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An overhead view of Telephone Hill in downtown Juneau. (Photo courtesy of the City and Borough of Juneau)

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My Turn: Some facts regarding Telephone Hill

There is every appearance of “fire, aim, ready”

A makeshift memorial on the Utah Valley University campus, where Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated by a gunman a few days earlier, in Orem, Utah, Sept. 14, 2025. (Loren Elliott/The New York Times)

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Opinion: Attentive listening humanizes our political adversaries

Today, we Americans are good at talking to like-minded people

A Sitka black-tailed deer peers through the undergrowth of the Tongass National Forest in an undated photo. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

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My Turn: Getting rid of the Roadless Rule is a step in the wrong direction for Southeast Alaska

The Tongass is what we locals call a “working forest”

A man heads to the City Hall Assembly Chambers to cast his ballot on Election Day on Oct. 3, 2023. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

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My Turn: Promoting affordability, financial common sense, and fairness in Juneau

I am voting YES on Ballot Measures 1 and 2

Kate Troll (Courtesy Photo / Kate Troll)

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My Turn: The HESCO barriers worked

To keep a responsive CBJ, vote no on Proposition 1

A vintage Underwood typewriter sits on a table on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at the Homer News in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Letter to the Editor: Tom Begich is committed to real solutions

This isn’t about politics — it’s about people

Juneau, Alaska, is photographed July 11, 2025. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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Letter to the Editor: Believe in Juneau, vote no

The ballot propositions before us have an element of selfishness and self-centeredness, that I do not believe most…

City and Borough of Juneau City Hall is photographed on July 12, 2025, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Juneau Empire file)

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My Turn: Keep Juneau a livable community

To compensate for lost property tax revenue, CBJ would have to turn to other revenue sources

Telephone Hill on May 5, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

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My Turn: Reconsidering Telephone Hill

The Assembly should reconsider its decision on Telephone Hill

A sign to guide voters to the City Hall Assembly Chambers Voter Center hangs duct taped to the outside wall of the building on Election day Tuesday morning. Today is the last day for residents to cast their vote before polls close at 8 p.m. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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My Turn: Make Juneau more affordable; Yes, Yes, No.

The same day I received the CBJ “Voter Information” pamphlet in the mail, I learned of another young…

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) delivers his annual speech to the Alaska Legislature on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Opinion: Another challenge to Sullivan’s conscience

Sullivan will destroy his own credibility and legacy if he ignores the very credible circumstantial evidence tying Trump…

Gov. Mike Dunleavy holds a press conference on Monday, May 19, 2025, to discuss his decision to veto an education bill. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Dunleavy: A tribute to Charlie Kirk and the First Amendment

Today, I write this as not only your governor, but as a citizen of our great country who…

Peggy Ann McConnochie (Courtesy)

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My Turn: A closer look at ‘guiding principles’

Some of the assumptions behind those headings raise some red flags for me

The Tongass National Forest sign seen en route to the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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My Turn: Roadless Rule reversal threatens Alaska’s economy, culture and heritage

The Tongass is not ‘overstocked’ — it’s irreplaceable

The Alaska Capitol is photographed Friday, July 11, 2025, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: Alaska needs to be a smart shopper for taxes

Don’t go grocery shopping when you’re hungry, you’ll make too many wrong choices

Brooke L. Rollins

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Opinion: The Trump administration is reviving timber production in Southeast Alaska

Under President Trump’s leadership, USDA is charting a new course

Joe Geldhof. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire file photo)

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My Turn: Yes, yes and no is the way to go this October

The best way to make Juneau more affordable is to adopt the two sensible ballot measures put forward…

Win Gruening (courtesy)

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My Turn: Juneau taxpayers pay the price for no growth mindset

Economic growth, measured by an increase in income, employment, and a broader and thus healthier tax base, would…

The Tongass National Forest sign stands near the Auke Village Recreation Area. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: The Roadless Rule doesn’t have to be controversial

Regulations aren’t needed to prevent roadbuilding on landforms such as the sprawling Juneau and Stikine icefields

City and Borough of Juneau City Hall is photographed on July 12, 2025, in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Juneau Empire file)

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My Turn: Consider what the City and Borough of Juneau accomplishes with your taxes

Do you really want to jeopardize the quality of life that we now enjoy?