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Letter: Just looking out for mom

As the son of a Juneau senior citizen who is in her late 70s, I would like to…

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Letter: Marijuana consumption in stores

I’m dismayed the Marijuana Control Board is considering not one, but several proposals by marijuana lobbyists to allow…

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Letter: HB 156

As a classroom teacher in public schools, I’m concerned about the rights of my students’ parents. I am…

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Letter: Concerned about HB 156

The League of Women Voters of Alaska is concerned about current requirements in education bill HB 156 regarding…

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Letter: End of a tradition

Our oldest daughter, Haley, was born Feb. 17, 1996, making my lovely wife, Valerie, of course, a mom.…

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Letter: Cartoon is transphobic

I was outraged to see the anti-transgender cartoon in Sunday’s “Opinion” section of the Juneau Empire. The cartoon…

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Letter: Pets should be considered during divorce

This letter is in response to the gentlemen who wrote about pets and child-like protection in legal cases.…

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Letter: The real timber industry numbers

Mr Graham’s response to The Boat Company is so wrong on so many levels. If he thinks that…

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Letter: People are too sensitive

People are way too sensitive these days. I apologize on behalf of the homosexuals in this town (for…

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Letter: Some opinions aren’t worth the ink

The Juneau Empire recently ran on its editorial page a cartoon making transgender people the butt of an…

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Letter: Pets aren’t children

What was the Legislature thinking when it passed a bill to give child-like protection to pets in domestic…

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Letter: Why I was angry as I passed Planned Parenthood

Tuesday morning, as I was riding my bike, there were several people protesting in front of the Planned…

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Letter: Juneau Access Initiative

Honorable Gov. Bill Walker: It seems to me presumptions surrounding this project are making your job harder. For…

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Letter: Response to The Boat Company My Turn

On April 6, the Empire posted a My Turn opinion by The Boat Company. That posting contained a…

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Letter: More guns mean more gun violence

I was disappointed to read your the Juneau Empire’s editorial in support of the NRA legislation supporting guns…

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Letter: Legislators need to do something real

The legislative session is wrapping up in Juneau and for the second year in a row our Legislature…

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Letter: SB 207 shifts costs but doesn’t reduce them

While the Alaska Senate says that we need to reduce the size and scope of government, Senate Bill…

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Letter: National Parks are good neighbors

Last week’s Empire article about the National Park Service helping the state by cleaning up and maintaining the…

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Letter: Pass the buck please

Some legislators are saying no to income taxes. Some are saying don’t touch the Permanent Fund Dividend checks.…

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Letter: Run for office

Dear reader, you need to run for the Alaska Legislature. Seriously. For example, on the Kenai Peninsula we’ve…