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Alaska Editorial: Ketchikan library needs support
This editorial originally ran in the Ketchikan Daily News: Ketchikan’s library is a showpiece enjoyed throughout the Ketchikan…
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My Turn: State’s AlaskaCare Retiree Health Plan needs administrator oversight
On Jan. 1, 2014, Mike Barnhill, deputy commissioner of the Department of Administration, implemented a new appeal process…
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My Turn: Tourists will judge the value of Juneau’s whale park
In his Sept. 9 commentary, Win Gruening was right to criticize the Empire Readers’ Council (ERC) for speculating…
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My Turn: What happens in Canada doesn’t stay in Canada
Alaskans are being asked to essentially bear all the risks and none of the economic benefits for nearly…
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My Turn: Let Gary Johnson join the debates
A recent Quinnipiac University poll asked likely voters the following question: “Do you think that Gary Johnson, the…
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League Points to Ponder: Nonpartisanship in local elections
Our Assembly and School Board members are elected on a nonpartisan basis. Why is that, and does it…
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Alaska Editorial: The election plot thickens
The following editorial first appeared in the Peninsula Clarion: Is there such a thing as a tea party…
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My Turn: National Recovery Month: A time to celebrate Alaskans overcoming alcohol addiction
Happy National Recovery Month! September is a month dedicated to increasing awareness about mental health and substance abuse…
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My Turn: An un-American veteran
I recently learned I am no longer a patriotic disabled veteran, but rather have been relegated to the…
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Alaska Editorial: Turning the tide against suicide
The following editorial first appeared in The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: It’s no secret that Alaska has a serious…
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My Turn: Juneau schools need substitutes
Juneau’s schools face a slew of challenges, from fiscal deficits to unexpected enrollment hikes, but there’s one seldom…
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My Turn: Does climate change really exist?
Does climate change really exist? If it doesn’t, what are the explanations for many of the phenomena occurring…
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My Turn: More Alaska ‘foxes in the henhouse’ pain to come
Alaska’s future needs work; yet the Legislature is AWOL. “Just in time” Senate Bill 21 “credits” arrive like…
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My Turn: The unflattering history of police unions
“Much of the history of policing is not flattering,” Juneau Police Department Chief Bryce Johnson bravely admitted to…
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My Turn: Walker proposes illegal Permanent Fund investment scheme
Craig Richards, Gov. Bill Walker’s erstwhile attorney general, has asked the trustees of the Alaska Permanent Fund to…
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My Turn: ERC editorial misses the boat
In my last column, I discussed how the word “divisive” is often overused and misused. Mostly its use…
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League Points to Ponder: Citizen responsibility
Freedom, patriotism, the Bill of Rights, the Founding Fathers — all rallying cries when talking about politics in…
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Alaska Editorial: Pay attention to higher education budget plans
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: The heavy turnout for a forum on the…
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My Turn: Permit process shows lack of real analysis
The Bureau of Land Management recently gave its approval for a Canadian company, Constantine Metals Resources Ltd., to…
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Alaska Editorial: Makes sure election workers are well trained
The following editorial first appeared in the Peninsula Clarion: Some of the hand wringing over voting irregularities in…