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Gov. Mike Dunleavy shakes hands with Rear Adm. Matthew T. Bell Jr. during a Change of Command and retirement ceremony Friday, April 23, 2021 at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: New Coast Guard cutters belong in Southeast Alaska

Let’s bring all hands on deck and get to work.

Alaska Electric Light and Power Company Lemon Creek operations center in Juneau. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: AEL&P understands and is committed to Juneau’s energy future

We look forward to continuing the conversation about Juneau’s energy future.

Cruise ship visitors gather for their tours on the Seawalk on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: We need responsible limits on tourism

Now is the perfect time to rethink before we restart

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Opinion: Cruise initiatives risk future of Juneau businesses

By Liz Perry

Kate Troll (Courtesy Photo / Kate Troll)

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Opinion: Juneau’s unique energy situation merits an essential conversation

The conversation may not be easy.

In this March 2020 photo, Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Chief Executive Officer Angela Rodell speaks to the Greater Juneau Chamber of Commerce in Elizabeth Peratrovich Hall. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: APFC has a vision for Alaska’s financial anchor

Laud the vision of the past and look forward.

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Liveaboard surcharge increase is too steep

By Matt Leither

A voter fills out their ballot in the Thunder Mountain High School gymnasium on Tuesday, Nov. 3. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: Clearing up For the People Act misconceptions

The For the People Act can help modernize and safeguard our voting processes.

Anselm Staack (Courtesy Photo)

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Opinion: The purposeful Destruction of AMHS and UA

We are clearly not “all in this together.”

Allison Smith, a member of Juneau Nordic Ski Club, oasses another Nordic skiier on her way back toward the Montana Creek Trail trailhead on Dec. 29, 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Proposed trail from Montana Creek Trail would create problems

“The current proposal would create safety concerns and displace existing non-motorized users.”

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Opinion: Proposed surcharge increase for liveaboards is unfair

By Bill Lomax

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Opinion

Opinion: Voter suppression or election integrity?

Georgia’s recently passed voting law addresses perfectly rational concerns about election security.

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Opinion

Opinion: We do not have another decade to waste without protecting every Alaskan

Let’s end the cruel, and inhumane legal discrimination against our fellow Alaskans

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: A campaign for Alaska

By Sheri Buretta and Cynthia Cartledge

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Opinion: When it comes to voting, easier isn’t always better

This is not for the people.

A sign along Montana Creek Road encourages Juneau residents to wear face masks in public settings on Dec. 29. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Motorized use would disturb Montana Creek area

By Mary F. Willson

A role of "I Voted" stickers sit sanitizer. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: There’s a problem election reform efforts are ignoring

Campaigns should be shorter. But they aren’t.

This screenshot of an Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation map of PFAS sites in Alaska shows that contamination from so-called “forever chemicals” is observable throughout the state. (Screenshot | Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation)

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Opinion: Alaska needs to do more to ensure safe drinking water

Most of all, we need action at the local, state, and federal levels.

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Opinion: How satellites may lead to broadband service for rural Alaska

Low Earth orbiting satellites may soon help Alaska to achieve a task force goal.

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Opinion: Meeting a pioneer of glasnost in the former Soviet Union

These were my encounters and are my recollections regarding Vladimir Vysotsky.