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Opinion: Message to banks: Cut it out or we’ll cut it up

If we follow the money we can see just how dependent Big Oil is on four of our…

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Opinion: Restricting judges from upholding the Alaska Constitution

Before the Alaska Senate Judiciary and Health and Social Services committees is anti-abortion bill Senate Joint Resolution 2…

(Dana Zigmund / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Recent compost letter was right on the money

The recent letter to the Juneau Empire editor from Frank Bergstrom calling for the city to expand the…

(Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: City should expand the market for compost

What if there was a market for garbage?

A picture showing the Juneau road system ending at Cascade Point in Berners Bay in May 2006.  (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Cost effective for whom?

It is interesting that current and former employees of the Department of Transportation and Public facilities are promoting…

A Capital Transit bus approaches a stop near the SEARHC Ethel Lund Medical Center on a snowy day. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Take a community journey on the bus

Having lived in Juneau a year or two, I have had many opportunities to use our public transit…

(Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Senate Bill 63 emboldens the dereliction of promoted duty

As a 25-year Alaska resident and vested member of an organized human purpose (that, of “seeking fulfilled happiness”…

(Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Sewer lines and landfills are more needed than an arts center

Sewer line along North Douglas Highway only runs from the bridge to Bonnie Brae subdivision…

Centennial Hall, left, and the Juneau Arts and Culture Center on Tuesday, July 2, 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Capital Civic Center would enrich Juneau

I can’t think of a better project to help ensure Juneau remains a great place to live…

(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Fund the ferries

Let’s not “mess this up.”

Dozens of Juneau teachers, students and residents gather at the steps of the Alaska State Capitol Monday evening in advocacy for an increase in the state’s flat funding via the base student allocation. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: What kind of schools do our children deserve?

I applaud the Alaska Senate for making the first move to fix Alaska’s education crisis.

The Tazlina docks in Auke Bay. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Unpacking the implications of a Cascade Point terminal

Let’s look at some of the unsaid items.

This photo available under a Creative Commons license shows a Glock17 with a cable lock.

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Opinion: Bill that would have Alaskans secure guns in their homes would save lives

I’m a grandma and I have trigger-locks on the guns in my house.

(Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: SEACC donation page should reflect legal spending

When you click on the “donate” tab on the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council’s website, you are met with…

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Opinion: ‘Well regulated’ and the Second Amendment

“A well-regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to…

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Alaska student governments endorse carbon rebates as a climate solution

There isn’t a minute to lose.

The City and Borough of Juneau is conducting a short online survey about what the community wants to see from Marine Park ahead of renovations. (Courtesy Photo / CBJ)

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Opinion: Overcrowding concerns undersell local park

Marine Park is available for my use, I am not deterred from visiting it by the tourists.

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Opinion: Campaign contributions should be contingent upon significant effort toward reform

A good representative will welcome that challenge.

An election official helps a voter feed their completed and sealed ballot into the ballot box on Election Day 2022. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Ranked choice is successful

There’s now hope that lawmakers can finally work across the aisle to solve problems.

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Opinion: Students and freedom of the press

Freedom of the press remains a high mark in human civilization.