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Juneau stands to benefit significantly from the 117th Congress
The last Congress was one of the best for our state in recent memory…
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Opinion: The Mendenhall Wetlands — a Juneau treasure
Juneau is very fortunate to have this rich biological resource…
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Opinion: Humanism and the billionaire class
Compromise is the right thing to do and they should do it.
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Opinion: Neo-Marxism is a threat to the country
In the early 1980s, I attended graduate school at Brown University. Then, only two Soviet-born and raised students…
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The problem with ‘Always Fighting’
What about “Always Thinking” or “Always Working” or just “Always Building Coalitions for Alaska.”
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Opinion: A million visitors isn’t enough. Here’s why
I’ve been thinking about Pat White’s recent My Turn, Is anyone else concerned about the upcoming cruise season?…
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The challenged truths of three elected representatives
Last Friday, the state Supreme Court affirmed that state Rep. Jennifer Armstrong, D-Anchorage, did not violate the Alaska…
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Opinion: Assembly’s dock proposal raises questions of conflict
At a Dec. 19 Committee of the Whole work session, City Manager Rorie Watt requested the CBJ Assembly…
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Opinion: Time to settle educators’ contract
I encourage the Juneau School District to support the swift conclusion of negotiations.
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Opinion: The wrong way to define demand
Sometime in the 1970s, the U.S. Forest Service published a multipage brochure for visitors to the Mendenhall Glacier.…
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Action is needed to stem the flow of people leaving the state
Losing more residents than a state gains is an indicator of trouble ahead.
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Opinion: COVID relief funds help homeless children in Alaska
We need to sustain this kind of investment.
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Opinion: MLK Day clinics offered in the ‘spirit of service and advocacy for equality and social justice’
If the pandemic has taught us anything it is how much we need each other. Businesses need workers.…
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Sullivan’s irrelevance in defense of democracy
Two years ago this week, supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol…
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Opinion: Juneau Ironman doesn’t cross the finish line
“Anything is possible” is an optimistic catch-phrase but it’s not a strategy.
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Opinion: Lessons learned from a 1971 Soviet psychological documentary that I took part in
Communist propaganda in the former Soviet Union was based on the Marxist–Leninist ideology to advocate for the Communist…
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Opinion: SEACC United clears the air on unionization
The results are in: SEACC staff has unionized and awaits recognition by leadership.