Randi F. Marshall
Editorial Writer and Columnist at Newsday
Newsday Editorial Board member and columnist. Queens mommy. Retweets are not endorsements. Pronouns: She/her
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2 weeks ago |
newsday.com | Randi F. Marshall
Next week, some Long Island moms and other advocates who oppose vaccination and vaccine mandates will head to Washington to attend the first gathering of the new Religious Liberty Commission, which President Donald Trump created via executive order last month. What does “religious liberty” have to do with vaccination? For parents seeking to avoid vaccination requirements for their children — everything. This comes at an already-disturbing time. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
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3 weeks ago |
newsday.com | Randi F. Marshall
Nearly four years ago, in a ceremony full of the customary patriotic pomp, complete with the breaking of a champagne bottle wrapped in red, white and blue on the hull, a Navy ship was christened in San Diego. The USNS Harvey Milk was launched. "Ship names are important because they express what we value as a Navy and as a nation," then-Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Torro said at the time about the first ship knowingly and specifically honoring someone who was openly gay.
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1 month ago |
newsday.com | Randi F. Marshall
For nearly 20 months, we've heard the slogans — at rallies on our streets, at encampments on our college campuses, and across social media.
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1 month ago |
newsday.com | Randi F. Marshall
When thousands of Long Island Rail Road riders rumble through the East River Tunnel on their way into Penn Station each morning, they can't see the corroding steel, cracking concrete, dripping water, missing sections of bench wall, or exposed wires. If they could, the resulting cries of alarm would force an end to the debate over how to repair the aging tunnel and a quick start to the fixes.
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1 month ago |
newsday.com | Randi F. Marshall
In the neighboring towns of Huntington and Smithtown, political fights are brewing, ready to come to a head during next month's Republican Party primary. On both sides of the towns' line, the arguments and battle cries are nearly identical. And the outcome of these supervisor races will say a lot about what the future holds not only for the leadership of each town but for Long Island in general.
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My take on the renaming of the USNS Harvey Milk Navy ship renaming is cruel, misguided Harvey Milk was a warrior and the type of hero we should laud and remember. https://t.co/rU0HJcp2e2
Why I love having @AlbaneseLaura as Mets beat writer for @NewsdaySports
We move to the 12th. Luis Torrens is playing first. The remaining fans have built lives here. They've loved. They've lost. Children have grown before our eyes. They know nothing but the confines of Citi Field. Coors Lite cans are currency. Cheesesteaks, their lifeblood.
No confusion here.
