Long Island Opinion & Commentary
Nassau County and Suffolk County editorials, columns, guest essays, cartoons, letters and more.
Tap FEMA flood discount program
The CRS can push insurance bills back down, but it's largely unused in New York.
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What's going on, still: One country, one unfinished story
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Bring back Road 'n' Rail
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How LI can lead innovation in a new era
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Let students inside the hospital
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The ADA's promise must include choice
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The Point

Vendetta against Fauci is a disgrace
Whatever mistakes he may have made during the pandemic, he's not a villain.
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The Feds target another dataset
Now in the crosshairs: the demographic info the EEOC has long collected from companies.
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Smoky haze is gone — until next time
Collective amnesia won't solve this problem. We need to connect dots begging to be linked.
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Cartoons
Commentary
Mobile voting can protect access to the ballot box
Mobile voting is an overdue evolution of how we vote and ensure access.
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Federal action could unlock AI's power for millions of patients
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MAGA or the DSA? America deserves a better choice
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Tap FEMA flood discount program
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Hedge fund's 439% return should have been the warning
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More Opinion
New law opens door for more LI housing
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Kevin Warsh's approach to Fed policy is deeply flawed
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The incalculable impacts of Trump's attack on TPS
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Home insurance is the stealth political issue of 2026
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The Feds target another dataset
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LIRR customers are right on tickets
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Nursing aides, street racing, triumphal arch
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Dem district's road paving up five-fold in GOP town
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The No Surprises Act needs a dose of sunlight
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Make streets safe from ATVs and dirt bikes
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Bring back Road 'n' Rail
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Renaming Penn Station, LIRR ticket rules
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New party lines premiering on LI ballots
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The discordant outlook for GOP electoral prospects
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As cruelty normalizes, America's authoritarian drift deepens
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NY right to be wary of an ICE 'surge'
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Muslim school plan, Spota mercy plea, Mangano's term, pool safety
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How LI can lead innovation in a new era
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A final pitch to turn golf course into housing
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Americans are richer than ever. Why are they so angry?
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Wonder why the birthrate is falling? Look how we treat mothers
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CNA training hours change a good step
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$67B more to fight an unpopular war, wildlife isn't the problem, more
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Let students inside the hospital
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Long Islander's envoy post in limbo
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AI has no future without credible regulation
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Heat waves show climate change is here
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Musings: Life's better in the slow lane, and at the library
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Musings: Fido's riding shotgun again

Musings: Ditching gas for pedal power
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Smoky haze is gone — until next time
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Food fiasco reveals deep harm
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Trump's undermining of U.S. elections is not a simple partisan issue
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Censoring is out. Bullying is in
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American justice system, Amazon warehouses
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Erasing bike lanes goes the wrong way
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The ADA's promise must include choice
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'Odyssey' provokes outrage from 'woke right'
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Smoke clearing in volunteer firefighter infighting
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The world's dumbest tariff just got a lot dumber
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Why the U.S. should consider making voting compulsory
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Train Jones Beach concert, working at the office
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Muslim boarding school plan deserves fairness
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Aiding Trump's party while in government posts
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A triumphal arch is the wrong symbol for America
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Student poverty drops on LI as hardship continues
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Expect more data center moratoriums — and slower growth
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Air conditioning alone won't save us from killer heat
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Data centers, voter fraud claims, Holy Trinity football, more
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Reducing Mangano's term won't hurt the public
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