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League Points to Ponder: Capitol Visits – A ‘real life’ experience in democracy
Kudos to Anne Fuller of the League of Women Voters (LWV) for the excellent My Turn column published…
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My Turn: Juneau whale-watching operators work with locals to address concerns
As the 2016 tourism season drew to a close, Juneau whale-watching operators — as members of Juneau’s Tourism…
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My Turn: Marine sanctuary designation will strengthen Native input
Congratulations to the Alaska Native Unangan Community of St. George, a tiny island in the Bering Sea, for…
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My Turn: Outer Continental Shelf and oil drilling
The coming months are a critical time for our Arctic communities, as President Obama’s administration will soon finalize…
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Alaska Editorial: Backlog help
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News: It’s more than a little disturbing that the…
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My Turn: If you have a doctor who can’t see past the fat, it’s time to find a new doctor
I’ve been reading with earnest the local and national media’s coverage of the obesity epidemic and the shortcomings…
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Alaska Editorial: New oil find field will benefit state, but doesn’t fix revenue problem
The following editorial first appeared in The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: There’s no question that Caelus Energy Alaska’s major…
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My Turn: Transparency in government requires homework on all sides
It was troubling to read Bruce Abel’s Sept. 25 My Turn that suggested my latest column about the…
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My Turn: Protests: Not just what, but why
Opinion polls reveal substantial opposition to San Francisco football player Colin Kaepernick’s decision to kneel during the playing…
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Empire Editorial: Dunleavy’s bill will sink PFDs
If you haven’t spent your Permanent Fund Dividend yet, hold it close and tight. It may be be…
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My Turn: Congress should allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices
Most Americans want Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices, but Congress is not concerned about their opinions.…
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My Turn: Insidious and invisible
For those of us newly diagnosed with a mental illness, we are the last to know. We knew…
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My Turn: Juneau Road Project is fiscally responsible
The construction of the Lynn Canal Highway, connecting Juneau, Haines and Skagway, first proposed over 50 years ago,…
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Commentary: Yellowstone grizzlies’ new peril
Consider the grizzly bear, while you can. Gone from California since 1924, despite gracing the state flag. Gone…
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Editorial: Populism arises from failures of political class
The following editorial first appeared in The Orange County Register: Whatever the outcome of November’s presidential election, one…
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My Turn: It’s time for United Nations to intervene in Syria
If ever there was a conflict in desperate need of intervention by the United Nations, Syria is it.…
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Mike Pence has more to lose than an election
If Donald Trump spends even 90 minutes of time preparing for his next debate against Hillary Clinton, let’s…
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Iraq folly: Obama errs in sending in more troops
The following editorial first appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: President Barack Obama’s decision to put 615 more American…
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Searching for truth in Trump’s tax return
Rudy Giuliani has tried to make it easy for anyone who might be perplexed about his friend Donald…
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My Turn: I will proudly vote for Kate Troll
It was a beautiful day in Juneau and we were on the Malaspina sailing into Auke Bay; I’d…