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Opinion: How Facebook hurt my feelings
I admit I am a Facebook junkie.
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Opinion: Stop pushing timber-first policies
Alaska’s Congressional Delegation is once again showing how out of touch they are with the realities of the…
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Opinion: The coming of age of Alaska’s 529 College Savings Plan
The significance of owning a college savings plan account for a child cannot be understated.
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Opinion: A reasonable suspicion
Eight months have passed since Cody Dalton Eyre died from multiple gunshot woods in a wooded area near…
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Opinion: A prioritized agenda for suicide in Alaska
Alaska is consistently among states with the highest rate of suicide in the country.
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Opinion: DEC Cruise Ship Program protects Alaska’s air and water
Each year over a million visitors travel to Alaska on cruise ships, which are essentially floating resorts. As…
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Opinion: The U.S. Supreme (Political) Court
When the president and the Senate majority are of same party, the Supreme Court selection process is mostly…
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Opinion: The progressive revolution is here
Things have to change and we have to have the courage to change them.
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Opinion: The Alaska Mental Health Trust and Juneau
The Alaska Mental Health Trust owns a three-acre Juneau waterfront tract, commonly known as the subport property. It…
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Opinion: ACLU fight is not about billboards
No, the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska is not fighting to allow billboards along Alaska’s scenic highways.
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Opinion: Salmon hatcheries support Alaskans, and feed the world
When the Good Friday earthquake shook Alaska in 1964, the damage wasn’t confined to buildings and homes. In…
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Opinion: Walker fails in government transparency
Among Gov. Bill Walker’s many failures, a fundamental one is his failure to govern openly and transparently.
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Opinion: Kavanaugh is bad for Alaska’s tribes
On Tuesday, Sept. 4, the Senate Judiciary Committee began confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee to…
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Opinion: Wade Bryson is a great fit for the Juneau Assembly
I’m writing this letter in hopes to return some support and kind words that have been bestowed upon…
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Opinion: Trucking says no on Ballot Measure 1
If you eat anything, build anything, or purchase anything in Alaska, chances are it came on a truck.…
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Opinion: Recovery takes a community
Editor’s Note: The Empire is publishing a weekly column from members of Juneau’s recovery community, in coordination with…
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Opinion: The Democrat strategy to divide and be conquered
“The new rule in American politics is divide and conquer,” longtime political analyst Bill Schneider wrote at the…
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Opinion: Candidates must be held accountable on capital issues
We’ve seen it many times. Reporters ask gubernatorial candidates “do you support Juneau as the Capital?” That is…
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Opinion: Mark Begich is the governor Alaska needs
I have known Mark Begich since he was 19 years old. Then, he was chair of the Anchorage…