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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)

Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Be proactive about testing your mercury levels

Even small amounts can cause serious health problems.

Opinion: Earth Day rally is a fight against fossil fuels, NRA

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Opinion: Earth Day rally is a fight against fossil fuels, NRA

Keep big money out of politics.

Opinion: New devices can help monitor cruise ship air pollution

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Opinion: New devices can help monitor cruise ship air pollution

Keep our summertime air clean.

Opinion: Alaska can join other states in passing reasonable gun laws

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Opinion: Alaska can join other states in passing reasonable gun laws

It doesn’t have to be like this.

Opinion: Lawmaker silenced my public testimony. This is what I tried to say.

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Opinion: Lawmaker silenced my public testimony. This is what I tried to say.

Censoring legitimate concerns of abuses of power serving private interests comes to mind here.

Opinion: Should we trust the Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft?

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Opinion: Should we trust the Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft?

I fear not.

Opinion: ‘Mother Jones In Heaven’ worth the watch

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Opinion: ‘Mother Jones In Heaven’ worth the watch

It’s stirring, heartening and well produced

Opinion: New JACC building should be put to a vote

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Opinion: New JACC building should be put to a vote

The people, not the Assembly, should vote.

Opinion: Protect University of Alaska from budget cuts

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Opinion: Protect University of Alaska from budget cuts

University system is an investment in Alaska’s future.

Opinion: Misleading statistics don’t help fix Alaska’s ferry system

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Opinion: Misleading statistics don’t help fix Alaska’s ferry system

It’s pointless to go down a “highway” of data juggling.

Opinion: Here’s why you should care about Alaska’s budget

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Opinion: Here’s why you should care about Alaska’s budget

Budget talks give us freedom to pursue a better life for all.

Opinion: Vote for change in the Shee Atiká boardroom

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Opinion: Vote for change in the Shee Atiká boardroom

The annual board election is in May.

Opinion: America needs a national health care system

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Opinion: America needs a national health care system

We can’t let health care costs bankrupt us.

Opinion: Standing ovation for Perseverance’s ‘Guys and Dolls’

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Opinion: Standing ovation for Perseverance’s ‘Guys and Dolls’

Treat yourself to a good time.

Opinion: Budget cuts are an assault on Alaska’s most vulnerable

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Opinion: Budget cuts are an assault on Alaska’s most vulnerable

Dunleavy must be governor for all Alaskans.

Opinion: Don’t kill the conversation on education reform with insults

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Opinion: Don’t kill the conversation on education reform with insults

We don’t need to employ ad hominem devices.

Opinion: Abolish the Electoral College

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Opinion: Abolish the Electoral College

Plain and simple.