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Empire Editorial: No end in sight for Legislature
Today is Day 121 of the Legislature’s regular session. We don’t know when the Legislature will finish its…
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My Turn: Alaska’s environment and economy depend on each other
For the past couple of months, the phrase “budget deficit” has been everywhere. In late March, I spent…
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Alaska Editorial: Legislature should help UA transition
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: Changes on the way for the University of…
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My Turn: The cost of inaction is too high
As the Legislature nears the end of the constitutional 120-day session, I am gravely concerned about the possible…
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My Turn: Oil tax compass
“Development that actually costs the state, remains Alaska’s least understood and most pressing economic problem. Few politicians seem…
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My Turn: Women in the Catholic Church
My favorite photograph of Catholic monk Thomas Merton, taken by photographer Ralph Meatyard in 1967, shows Merton standing…
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My Turn: The importance of infrastructure
You can afford what you prioritize. Unfortunately for our infrastructure, it’s rarely been the priority over the past…
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Empire Editorial: Deja vu over mining mess
“The Tulsequah Chief mine missed a Canadian deadline to clean up its toxic metal pollution on Thursday.” That…
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My Turn: The Pied Piers of party loyalty
“I have always supported the Republican nominee for president.” That’s the best Sen. Lisa Murkowski can do in…
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My Turn: As governor, Palin actually believed in climate change
Since her meteoric rise to fame in the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign, former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has…
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My Turn: Looking ahead and guiding the future
According to a recent report released by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the state’s population…
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Empire Editorial: Two buildings cost more than one
We’re not mathematicians. That’s why we prefer to dabble in words and not numbers. Fortunately, it doesn’t require…
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My Turn: National Police Week
If Alaska had a dollar for every time a legislator called an Alaska State Trooper or local police…
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Alaska Editorial: Changing the name of Fairbank’s Terminal Street a waste of time
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: A Fairbanks City Council vote last week finally…
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My Turn: Racism still persists
Recently, someone did not believe me when I mentioned that locals had been vile toward me or others…
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My Turn: Danger is lurking in SB 91
Government’s most important mandate is public safety. Over the past 20 years, government in Alaska made a decision…
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Commentary: Palin, you have no relevancy in this election
When entertainment news sites announced in March that Sarah Palin had signed onto a reality show modeled after…
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Empire Editorial: It’s time to speak up on oil and gas welfare
Between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. tonight, the Alaska House Rules Committee will take public testimony on a…
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Alaska Editorial: Competition needed
The following editorial first appeared in Ketchikan Daily News: Competition is healthy. That one of only two companies…
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My Turn: In response to ‘As California has seen, solar investments don’t pay off’
The op-ed published in the Juneau Empire May 5, “Solar investments don’t pay off,” by Randy T. Simmons…