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Letter: Social Security law restores payments Congress took from public workers
The news media has been wrongly depicting the social security fix to the Wage Equalization Program (WEP) and…
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Appreciative of Win Gruening’s columns, even if not always in agreement
In his Dec. 28 column Win Gruening reflected on his ten years writing biweekly commentaries for the Empire,…
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Letter: Voter fact left out of news
With all the post-election analysis, one fact has escaped much publicity. When the fate of ranked choice voting…
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Letter: Alaskans are smart, can see the advantages of RCV and open primaries
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan organization that neither endorses nor opposes candidates or political parties,…
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Letters: Vote no on ballot measure 2 for the future of Alaska
The idea that ranked choice voting (RCV) is confusing is a red herring. The single, nonpartisan ballot is…
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Letter: Supporting ranked choice voting is the honest choice
Some folks are really up in arms about the increased freedom afforded Alaska voters by ranked choice voting.…
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Letter: Praise for Begich overlooks his support of Trump
Tom Boutin’s My Turn column praised Nick Begich. However, he left out an important fact. Begich has declared…
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Letter: Best choice is Begich
I don’t know about you, but I am ready to vote, learn the results, and move on.
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Letter: Rank choice voting is good for businesses
We are small business owners in Juneau and know that rank choice voting is good for business. Alaska…
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Letter: Missing facts regarding Alaska’s ranked choice voting
Missing from many articles about Alaska’s Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) decision is what headlined the initiative that barely…
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Letter: AWARE hosting “Lighting the Way to Peace” campaign
After over 20 years of working with people surviving, perpetrating, witnessing, and parenting through the experience of domestic…
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Letter: Honesty of front-line staff at Bartlett hospital is appreciated
As someone who has used the services of Bartlett Hospital since 1980, and probably will need to do…
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Letter: Don’t punish leaders who made tough decisions; vote no on school board recalls
I urge all voters to Vote no to recall Juneau school board members Deedie Sorensen and Emil Mackey.
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Letter: Actions — and lack of them — justify recall of school board leaders
Is the recall language on the ballot accurate? Yes. For the recall to even be considered, it had…
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Letter: Vote yes on Ship-Free Saturday to restore reassurances once made
Juneau cruise visitor numbers have increased from about 1 million in 2016 to a projected 1.7 million in…
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Letter: Ship-Free Saturday is a community-based initiative, opponents funded by cruise companies
Mushrooms and Ship-Free Saturday: what’s the connection? Mushrooms are an item that I have stopped buying because they…
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Letter: Taxpayers need to make informed decisions about how Alaska Marine Highway funds are spent
Recently I read about a $177 million award to the Alaska Marine Highway and feel compelled to comment…
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Letter: Vote for fiscally responsible principles in this year’s municipal election
Last year, I led Save Juneau, the group that urged a “no” vote on a new City Hall.…
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Letter: Clear and present flooding danger – unaddressed
I Zoomed in to last Monday’s CBJ Assembly Committee of the Whole meeting. The Assembly discussed current actions…
