Letters to the Editor
Letter: Wrong place for the whale
In my opinion, our city fathers exercised bad judgment in locating the whale sculpture where they did. It…
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Letter: The case for a public Bank of Alaska
Last October, the good folks in the Kenai Borough approved creation of two new pieces of paper called…
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Letter: A state income tax is fair and equitable
The courage and integrity of our legislators will be tested. Last year they failed to step up to…
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Letter: Stand up for health care
Gov. Bill Walker, I’ve always been a supporter of your hard-nosed approach to government. Hey, I would have…
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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…