Long Island Opinion & Commentary
Nassau County and Suffolk County editorials, columns, guest essays, cartoons, letters and more.
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School districts opposing housing is unaffordable
School officials often have a mindset that housing proposals are a threat.
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Hochul should reject proposed tax hikes
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This pothole season, let's talk prevention
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The price we pay for synagogue safety
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Opening Day shows why we gather
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Reform SEQRA, and build housing with urgency
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The Point
Public fund denial an ironic Blakeman blow
Dems, however, can't rely on refusal of public funding to crush GOP contender.
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He got involved, and it made a big difference
Dick Amper's death is a reminder that the work done by advocates is essential.
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Empty assurances echo from 2020
Now, the United States is in another spreading crisis with deadly consequences.
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Cartoons
Commentary
Take Hormuz by force? France and Britain have better ideas.
The Anglo-French focus is on reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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Bondi's firing is actually good news
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School districts opposing housing is unaffordable
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The Iran war is bad for inflation — but worse for growth
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Usha Vance just kicked off her husband's likability tour
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More Opinion
The ecoterrorism is coming from inside the White House
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This pothole season, let's talk prevention
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Approve Blakeman for public funding
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'No Kings' rallies, paying TSA workers
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NIFA warns Blakeman on opioid settlement interest
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See Matt Davies' latest cartoon
$100,000 in Social Security benefits is too much
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Health care costs are forcing terrible trade-offs
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Musings: Turning off news to save my heart
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Musings: Markets shape energy policy better than laws
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Musings: AirTrain tough ride for seniors
He got involved, and it made a big difference
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Balance the budget for risks ahead
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When immigration rules keep changing, the system stops working
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High taxes drive away residents. Just ask New York
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The price we pay for synagogue safety
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ICE in airports, DHS funding, Gateway, renaming Penn Station
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Chief judge must abstain from political process
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New push in race to safety at Belmont
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The home insurance crisis could use a public assist
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Social media platforms aren't the new cigarettes. They're worse
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Opening Day shows why we gather
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E-bikes keep LI moving but need oversight
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Voting helps bring universal freedom
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Empty assurances echo from 2020
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Power struggle in volunteer firefighter ranks
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The theater of the absurd in Trump's trade fight
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Being insured in America is not the same as having access to care
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Why the great unraveling will be so hard to stop
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Dreaming of new housing in LI's heartland
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A trip down the 'Russiagate' memory lane
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Attacks on Jews, deer woes, East End
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Attack on vaccines endangers us all
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Shake-up brewing at Suffolk IDA?
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Hitting Iran's power plants would invite reckless escalation
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Reform SEQRA, and build housing with urgency
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Voter IDs, ICE raids, Trump on Robert Mueller's death
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LGA crash exposes systemic problems
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Zapped by GOP, Curtis Sliwa 'glazes' Gen Zers
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Health care jobs surge mask a productivity crisis — and rising costs
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Why are young people taking so many unwise financial risks?
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Musings: AI progress fuels fears with job paths unclear
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Musings: Roads less paved make rough rides
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Musings: Scroll a bit less, work a bit more
We're not so divided on actual issues
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LI needs a real solution for the Brookhaven landfill
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Gen Xers are kings of an uncertain job market
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What are we fighting for?
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Trump's 'SAVE Me' act rivets Senate
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Health care costs, FEMA grants, CIPC site housing
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