Letters to the Editor
Eastman reaches new low
Rep. David Eastman, R-Wasilla, owes an apology to his legislative colleagues and other Alaskans over his repugnant statements…
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Juneau deserves thoughtful work in revising the mining ordinance
I recently learned that a group has approached the Juneau Assembly with a proposal to re-write Juneau’s mining…
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Budget cuts to schools are unacceptable
The budget cuts that have been reducing funding for Alaska’s schools are unacceptable. For students to succeed and…
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Listen up, Don Young
As a citizen of the United States and Alaska, I am very upset that every time I have…
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Climate March
To begin with, no civilized human being recognizes themselves as The Creator, The Divine, the Maker of All,…
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More taxpayer burden? For what?
I wonder if the taxpayers of the City and Borough of Juneau realize the expenses and responsibilities they…
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Keep the city museum open
On behalf of Museums Alaska, the statewide association of museum professionals, I strongly urge reconsideration of the proposed…
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Big oil takes more from Alaska than other countries
Absent from Alaska’s budget debate are comparisons of owner/producer profit-sharing agreements in other oil producing countries. How do…
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Improve rights for disabled
It would be beneficial if the state legislature would improve the rights for the disabled. Alaska is about…
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City would be wise to keep Arboretum
The CBJ’s Priority-Driven Budget process identified closing the Jensen-Olson Arboretum as an opportunity to save $75,000 a year.…
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Senate letting down education
I am royally disgusted with the cuts that are being proposed to public education in the state of…
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Alaska delegation: stop avoiding Juneau town hall
After months of requests to U.S. Sens. Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski and U.S. Rep. Don Young to…
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The free ride is over
I have been following HB 115, the House’s solution to our budget crisis, and I support it fully.…
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Celebrating Earth Day
As thousands across the U.S. get ready to protest environmental budget cuts, each of us can also help…
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What Ifs
As a mother, I have spent hours — probably years at this point — thinking through “what ifs”…
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Independent Alaskans should want income tax
When our state income tax was abolished in 1980, we set the stage for almost complete dependence on…
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What you can do about climate change
Earth Day, April 22, is just around the corner. This is a good time to remind ourselves that…
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Closing the Pioneer Home: A fractional gain for an immeasurable loss
Raise your hand if you already have, currently are, or soon will be, the responsible adult child taking…
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Don’t jeopardize our wild salmon
As Alaskans, we benefit in countless ways from the foresight of the framers of our state constitution. As…
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Picking up after pets is right thing to do
I just picked up around 20 pounds of dog waste from my yard and the strip of city…