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Opinion: I’m leaving town for the cruise season

I’ll be taking my money elsewhere for a while…

(Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Bethany Marcum is unfit to serve on University of Alaska Board of Regents

“She cannot be trusted to make sound decisions to benefit the UA system”

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This is not a fairy tale

But it has a happy ending.

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Opinion: Can Juneau tolerate this much cruise traffic every summer?

I want to bring to light some facts for your reading public.

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Opinion: An attack on our courts is an attack on our democracy

Our founding fathers set up our three branches of government to be independent of each other. Now some…

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Opinion: Lead levels in Hawk Inlet unsurprising

I have read with interest the recent articles on the Greens Creek Mine and the tidelands sampling in…

A king salmon reeled in near Lena Beach in Juneau makes its way toward a cooler on board a boat via a net.  (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Winter king salmon troll fishery remains important

When the Alaska Department of Fish & Game implemented the winter king salmon troll fishery years ago, it…

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Opinion: Message to banks: Cut it out or we’ll cut it up

If we follow the money we can see just how dependent Big Oil is on four of our…

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Opinion: Restricting judges from upholding the Alaska Constitution

Before the Alaska Senate Judiciary and Health and Social Services committees is anti-abortion bill Senate Joint Resolution 2…

(Dana Zigmund / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Recent compost letter was right on the money

The recent letter to the Juneau Empire editor from Frank Bergstrom calling for the city to expand the…

(Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: City should expand the market for compost

What if there was a market for garbage?

A picture showing the Juneau road system ending at Cascade Point in Berners Bay in May 2006.  (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Cost effective for whom?

It is interesting that current and former employees of the Department of Transportation and Public facilities are promoting…

A Capital Transit bus approaches a stop near the SEARHC Ethel Lund Medical Center on a snowy day. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Take a community journey on the bus

Having lived in Juneau a year or two, I have had many opportunities to use our public transit…

(Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Senate Bill 63 emboldens the dereliction of promoted duty

As a 25-year Alaska resident and vested member of an organized human purpose (that, of “seeking fulfilled happiness”…

(Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Sewer lines and landfills are more needed than an arts center

Sewer line along North Douglas Highway only runs from the bridge to Bonnie Brae subdivision…

Centennial Hall, left, and the Juneau Arts and Culture Center on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Capital Civic Center would enrich Juneau

I can’t think of a better project to help ensure Juneau remains a great place to live…

(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Fund the ferries

Let’s not “mess this up.”

Dozens of Juneau teachers, students and residents gather at the steps of the Alaska State Capitol Monday evening in advocacy for an increase in the state’s flat funding via the base student allocation. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: What kind of schools do our children deserve?

I applaud the Alaska Senate for making the first move to fix Alaska’s education crisis.

The Tazlina docks in Auke Bay. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Unpacking the implications of a Cascade Point terminal

Let’s look at some of the unsaid items.

This photo available under a Creative Commons license shows a Glock17 with a cable lock.

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Opinion: Bill that would have Alaskans secure guns in their homes would save lives

I’m a grandma and I have trigger-locks on the guns in my house.