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Casey Harris, co-owner of Game On, explains how to play a game during the first Trans Gaming Night at Game On, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt | Capital City Weekly)

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Opinion: Let’s keep playing

Recently, I learned that Juneau is on the verge of losing one of its good business neighbors, Game…

Opinion: Why I recently became a ‘PFASist’

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Opinion: Why I recently became a ‘PFASist’

I recently became a “PFASist” — someone alarmed about the growing crisis over the manufacture and use of…

Special counsel Robert Mueller speaks at the Department of Justice Wednesday, May 29 in Washington, about the Russia investigation. (AP Photo | Carolyn Kaster)

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Opinion: Silence by Alaska’s Congressional Delegation on Mueller Report is noted

Alaskans who have examined the Mueller Report feel that an inquiry into impeachment of President Donald Trump is…

Opinion: Can you punish people out of addiction?

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Opinion: Can you punish people out of addiction?

People are understandably sick and tired of being victimized by addicts who stop at nothing for their next…

Opinion: Don’t use students as political pawns

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Opinion: Don’t use students as political pawns

Fund education now.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-California, meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 9, 2019, the day after the Democrat-controlled House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress. (J. Scott Applewhite | Associated Press)

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Opinion: So much for oath of office and democracy

What I see is legislators ignoring their oath.

Opinion: Applause for Rep. Young for protecting iconic American horses

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Opinion: Applause for Rep. Young for protecting iconic American horses

We appreciate Young’s bipartisan effort.

Opinion: Cutting government services will hurt Alaska’s quality of life

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Opinion: Cutting government services will hurt Alaska’s quality of life

Are the budget reductions worth it?

Opinion: Stopping ferry service would be ‘destructive’ to Angoon, Southeast

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Opinion: Stopping ferry service would be ‘destructive’ to Angoon, Southeast

AMHS provides much-needed transportation.

Opinion: Funding is vital to protecting, improving health of Alaskans

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Opinion: Funding is vital to protecting, improving health of Alaskans

Budget cuts have diminished essential services.

Opinion: Consider the Walmart building for the new City Hall

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Opinion: Consider the Walmart building for the new City Hall

City constraining itself on new location.

Opinion: Stop advertising e-cigarettes

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Opinion: Stop advertising e-cigarettes

Product is responsible for ‘dangerous epidemic.’

Opinion: Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater

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Opinion: Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater

A lot of excuses for Alaska’s budget cuts.

Opinion: We can find a sensible, enforceable solution to gun violence

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Opinion: We can find a sensible, enforceable solution to gun violence

I support a red flag law in Alaska.

Opinion: Getting rid of ferry system will hurt Alaska’s economy

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Opinion: Getting rid of ferry system will hurt Alaska’s economy

Communities, businesses will suffer.

Opinion: Concern about gun safety is not anti-gun

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Opinion: Concern about gun safety is not anti-gun

Preserving lives and rights is a worthy goal.

Opinion: Stop using single-use plastics in Alaska

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Opinion: Stop using single-use plastics in Alaska

It’s harmful to people and the environment.

Opinion: Call the PFD what it is — a tax

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Opinion: Call the PFD what it is — a tax

Alaska needs to consider an income tax.

Opinion: Redefine the experience of visiting the Last Frontier

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Opinion: Redefine the experience of visiting the Last Frontier

Visitors are intrigued by the nothingness, freedom of Alaska.

People watch a pod of Steller sea lions from a float at the Don D. Statter Memorial Boat Harbor in Auke Bay on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Be proactive about testing your mercury levels

Even small amounts can cause serious health problems.