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Move the Glory Hole out of downtown

As a small downtown business owner and resident of downtown Juneau for over 20 years, I have noticed…

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Remembering the Liberty

Thank you, Dick Callahan, for your remembrance of the Liberty this week. It behooves us to know, learn…

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Celebrate Children’s Day

Children’s Day in Alaska is Sunday, June 11. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Cathy Munoz and signed…

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Senate majority: Get us out of Dodge!

Alaska’s Senate Majority, I think we’ve bypassed the threshold prior to which we could have deterred the most…

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Honoring the Paris Climate Accord

Are you, too, fighting mad about President Donald Trump pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate accord?…

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The U.S. needs to invest in its missile-defense system

With the nuclear threat from North Korea growing, Congress must fully fund America’s missile defenses — our only…

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To Sealaska shareholders: Support Taug for board of directors

The purpose of this letter is to encourage Sealaska shareholders to support Karen Taug for election to the…

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Develop Alaska’s natural resources

While the U.S. is distracted by North Korea and the Middle East, Russia is quietly developing Siberia and…

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Answering questions on mining ordinance proposal

Answering questions on mining ordinance proposal A proposal to change an important City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ)…

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Car buyers in rural Alaska can face recall reimbursement issues

Rural Alaska buyer beware: I am writing this letter to inform people in rural Alaska about the difficulties…

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In support of an independent commmission to investigate election meddling

We believe that our country’s democracy is in grave danger unless a few good elected officials stand up…

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Where’s my money leftover from The Road?

Hey, Alaska Senate! Where’s my $38 million? The governor reprogrammed $38 million from the dead-end Juneau Access Road…

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Survey on road is shameful

I must confess my puzzlement about the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly’s priorities. First, they turned down…

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Improper display of the US Flag

I was in Juneau for the Alaska Folk Festival. I saw that the United States flag was displayed…

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Mining ordinance a ‘chicken and egg’ problem

Juneau started as a mining community and continues in that long tradition even today. However, the Juneau Mining…

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Like Legislature, Nero fiddled while Rome burned

I wish it was not necessary to write this, but the time has come! Alaska’s House of Representatives…

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Assembly can control AJ mine without ordinance

Assessing the proposal to remove redundant processes from the City and Borough of Juneau’s mining ordinance by considering…

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Mother’s Day is not for cows

Last week, The Washington Post published a major exposé of the U.S. dairy industry concluding that mega dairies…

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National debt and a generation of ‘self seekers’

We used to talk about our national debt. President Reagan brought it to our attention back in 1981…

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Congress needs to exercise its responsibility over war/peace decisions

We are dismayed that Congress has allowed President Trump to impose unauthorized belligerent military actions against other nations.…