Guest Essays

Skip the rhetoric; look at facts on Medicaid, SNAP
Both programs have evolved into mechanisms for politicians to buy votes.
2m readIslip right to hit pause on pot shops2m read
NYS needs both gas, renewable energy2m read
A strong LI economy needs reliable power2m read
There's danger on LI's side streets, too2m read

A red-tailed hawk chick's first foray to flight school2m read

Insurers must keep mental health parity2m read

Let's talk now about new SST noise2m read
SALT has no place in big, beautiful tax cut2m read

It's time to reduce the cost of building in NY2m read

Summer's here: Music to our ears2m read

Federal cuts would devastate our students2m read
Health care mandates kill LI businesses2m read
Nassau wrong on first responder protection act1m read

The families who say yes to the unknown2m read

Shoddy evidence feeds 'Russiagate' theory
The goal is to settle scores with Trump's foes and distract from bad publicity.
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Promise of housing seems lost on Sayville
South Bay Village plan's opponents insist on preserving site as green space.
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Do Trump's threats to Putin matter?
Given earlier fears that the U.S. would abandon Ukraine, these are good signs.
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