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Opinion: Volunteer awards shine light on unsung Alaskans

Nominations are now open for the 2020 First Lady’s Volunteer Award.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, gestures as she leaves the Senate chamber after the vote on witnesses during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol Friday, Jan. 31 in Washington. The Senate rejected the idea of summoning witnesses for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial late Friday, all but ensuring his acquittal. (AP Photo | Steve Helber)

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Opinion: A failure of conscience and courage

The blame rests squarely on her shoulders.

The Alaska State Marine Highway Ferry Fairweather pulls up to the Auke Bay Terminal in June 2014. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Lawmakers need reality check on the ferry system

It’s time they fix it.

The Ruby Princess is escorted by the U.S. Coast Guard into Juneau downtown harbor on Monday, April 30, 2018. The ship is the first of the season.

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Opinion: What are the ‘facts’ about tourism?

The tourism situation need be examined from all angles.

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Opinion: Empire diminished without photographer position; register to vote

Letters to the editor for Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020

Mary Kailukiak fishes for tomcod and smoalt on the Bering Sea Saturday, Jan. 18 near Toksook Bay. The first Americans to be counted in the 2020 Census starting today live in this Bering Sea coastal village. The Census traditionally begins earlier in Alaska than the rest of the nation because frozen ground allows easier access for Census workers, and rural Alaska will scatter with the spring thaw to traditional hunting and fishing grounds. (AP Photo | Gregory Bull)

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Opinion: Be counted in the Census, Remembering King, Don’t dismiss Alaska’s energy workers

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Visitors line up to view Juneau’s downtown harbor in August 2015. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Do you restrict your activities when traveling?

It is true isn’t it that those who want to restrict days, time, and hours of tourist activities…

Letter: Empire photographer, sports reporter will be missed

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Letter: Empire photographer, sports reporter will be missed

I was sad to read that both Michael Penn and Nolin Ainsworth are no longer part of the…

Evan Vucci / Associated Press                                President Donald Trump speaks Jan. 9 at the White House about proposed changes to the National Environmental Policy Act.

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Opinion: Alaska’s US Senators should vote to remove Trump

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Opinion: Juneau needs tourism ombudsman; generous sales team makes difference; more on costs of cruise ship tourism

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Opinion: Juneau needs tourism ombudsman; generous sales team makes difference; more on costs of cruise ship tourism

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Opinion: Bad laws have left psychiatric patients in Alaska with bad policies

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Opinion: Bad laws have left psychiatric patients in Alaska with bad policies

Better quality of care.

President Donald Trump speaks during an “Evangelicals for Trump Coalition Launch” at King Jesus International Ministry, Friday, Jan. 3 in Miami. (AP Photo | Evan Vucci)

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Opinion: Impeachment hearings; tourism; questions to ponder

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Opinion: Ferry system is shameful; Floathouse owner seeks photographs; Senatorial shortcomings

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Opinion: Ferry system is shameful; Floathouse owner seeks photographs; Senatorial shortcomings

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Opinion: Stop overbreeding pit bulls

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Opinion: Stop overbreeding pit bulls

Forty percent of euthanized dogs are pit bulls.

Opinion: Murkowski’s op-ed about drug prices is just lip service

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Opinion: Murkowski’s op-ed about drug prices is just lip service

The bill does nothing for families.

Nick Yankee takes advantage of the remaining snow along Montana Creek Road to ski on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: Support ski club’s efforts

Montana Creek is one of my favorite places in Juneau.

Opinion: The Christmas gift we all need

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Opinion: The Christmas gift we all need

The gift I need, and can best offer others is acceptance.

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks during an interview with the Juneau Empire at the Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Sullivan should defend truth about election interference

He should defending this truth against Trump’s conspiracy theories when he is tried in the Senate.

Spruce boughs hang near a pond in the Tongass National Forest on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: Keep the Roadless rule in place

We truly live in a sportsman’s paradise.

The Alaska Marine Highway’s ferry Matanuska passes the Eagle Glacier on its way south to Juneau. (Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: The ferry, cruise ship connection

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