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Letter: Democracy demands an engaged public now more than ever

I want to thank Richard Stokes for his Jan. 6 Letter to the Editor (“The public — and…

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Letter: To support an effective US EPA

I am writing in opposition to the nomination of Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to be the next…

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Letter: Please don’t repeal the ACA

My children deserve to live the healthiest life possible. My patients, my neighbors, my co-workers and people I…

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Letter: No ACA repeal without replacement

I am a college student on a tight income, and health insurance has been one of my family’s…

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Letter: A plant-based food revolution

The coming New Year’s resolution should be pretty obvious, particularly when it comes to diet: 2017 will go…

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Letter: New Year’s resolutions

In the coming new year, I’d like to humbly suggest that our elected officials resolve to work together…

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Letter: Collective voice needed

When Bill Walker first ran for governor in 2010, I asked him why. He said he was tired…

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Letter: Common sense leadership on ‘Road’

Dear Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott, Last week, you lifted a great weight from my…

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Letter: Not Walker’s fault

Win Gruening’s editorial in the Dec. 18 Juneau Empire was more about trying to smear Gov. Bill Walker…

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Letter: $1M ‘gift’ to UA but not $50K for school children?

I am sure this will be but one of many comments you will get regarding the $1 million…

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Letter: Climate change and the incoming administration

I confess; I am terrified. Why? Because our next government is calling to “unleash the power of our…

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Letter: In support of UAS School of Education

I write to express my appreciation for the leadership of Mayor Koelsch, the Assembly and City Manager Rorie…

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Letter: No road to Juneau means more ferries for Southeast

The governor’s budget proposal for next year contains numerous cuts, including a pay cut for the governor himself.…

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Letter: How to survive the Fred Meyer intersection

I am a survivor! Today I actually had to turn into Fred Meyer from Egan three different times!…

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Letter: Ships that pass in the night

Many years ago, a Yup’ik friend, the mayor of Chevak, told me of having shot repeatedly at a…

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Letter: Offshore lease cancellation a blow to Arctic communities

The announcement from the Obama administration cancelling Arctic offshore lease sales in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas is…

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Letter: Thanks for Veterans Day card

At the Veterans Day program in Centennial Hall Nov. 11, I was handed a card by a young…

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Letter: Donald Trump’s victory

The Donald Trump victory proves positively that the USA is not a God-fearing nation. God admonishes his followers…

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Letter: Clean water equals life

Clean, fresh, life-giving water is the essence of all … and especially all terrestrials able to perceive the…

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Letter: Framers wise to have Electoral College

Every time a presidential election results in more popular votes for the losing candidate there is an outcry…