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Alaska Editorial: Survivor benefits bill dies through inaction
This editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: The law enforcement and firefighter survivor benefits bill, House…
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My Turn: Why it’s still scary to be gay
Another senseless slaughter in the name of religion took place in Orlando two weeks ago. I mourn the…
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My Turn: Makers and takers
“Trickle-down” theories of wealth have always struck me as bogus. Now I have no doubt. I have a…
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My Turn: The rule according to fundamentalist revisionism
As we’ve come to expect after every mass shooting, the U.S. Senate failed to consider any meaningful gun…
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Empire Editorial: Optional programs shouldn’t be forced
Private business and government can make for odd bedfellows, and even more so when government oversteps its role.…
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My Turn: City response to cruise industry complaint is myopic
After the City and Borough of Juneau was served with a lawsuit by the cruise industry in April,…
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My Turn: On the Denali wolves
I would like to comment on the Letter to the Editor on Tuesday from Joel Bennett asking for…
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Empire Editorial: What if PFDs aren’t ‘permanent’?
Sometime in the next 10 days, you should expect Gov. Bill Walker to veto all or part of…
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Alaska Editorial: Keep smoking rates headed in the right direction
The following editorial first appeared in the Peninsula Clarion: Some good news last week from the Alaska Department…
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Alaska Editorial: Unmanned police aircraft should be used judiciously
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: Among the symbols of advancing technology, heightened focus…
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My Turn: Providing a lifeline for refugees
You’ve seen them; you know them. They’re soldiers, doctors, restauranteurs, vendors, teachers, custodians, and, yes, taxi drivers. They’re…
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My Turn: The game is rigged
After watching Republican leaders endorse Donald Trump for president, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman called on “thoughtful…
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Empire Editorial: Alaskans’ passion for the PFD is a hug of death
You can hug something to death, you know. Alaskans are about to learn that lesson. On Friday, the…
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My Turn: LGBT protections
Living in a great place like Juneau, we often think of injustice as happening somewhere else. Many people…
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My Turn: Preparation is key during fire season to minimize loss
With the region’s mild winter, wildfire season is starting early this year. As of Monday, there are more…
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My Turn: Focus on men’s health and safety in June
In June, we celebrate Father’s Day, Men’s Health Month and National Safety Month. These separate observances have a…
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Empire Editorial: Downgrade comes as no surprise
If anything surprises us about Fitch Ratings’ downgrade of Alaska’s credit rating, it’s that the decision took this…
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My Turn: We are Juneau
On Monday, Juneau came together to grieve and pray for the victims and survivors of a deadly anti-LGBTQ…
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Alaska Editorial: Time drawing short to pass critical earnings reform measure
This editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: The Alaska Legislature still hasn’t decided to make meaningful…
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My Turn: Stealth provisions in PFD bill
You probably don’t know the Permanent Fund bill you’ve read about has stealth provisions requiring continued (as in…