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Letter: Thank you for speaking up for equality
Thank you to the Juneau Borough Assembly for the Special Assembly Committee of the Whole special meeting on…
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Letter: Tourism profits Wrangell more than logging
Tongass National Forest supervisor Earl Stewart will soon destroy the magnificent Wrangel Island rainforest to please his corporate…
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Letter: Here is why we build the whale sculpture
Why do people go to Paris, or London or Rome? Not to see whales or soaring mountains and…
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Letter: Pass the ordinance to protect the LBGTQ community
My name is Richard Jay Carter, and I am from Palmer. I’d like to start by saying thank…
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Letter: For reasonable regulation of guns
Judging from their statements, the leaders of the NRA want everyone to carry weapons. They apparently believe that…
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Letter: Do the right thing for Denali wolves
Hunting and trapping on state lands adjacent to Denali National Park has reduced the famed East Fork Toklat…
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Letter: To the service motivated souls
Crippled, I was seated in a powered shopping basket in a grocery store. While I waited at a…
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Letter: Juneau non-discrimination ordinance
Common sense legislation, introduced by Deputy Mayor Jesse Kiehl, to protect LGBTQ individuals from experiencing discrimination in the…
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Letter: Murkowski leads on energy innovation
“Is Murkowski part of the climate problem?” (June 13) just doesn’t have all the facts on U.S. Sen.…
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Letter: Why Pride Month is still important
Pride has been mistaken by a lot of people. Pride is not about forcing people into two groups:…
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Letter: LGBTQ people should be protected by law
My name is JoLynn Shriber. I am 43 years young. I have been a resident of Juneau for…
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Letter: Alaska’s mental health care system is chaotic
It is impossible to miss the plight of the mentally ill on the streets. The greatest trick providers…
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Letter: Coming to Alaska as an exchange student
I’m a 16-year-old exchange student from Cairo, Egypt, who just completed a year studying at Juneau-Douglas High School.…
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Letter: On HB 247
The Juneau Empire and one Letter to the Editor were very critical of the House Bill 247 conference…
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Letter: Two men kissing
Many years ago I was walking out of Nugget Mall when a car pulled up, and the driver…
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Letter: Concerns with Sealaska’s operating performance
I am a Sealaska Corporation shareholder. I graduated from Ketchikan High School. I have a bachelor of arts…
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Is Murkowski part of the climate problem?
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is the Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resource Committee and the…
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Letter: Alaska first
Dear Gov. Bill Walker, The oil industry multinationals have been suckling the Alaska teat and filling their one…
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Letter: Restrain fireworks in residential areas
Thank you to everyone who has been making an appeal for restraining fireworks in residential neighborhoods. Our neighborhood…
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Letter: ESSA education regulation
The U.S. Department of Education has just released 192 pages of new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) federal…