Opinion
So far Trumpism looks like mainstream conservatism
The prevailing opinion on President-elect Donald Trump is that he’s unpredictable, a man of no fixed views who…
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My Turn: On election integrity
The elections in our country are important to us. To assure the value and continued success of our…
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No new city taxes
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News: This isn’t the year to increase city taxes.…
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Alaska Editorial: Legislative split could facilitate progress on state budget
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: Come January, it’s going to be a new…
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Outside Editorial: Leading the resistance in face of Republican control
The following editorial first appeared in Bloomberg View: There are two questions that Democrats must resolve as they…
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Why the charter halibut RQE is good for Alaska
Alaska history is full of fishing stories, from fireside salmon consumption 11,000 years ago to the largest commercial…
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Empire Editorial: Don’t jump to conclusions, either way, on officer-involved shooting
It didn’t take long for the two camps — pro- and anti-police — to emerge in the wake…
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Editorial: Trump makes a deal
The following editorial first appeared in The Baltimore Sun: For the hundreds of workers in Indianapolis whose furnace-building…
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State should dig deeper when inspecting Pebble
Contrary to popular belief, the proposed Pebble Mine is not dead. In fact, the Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP)…
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My Turn: Cuba Libre?
Cuba libre? If we’re talking about Bacardi and Coke, it’s been pouring freely in Miami since the announcement…
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My Turn: Ivory bans harmful to Native artists
The use of ivory in the creation of art and jewelry has become increasingly controversial in the past…
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Empire Editorial: Get in the holiday spirit by giving back
The sun is setting at 3 p.m., coffee shops are selling peppermint mochas, Eaglecrest Ski Area is open,…
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My Turn: The age-old problem we’re calling ‘fake news’
“Fake news” had been in the news so much since the election last month that you’d think it…
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Opinion: Trump’s Cabinet choices have perfected ways to screw people over
Few places in America loved Donald Trump on Nov. 8 as much as Upshur County, West Virginia, in…
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Opinion: Immigrants won’t self-deport
Self-deportation is back in vogue. President-elect Donald Trump’s chief immigration advisor, Kris Kobach, told Fox News: “The jobs…
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Empire Readers’ Council: In the wake of political upheaval, change
From Juneau to the rest of Alaska and to the nation, change is the common denominator in the…
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Opinion: Don’t let white nationalists define who they are, what they should be called
Less than two weeks ago, a man named Richard Spencer gave the closing speech to a highly charged…
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Castro’s death provides opportunity to engage Cuba
It’s too soon for major policy pronouncements on a post-Fidel Cuba. Yet President-elect Donald Trump, in the beginning…
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Legal but ill-advised: Flag burning and hostile Trump tweets
The following editorial first appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: So now President-elect Donald Trump wants to strip…
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Opinion: Legal weed … bummer, man
Quietly, and obfuscated by the stunning stupidity of our electing Donald Trump president, the recreational use of marijuana…