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Join the fight to keep New York’s Main Streets and local news aliveJen Lunsford and Robert J. Duffy 

Join the fight to keep New York’s Main Streets and local news aliveJen Lunsford and Robert J. Duffy 

No matter where you live, small businesses and local news outlets are the lifeblood of our communities. But both in our state and throughout our...

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Jen Lunsford And Robert J. Duffy 

Condemning refugee admissions efforts is not the answer on immigrationKathie O'Callaghan 

Condemning refugee admissions efforts is not the answer on immigrationKathie O'Callaghan 

Our nation’s moral compass is being tested. The Trump administration’s executive order, “Realigning the USRAP,” is not about security or...

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Kathie Ocallaghan 

Keep New York’s education tax dollars in New YorkCayne Letizia 

Keep New York’s education tax dollars in New YorkCayne Letizia 

As a New York taxpayer, you may or may not support abolishing the U.S. Department of Education. But we can all agree on this: if the DOE is...

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Cayne Letizia 

Congress must take on Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform. Here's howTom Corsillo and Douglas Hoey 

Congress must take on Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform. Here's howTom Corsillo and Douglas Hoey 

The U.S. is increasingly politically polarized, with few issues where voters and elected officials on both sides of the aisle find common ground....

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Tom Corsillo And Douglas Hoey 

'Asylum to the persecuted of the Earth': George Washington was rightEmiljana Ulaj 

Many Americans may take for granted the privilege of living in the United States — a nation that has represented hope for so many around the world...

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Emiljana Ulaj 

As we remember Auschwitz, we honor Jewish ties to the Black communityJack Simony 

As we remember Auschwitz, we honor Jewish ties to the Black communityJack Simony 

As the grandchild of an Auschwitz survivor and the current director general of the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation, I think one would have...

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Jack Simony 

This lesser known Jewish holiday teaches valuable lessons on timeRabbi Benny Berlin 

This lesser known Jewish holiday teaches valuable lessons on timeRabbi Benny Berlin 

Each year, the Jewish calendar marks the new year for trees with Tu B’Shvat, this year celebrated on Feb. 13. This date establishes the cutoff for...

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Rabbi Benny Berlin

NIH cuts to biomedical research funding will devastate NY's economyWinthrop H. Thurlow 

NIH cuts to biomedical research funding will devastate NY's economyWinthrop H. Thurlow 

In news that should concern all New Yorkers and all Americans, this past Friday the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it was...

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Winthrop H. Thurlow 

Trump's reckless Gaza threats terrify Palestinian Americans like meLaila El-Haddad 

Trump's reckless Gaza threats terrify Palestinian Americans like meLaila El-Haddad 

In chilling remarks made following his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, President Donald Trump declared that the United...

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Laila El-Haddad

NY must pass the Medical Aid in Dying Act in 2025Amanda Cavanaugh 

NY must pass the Medical Aid in Dying Act in 2025Amanda Cavanaugh 

Ten years ago this month, I was at my 29-year-old partner Chrissy’s bedside as she took her last breath. Her four-year journey through a Stage 4...

11.02.2025 2

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Amanda Cavanaugh 

Beware: Trump's anti-immigrant push could crash the economyMurad Awawdeh 

Beware: Trump's anti-immigrant push could crash the economyMurad Awawdeh 

The 2024 election sent a clear message: Americans are struggling financially and demand economic solutions from their leaders. Nearly every exit...

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Murad Awawdeh