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OPINION: Juneau Assembly members shift priorities in wish list to Legislature

OPINION: Juneau Assembly members shift priorities in wish list to Legislature

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LETTER: Juneau families care deeply about how schools are staffed

Juneau families care deeply about how our schools are staffed, supported, and funded. The first draft of the…

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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departed the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews, bound for a trip to Britain, Sept. 16, 2025. In his inauguration speech, he vowed to immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America.

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OPINION: Ratings, Not Reasons

The Television Logic of Trump’s Foreign Policy.

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OPINION: Transparency and accountability are foundational to good government

The threat to the entire Juneau community due to annual flooding from glacial outbursts cannot be overstated. Juneau…

The U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 12, 2025. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post)

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Opinion: Invasion of Venezuela – Not unforeseen

Is Colombia and Cuba Next?

A demonstrator holds a sign in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as arguments are heard about the Affordable Care Act, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo / Alex Brandon)

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My Turn: The U.S. is under health care duress

When millions become uninsured, it will strain the entire health care system.

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis is underway, June 3, 2025, from Pascagoula, Mississippi. The Storis is the Coast Guard’s first new polar icebreaker acquisition in 25 years and will expand U.S. operational presence in the Artic Ocean. (Photo courtesy of Edison Chouest Offshore)

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My Turn: Welcoming the Coast Guard for a brighter future

Our community is on the verge of transformation with the commissioning of the icebreaker Storis.d

Faith Myers stands at the doors of the Alaska Psychiatric Institute in Anchorage. (Photo courtesy Faith Myers, file)

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Alaska’s system of protecting Trust beneficiaries is 40 years behind best practice

The lower 48 has a 3-century headstart on protecting people in locked psychiatric facilities.

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Text messages between Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy and President Donald Trump.

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Commentary: Alaska’s governor said he texts Trump. I asked for copies.

A couple of months ago, I was reporting on the typhoon that hit Western Alaska and stopped by…

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Community organizations that serve food at their gatherings can do a lot by making menus of whole, nutritious offerings according to health and wellness coach Burl Sheldon.

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Food served by “groups for good” can be health changemakers

Health and wellness coach thinks change can start on community event menus

Construction equipment operating at night at the White House. (photo by Peter W. Stevenson/The Washington Post)

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Opinion: Gold at the center of power

What the White House’s golden ballroom reveals about Modern America

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Letters to the Editor

Letter: Trump’s language seeks to diminish an entire community

“Stories can break the dignity of a people, but stories can also repair that broken dignity.”

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Opinion: Affordability message delivered to Juneau Assembly; but will it matter?

On October 7, frustrated voters passed two ballot propositions aimed at making Juneau more affordable and decisively defeated…

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Natalie Hodges and Hailey Clark use the online safety conversation cards produced by the Alaska Children’s Trust.

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My Turn: Staying connected starts with showing up

When our daughter was 11 and the COVID lockdown was in full swing, she, like many of the…

Telephone Hill as seen from above (Photo courtesy of City and Borough of Juneau)

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Letter: For Telephone Hill, remember small is adaptable

Writer finds the finances don’t add up on planned development

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President Donald Trump disembarks the USS Harry S. Truman before delivering remarks for the Navy’s 250th anniversary in Norfolk, Va., Oct. 5, 2025.

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Opinion: Trump’s job is done

The ultra-rich have completed their takeover of America.

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The star shows the approximate location of the proposed Cascade Point Ferry terminal by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities in partnership with Goldbelt, Inc.

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Opinion: An open letter to Cascade Point ferry terminal proponents

To: Governor Dunleavy, DOT Directors, and Cascade Point ferry terminal project consultants,

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My Turn: Supreme Court decision treats Alaskans with mental illness worse than criminals

A criminal in Alaska who’s in custody must be presented with charges in court within 48 hours or…

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Gratitude for our libraries, museums and historians

The thanksgiving weekend is a chance to recognize those who preserve local history

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President Donald Trump on Oct. 24.

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Opinion: ‘Hang them,’ Trump said

A president’s threat against Congress and the duty of Alaska’s delegation.