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My Turn: The economic reality of Alaska’s timber industry
As an eco-tour business, The Boat Company is troubled by an column written by Southeast Conference that appeared…
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My Turn: Proceed with caution overhauling oil and gas tax credits
In Thursday’s editorial, the Juneau Empire augured into the depths of oil and gas tax credits, and spudded…
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My Turn: Bring the ‘Bern’ to the Alaska Legislature
Last Tuesday, over 8,000 Alaskans took hours out of their day to crowd together in schools and civic…
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My Turn: ‘And now, it is time for a political revolution!’
This past Saturday, over 1,000 people inflated Centennial Hall with their cheers and their passion. At 17, I…
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My Turn: Is the American Dream still great?
Normally I find debates about America’s greatness to be rather superficial. We’re not perfect, but surely the country…
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Empire Editorial: UnDemocratic Caucus
Last week’s Alaska Democratic Party caucuses revealed two things: The state’s appreciation for Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vermont, runs…
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Empire Editorial: Alaska’s looming car accident
If you’ve been unfortunate enough to survive a car accident, you know the feeling. Once your hands have…
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My Turn: Justice reinvestment needed for both offenders and victims
I am a victim of sexual abuse and domestic violence. I am also an offender with two felony…
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My Turn: Easy to say, impossible to believe
The environmental community’s latest salvo attempting to torpedo the Juneau Access Project has arrived. Like numerous other attempts…
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My Turn: Pot zoning ordinance ‘transparent and fair’
The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly approved Ordinance 2015-39 on Nov. 9, 2015, which amended the land…
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My Turn: Budget illusions versus reality
State government is simply too big and the Alaska Legislature has not made adequate progress in reducing the…
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My Turn: Alaska Board of Game needs diversity
The Alaska Board of Game (BOG), a seven-member panel of unelected, governor-appointed officials, decides important wildlife issues on…
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My Turn: Another loss for Cubans
Another loss for all Cubans, and I’m not referring to the 4-1 loss to the Rays in the…
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My Turn: When dealing with low oil revenues, Alaskans should come first
It’s been a rough couple of months for Alaska’s telecommunications monopoly, GCI. First, a GCI executive at the…
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Empire Editorial: Goodbye, tower of babble
“And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.…
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My Turn: Lawmakers have support for Permanent Fund solution
Anyone who’s been paying attention to State Capitol happenings knows the State of Alaska is facing an unprecedented…
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My Turn: Alaska education in 2016: Fiscal crisis or golden opportunity?
Today Alaska faces a fiscal crisis of monumental proportions. Alaska residents are facing an uncertain future. Nowhere is…
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My Turn: It isn’t about winning
I’m predicting Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will take Alaska’s Democrat caucus on Saturday. Most political analysts think it…
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My Turn: Supreme Court should protect contraceptive coverage
Two years after the Supreme Court ruled in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby that closely held for-profit companies do…
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My Turn: Obama-Trudeau summit demonstrates a joint focus on the arctic
Earlier this month, President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held their first summit meeting, and…