Long Island Opinion & Commentary
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For real AI literacy, you need judgment
Before you hit send on any AI-assisted work, ask yourself three questions.
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'COVID generation' students need more support
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PLAs only benefit the unions calling for them
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Project labor agreements protect workers, taxpayers
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Road safety lessons from Maryland
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This health care mandate is an affordability killer
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The Point
Trump's 'SAVE Me' act rivets Senate
Losing his grip on either chamber of Congress would cost Trump severely.
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Gathering together as Jews is becoming harder
Beneath the joy and celebration of Shabbat, I had a realization that cuts deeply.
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March is the most confounding month
There are years, many years, when I would swear March is longer than 31 days.
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Cartoons
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Gen Xers are kings of an uncertain job market
Americans in their 50s are working like never before.
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Flying is abysmal and it's only getting worse
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Florida's red wall on immigration is starting to crack
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For real AI literacy, you need judgment
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Why Donald Trump's war could play into China's hands
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More Opinion
Far too few people use Free File
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Nassau County militia, Trump's oil quagmire
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PLAs only benefit the unions calling for them
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Project labor agreements protect workers, taxpayers
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LIA asks 'What's New in Washington'
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Musings: Listed low to lure buyers to bid far above
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Musings: Making most of an old story
Musings: Should wealth have a ceiling?
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March is the most confounding month
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Who wins the green energy vs. affordability clash?
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The SAVE Act is a solution in search of a problem
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Blame Temple Israel attack on those who made antisemitism fashionable
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Road safety lessons from Maryland
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Nassau militia, Long Island power grid, mom in wrong-way crash
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Terrifying attacks bring home danger
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SUNY makes a move to oust NCC head
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America can afford higher taxes. The tariffs prove it.
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Yes, Americans are saving enough for retirement
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Prediction markets signal a flash point for the future
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Another chance for clean slate at EPCAL
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Bottom lines on climate change
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In keeping options open in CD4, D'Esposito risks a Hatch Act violation
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To understand Iran, start its history in the right place
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ICE is wasting billions to literally warehouse people
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This health care mandate is an affordability killer
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Iran war, Bruce Blakeman's priorities, teacher's firing, Hempstead schools
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Find an exit ramp from Iran
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LIA chief Matt Cohen on sudden departure and what's next
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Tired of spending billions on dementia care? Try a brain workout
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The insurance crisis is so desperate people are turning socialist
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Attacking Iran, while excusing Russia as it helps Iran
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Open primaries, potholes, Kristi Noem, climate change
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Feds worsening food insecurity on LI
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GOP lawmakers likely to file ethics complaint against state's top judge
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Health care can't be the only job in town. But it is
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Trump's Iran war will compound his affordability woes
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Musings: Bridge ideas threaten Long Island identity
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Musings: Let's hear it for Long Island theater!
Musings: Groups save money on Broadway
Musings: Storm shows us immigrants' work
Do you feel queasy about AI yet?
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NY needs to pop the hood on car insurance rates
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Prediction markets shouldn't be so easy to play
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Americans' relationship with gas prices is complicated
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Trump should dispel his fog of war
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For a middle class LI family, child care's such a struggle
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Here's why closed primaries must go
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President's declaration of war, gas prices, fire hydrants
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Luck of the vote
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Claude AI helped bomb Iran. But how exactly?
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