Thursday, October 1, 2026
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As education standards sink, we witness the rise of “influencers,” self-appointed experts who have co-opted the attention and expendable income of millions of people old enough to use a phone. We are ceding critical questions about our health and well-being to self-promoters who may have no real expertise and even less education. What many of them do have is a social media presence and the marketing know-how to garner thousands — even millions — of followers.
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By Randi Kreiss
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5/8/26
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This project began five years ago. After I retired from Congress in January 2021, I started to assemble my thoughts, news stories, photos and memorabilia from 28 years in office in an attempt to make some sense of, and put in some perspective, my experiences. The more I assembled, the more I realized how long and unlikely the journey had been — and how fortunate I had been.
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By Peter King
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5/8/26
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It began with a simple but deliberate decision: to accept and respect our differences and to embrace the discomfort of unfamiliarity. Over years of shared professional and personal experiences, we learned to understand and genuinely appreciate those differences. We discovered and cultivated our commonalities. What began as contrast became complement. That unlikely friendship became one of the most meaningful relationships of my life.
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By Scott M. Davis
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5/8/26
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Nearly 300,000 regulations drive up the cost of housing, energy and doing business. One New Yorker leaves the state every 2 minutes and 23 seconds. Those aren’t just statistics — they’re a signal that the American Dream is no longer affordable here due to Albany’s failed leadership.
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By Steve Rhoads
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5/8/26
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Together, these Long Island enterprises employ thousands and operate with millions of dollars in federal grants. They contribute to improved health outcomes and the economic well-being of individuals and communities.
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By Robert A. Scott
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5/1/26
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Atroubling pattern is emerging across Nassau and Suffolk counties — and it should force leaders in both to act with urgency. In recent weeks, there have been a number of serious and fatal crashes involving pedestrians in our communities, from Wantagh to Freeport, Rockville Centre and Lindenhurst.
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5/1/26
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My office is now working to ensure that the National Institutes of Health moves the funding to the lab immediately. We have extended vital medical research funding for the next five years, but Washington should not need a crisis to compel it to act.
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By Laura A. Gillen
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5/1/26
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Sentiment matters, because it drives spending, hiring and investment decisions. When consumers and business leaders feel downbeat, they may pull back — even in a relatively solid economy.
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By Steve Kent
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5/1/26
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We aren’t simply living through an era of political lying. A lie still needs something real to distort. What we are seeing now is something more corrosive: language engineered so that it no longer answers to reality at all.
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By Michael Blitz
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5/1/26
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The time for flip-flops, delays and partisan posturing is over. The families of Nassau County deserve a government that works as hard as they do. We’re done waiting for the majority to rediscover its 2022 backbone. We are focused on the politics of results, and we won’t stop until the gas tax cap holiday is a reality for every driver in this county.
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By Cynthia Nuñez
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5/1/26
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