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This public domain image shows the Golden Bridge in Vladivostok, Russia. After a narrow vote by the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly, the Russian city and Juneau are still sister cities.

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Opinion: The futility of trying to pop Russia’s propaganda bubble

The Russian propaganda machine is difficult to penetrate.

(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Why is our city budget growing if our city isn’t?

The question we should be asking ourselves is how can these reserves best be used?

Alexander B. Dolitsky

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Opinion: Wisdom I gleaned along the Dnieper River in Kyiv reverberates today

By Alexander B. Dolitsky

This March 2021 photo shows the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. (Ben Hohensatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: What do 25,000 buses, a million people, and the glacier have in common?

We can make improvements without ruining a place that tourists and locals alike love.

Then-candidate for governor Sarah Palin and running mate Sean Parnell listen to introductions during a Capital City Republican Women's luncheon at the UAS Recreation Center in September 2006. Palin is now running for Congress and has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Palin and the price of Trump’s endorsement

Trump gave her his “Complete and Total Endorsement.”

Environmental activists from 350Juneau, one dressed in a dinosaur costume, delivered a letter addressed to the CEO of Wells Fargo to the banks branch in downtown Juneau on Friday, April 2, 2021. The letter called on the bank to divest from fossil fuels. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Bank needs to put money where mouth is on climate change

It’s high time they stopped investing in climate destruction.

Les Gara. (Courtesy Photo)

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Opinion: November election offers all of Alaska the choice of a better way forward

It starts by electing Les Gara our next governor.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks to a joint session of the Alaska State Legislature in late February. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: It’s time for Senator Murkowski to protect Bristol Bay

She could end the fight and give Alaskans peace of mind that she has our best interests in…

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Opinion: Why welcoming Ukrainians and allowing them to work helps Alaska

I’m calling on the United States to offer humanitarian visas for Ukrainians fleeing the war.

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Opinion: Bill attempts to legislate against fears that haven’t played out

Let these students play!

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Opinion: Political poetry

“History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes.”

A map from the Alaska Redistricting Board shows proposed House Districts in Anchorage, two of which were the subject of a lawsuit against the board for their being paired together in a single senate seat.The Alaska Supreme Court Ruled Friday the board acted unconstitutionally in one of its Senate district pairings. (Screenshot / Alaska Redistricting Board)

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Opinion: Gerrymandering – the cooked books of redistricting

Proposal prioritized party’s electoral goals over democratic principle.

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Opinion: As Alaska Native women, we stand in support of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination mirrors many of the experiences of minorities in the U.S.

Faith Myers stands at the doors of API. (Courtesy Photo)

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Opinion: New goals and oversight are needed to protect disabled psychiatric patients

Reduce unnecessary trauma that people face during treatment inside locked psychiatric facilities.

(Dana Zigmund / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Sustainability strategy could help keep tourism working for our communities

By Dan Kirkwood and Kirby Day

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Opinion: Bill unfairly targets breweries

This bill does a disservice to our communities…

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Opinion: Permanent daylight saving time is the wrong answer

Last week, by unanimous consent, the U.S. Senate passed the “Sunshine Protection Act.”

(Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Let’s not pave paradise to put up parking lots and boat docks at the glacier

By Laurie Craig

Alexander B. Dolitsky

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Opinion: Red-brick house, Kiev, Ukraine

I cannot predict what will be the final outcome of this war.

This image available under the Creative Commons license shows the outline of the state of Alaska filled with the pattern of the state flag. The state on Thursday reported a modest population growth between April 2020 and July 2021. It's the first time since 2016 the state has reported a population increase. (

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Opinion: Agriculture is growing in Alaska

Don’t wait till Ag Day to take notice.