
America needs an education moonshot
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The foreign policy moves Donald Trump got right in 2025
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Cartoons of the week
Native lawns, Shinnecock rights, police abuse
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Investigate DOGE disaster
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Matt Davies' cartoons of the year
The U.S.-born employment and population boom that wasn't
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America's year of health care chaos will have these consequences
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Let Conklin Street be an example
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Remedy courthouse conditions, Congress should retire at 75, more housing
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See Matt Davies' latest cartoon
The housing market is moving in favor of Gen Z
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Science still made incredible breakthroughs while under attack
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Musings: A snow job I really needed
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Musings: Remembering Gabreski, a hero of two wars
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Musings: Helping hungry tests resolve
Letters of 2025: Dangerous LI roads, school cellphone ban, Trump's America, more
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The house that kept its hold on me
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Standing together keeps the spirit strong
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2025 turned Trump's biggest strength against him
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Five reasons to be optimistic about the 2026 economy
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NY's offshore wind keeps the lights on
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New York's battery storage is firesafe
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Give Harborside seniors their due
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Give women the dignity we deserve
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Farmers should unite to fight unfair trade policies
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When faith steps outside the sanctuary
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