Letters to the Editor
Lower the voting age to 16
It is time to lower the voting age to 16. We fully accepted that a 16-year-old student can…
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Alaska’s opioid induced cultural-suicide
The addiction to opioid’s in Alaska is an affliction, only playing second-fiddle to the disease of irresponsible gun-ownership!…
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Wearable Art uproar
“Appropriation” is a polite word for theft. When Christy NaMee Eriksen led the charge publicly condemning an artist…
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Evaluating teachers should be a right for students
Are teachers really doing what they get paid $50,000 to $90,000 a year to do? Most people would…
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It is time to demand reality
Two weeks have passed since the brutal 2018 Valentine’s Day massacre of 17 innocent people at a school…
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Never again — school violence
Righteous student activists in favor of gun control have reminded me to voice a similar opinion. Stop the…
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What will Murkowski do about health care?
I listened to Sen. Murkowski’s February 22 speech to the Alaska Legislature. I am addressing her comments about…
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Raise your voice to protect the community
Named after a gold miner exploring development opportunities, the city of Juneau has a long history of mining.…
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End teacher tenure
I would like to respond to the Jan. 26 column by Win Gruening, titled “Isn’t it time for…
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Teachable moment missed for Juneau students
I was disheartened to read that Juneau students were not allowed back to class after their brief tribute…
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Ban assault weapons
AR-15’s, AK-47s and similar rapid firing assault rifles were designed as combat weapons for the use by law…
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Take inspiration from cultures
I have been feeling quite perplexed regarding the issue of cultural appropriation, as it has arisen around the…
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Does all art appropriate?
In the wake of recent accusations of racism and misuse of others’ cultures, I must ask: “Are pale-skinned…
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We need to pay for what we use
Regarding Mr. Wohlforth’s commentary in the Anchorage Daily News, Feb. 19, he really summed up the situation nicely,…
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Ninth Circuit ruling threatens Native subsistence rights
Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat (VOICE) is disappointed by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on…
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People over poisons, please
Call your legislators about Senate Bill 173 regarding pesticides and utility poles. We operate Oceanside Farms in Homer,…
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Death in our schools
After the Columbine school shooting in 1999, I wrote a letter to the editor where I lived in…
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Fluoride treatment in drinking water
I strongly disagree with the Assistant Professor of Allied Health at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks and…
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Angoon concerns not irrelevant
The Juneau Empire stories I have read suggest to me that the concerns of the Angoon people (regarding…
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League of Women Voters of Alaska supports redistricting
The League of Women Voters of Alaska (LWVAK) supports Rep. Les Gara’s House Joint Resolution 26, a bill…