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My Turn: Kudos to those willing to tackle tough issues – how can we help?
Juneau is a wonderful place to live and raise a family. It offers an idyllic waterfront setting with…
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Empire Editorial: Legislature did a D+ job in 2016
No session of the Alaska Legislature is perfect. This one was far from it. Two years ago, we…
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My Turn: Alaska Wilderness League disregards Alaskans
When it comes to Arctic policy and developing Alaska’s offshore resources, the Alaska Native perspective has been overwhelmingly…
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My Turn: Reinbold is wrong about Alaska’s criminal justice reform
Rep. Lora Reinbold recently argued in the Juneau Empire and Fairbanks Daily News-Miner that Senate Bill 91 (criminal…
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Letter: Love thy neighbor and support the ordinance
The other evening, I was having dinner with some friends. These friends truly follow in the path of…
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My Turn: How Juneau police, and our community, must respond to recent tragedies
Last week, there was an ambush of police officers in Dallas, resulting in the murder of five Dallas…
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My Turn: ‘Disgusted’ with Alaska House’s inaction
After reading your article “House adjourns without deficit fix,” I am disgusted with the House and especially with…
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Alaska Editorial: Bill assists aviation
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News: We’ll be up in the air for another…
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Alaska Editorial: Legislature fails once again
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: Throughout the regular, extended and special sessions of…
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My Turn: Prayer for America
A few days ago we celebrated 240 years of American Independence. July 4, 1776 marked the United States’,…
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My Turn: Reapportionment
Reapportionment. The word itself stirs the blood; … well, actually, no. It doesn’t. Most eyes in a room…
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My Turn: A society’s laws define what is impermissible and thereby what is condoned
Gov. Bill Walker has signed Senate Bill 91, enacting it into law. It has been hailed as a…
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My Turn: There is only one way to stop attacks on the PFD
On June 29, we witnessed something unheard of in Alaska. For the first time in state history, a…
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My Turn: Alaska’s pulp mills and the rest of the story
When Southeast Alaska’s two pulp mills closed in the 1990s, Alaska’s congressional delegation blamed environmentalists, the Tongass Timber…
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Empire Editorial: Welcome to polarized Alaska
This week, the Empire published the results of a survey that indicated vast support among Alaskans for an…
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My Turn: Veto of tax credit payments damages Alaska
At first glance, Gov. Bill Walker’s veto of payments for tax credits to the oil industry may appear…
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Alaska Editorial: Fish and fishermen all headed to Kenai
The following editorial first appeared in the Peninsula Clarion: Brace yourselves — they’re coming. For folks watching the…
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My Turn: What are they thinking?
I am writing to express my appreciation of and support for the anti-discrimination ordinance before the Juneau Assembly.…
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Alaska Editorial: Time and Tongass
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News: Tick tock. The U.S. Forest Service has released…
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My Turn: Senate Bill 91 and sex trafficking
Today, I will sign the criminal justice reform bill into law — but a portion of Senate Bill…