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By Ernie Fazio The discussion about having the Southwest Airlines terminal at Islip-MacArthur Airport adjacent to the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) goes back many years. Paul Townsend, who was the editor of Long Island […]

By John Zaher Governor Hochul’s recent proposal that the Electoral College be replaced by the popular vote is not only wrong on its merits, but would also require a constitutional amendment and the support of […]

By Arnold W. Drucker As we welcome the arrival of the holiday season (and the cold weather that always seems colder than the year before for some reason), I want to take a moment to […]

By Seth I. Koslow New York City’s congestion pricing plan, intended to reduce traffic and fund mass transit improvements, has sparked heated debate. While its goals are laudable – less pollution, fewer cars on crowded […]

If you want to know why a generation of Americans are graduating universities hating their country and swimming in woke politics, the answer is that our nation colleges are controlled by far-left administrators and professors. […]

By Ed Romaine After 12 years as the Brookhaven Town Supervisor, in 2023 I decided to run for Suffolk County Executive to make our county safer and more affordable and to restore professionalism to every […]

By Steve Levy Congratulations must go out to the local advocates who spoke out so forcefully and effectively to stop a proposed elimination of local school board control in our school districts on Long Island.  […]

By Jody Kass Finkel Yesterday, the GOP-led County Legislature continued to ignore the serious imbalances in County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s 2025-2028 proposed budget. When the Legislature rubber-stamped Blakeman’s budget in October, it already had enormous […]

By Steve Levy Kudos to Newsday for a splendid editorial attacking the efforts of various state lawmakers and bureaucrats to dramatically lower standards and expectations for Long Island students. https://www.newsday.com/opinion/editorials/ny-board-of-regents-schools-education-test-results-graduation-requirements-diploma-ijy7ye2r The far left, in its […]

By Will Barclay New Yorkers’ concerns about crime and public safety haven’t subsided since Albany’s botched criminal justice “reforms” in recent years. In fact, the shortcomings of Democrats’ policies and inadequate prosecutorial priorities become more […]