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Letter: Food for thought
As we ready ourselves to go to the polls soon, I invite Juneau voters to keep a few…
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Letter: Better ways to enhance Juneau’s capital status than new City Hall
Some promoters of a new City Hall claim our current city buildings do “…not represent the high standard…
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Letter: Considering consolidating high schools into TMHS, making JDHS the new City Hall
The CBJ offices have outlived their lifespan and been in disrepair for a long time. The CBJ offices…
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Letter: A new City Hall “just makes financial sense” to city manager?
Juneau’s Assembly and our outgoing City Manager are trying to convince voters and property taxpayers that building a…
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Letter: Proposed state medical board changes will decrease access to care
As a physician assistant (PA) who has practiced in Juneau for 20 years, I want to urge all…
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Letter: Cruise ships causing loss of quality of life, contributing to climate crisis
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Letter: A better solution to glacier flooding than bombs
Since you are entertaining all ideas, including the absurd: What about NOT building a house right next to…
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Letter: What will it take to implement a cruise ship plan?
It makes no sense to cater to the most environmentally degrading aspects of tourism while also aspiring to…
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Letter: Unintended consequences of tourism — a plea for a balanced Auke Bay
I am a resident of Auke Bay who has watched our neighborhood undergo a transformation that is difficult…
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Letter: Tourism industry overran Hoonah; don’t let it happen in Juneau
I am a Hoonah tribal member and ANCSA shareholder, Juneau born and raised, and moved to my home…
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Letter: Assembly way off track — time for a course correction
My name is Molly Duvall. I was born in Petersburg and am living in Juneau now for the…
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Letter: Permanent Fund needs to stop investing in fossil fuel stocks
Three weeks ago the Empire published an article that raised the specter of the Permanent Fund’s Earning Reserve…
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Letter: Knowing your tourism limitations
Reducing driving speed in a school zone protects children. Restricting the catch of king salmon helps manage a…
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Letter: Claims of Justice Department being weaponized against Trump don’t make sense
Some Republicans in Congress are claiming that the Justice Department is being weaponized against Trump. If that is…
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Letter: Lawful vs. disrespectful treatment of U.S. flag
In response to Art Morris’s comments regarding the difference between disrespect and lawful treatment of the American flag:…
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Letter: Why the urgency in appointing Loren Jones to the Assembly?
At the end of the July 10 Assembly meeting (specifically at 10:17 p.m.), after the Assembly honored departing…
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Letter: Clean up after setting off fireworks at Outer Point
Dear Fourth of July Outer Point fireworks revelers:
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Letter: Second Juneau-Douglas crossing won’t fix low- and middle-income housing woes
The article on the second crossing in the Empire on June 28 dredges up the old statement that…
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Letter: Appreciate the freedom to tell stories, listen and engage
Sincere and multiple kudos to Alexander Dolitsky for his My Turn of June 19, 2023, in his discussion…
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Letter: Hoping for a favorable ruling as king salmon troller season nears
Folks following the Wild Fish Conservancy lawsuit that seeks to shut down commercial king salmon fishing in Southeast…