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Opinion: If you want to attract teachers, increase pay

By Anthony Rhodes

Then-Democratic presidential hopeful and former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel speaks at the "Take Back America" political conference in Washington, in this June 2007 photo. Gravel, a former U.S. senator from Alaska who read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record and confronted Barack Obama about nuclear weapons during a later presidential run, has died. He was 91. Gravel, who represented Alaska as a Democrat in the Senate from 1969 to 1981, died Saturday, June 26, 2021. Gravel had been living in Seaside, California, and was in failing health, said Theodore W. Johnson, a former aide. (AP Photo / Charles Dharapak)

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Mike Gravel, former US senator for Alaska, dies at 91

He read the Pentagon Papers into the Congressional Record.

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Opinion: We need more like Mike Gravel

If more of our politicians were like him, we’d be an extraordinarily better country.

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Neighbors

Gimme a Smile: Step right up and make your choice

Life is full of choices, large and small.

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Opinion: Movies and the enduring message ‘different, not less’

Movies can become appetizers for viewers curious about our complex, multi-cultural, U.S. history.

Courtesy Photo / Ben Gaglioti A “ghost forest” exposed as La Perouse Glacier in Southeast Alaska retreated. In the past, the glacier ran over the rainforest trees. Two people are also in the photo.

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Alaska Science Forum: A trip to a ghost forest of Southeast Alaska

“I am excited to see this wild country.”

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Neighbors

Slack Tide: A Yelp review of Mom Dad’s Bed Breakfast

Now, we’re not the type to complain…

The Celebrity Edge cruise ship is docked at Port Everglades, Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The Celebrity Edge is set to sail on Saturday from Fort Lauderdale. It will be the first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port with ticketed passengers since the onset of the pandemic, which halted sailing. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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1st post-pandemic large cruise ship readies to sail in Florida

“Someday is here. Welcome back.”

It's a police car until you look closely. The eye shies away, the . (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Friday, June 25, 2021

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

This photo shows the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite)

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Supreme Court sides with Alaska Native corporations in COVID-19 aid case

The justices ruled 6-3 in the case, which involved the massive relief package passed last year.

In this October 2020 photo, housing activists erect a sign in Swampscott, Mass. A federal freeze on most evictions is set to expire soon. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes. (AP Photo / Michael Dwyer)

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Will Alaska financing program ease eviction woes?

A federal freeze on most evictions enacted last year is scheduled to expire July 31.

(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Dunleavy’s aversion to the PFD truth

It’s well past time that Alaskans be told the truth.

President Joe Biden, with a bipartisan group of Senators, including Alaska's Lisa Murkowski, speaks Thursday June 24, 2021, outside the White House in Washington. Biden invited members of the group of 21 Republican and Democratic senators to discuss the infrastructure plan. (AP Photo / Evan Vucci)

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‘We have a deal’: Biden announces infrastructure agreement

Biden made a surprise appearance in front of the cameras with a bipartisan group of senators.

It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Thursday, June 24, 2021

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Joab Cano (Courtesy Photo)

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Living & Growing: Listening to the messengers

What is a messenger?

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Opinion: Public sector unions vs. the 1st Amendment

Union membership should be a personal choice.

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Opinion: Student free speech Supreme Court cases offer teachable moments

Basic civics should be a mandatory part of high school education.

It's a police car until you look closely and see the details don't quite match. (Juneau Empire File / Michael Penn)

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Police calls for Wednesday, June 23, 2021

This report contains public information from law enforcement and public safety agencies.

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Opinion

We need action ‘For the People’

By John S. Sonin

Jonathan Flora (Courtesy Photo)

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Opinion: Future for salmon fishing doesn’t look bright if we don’t rapidly decarbonize our world

There are only hard choices ahead.