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Opinion: The truth about fish and wildlife management in Alaska

Alaska’s support for the National Park Service’s recently proposed amendments to hunting and trapping practices on national preserves…

The Walmart in Juneau before it closed. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Connecting the dots between Juneau’s economy and Juneau’s needs

We don’t like talking about it much, but Juneau’s picturesque landscape has some scary bare spots we can’t…

Road rebuttal

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Road rebuttal

Ben Brown in a June 3 My Turn put Mayor Bill Overstreet Park and the Juneau Access proposal…

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SB 26 makes a critical change for Alaska’s future

A generation ago, Alaska’s leaders made a once-in-a-lifetime decision that set our state on a unique course. To…

The Walmart in Juneau before it closed. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Connecting the dots between Juneau’s economy and Juneau’s needs

We don’t like talking about it much, but Juneau’s picturesque landscape has some scary bare spots we can’t…

Jack Rafuse

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Salmon initiative risks Alaska’s economic future

A niece of mine and her husband have owned a restaurant in Homer for at least 20 years.…

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Vote Yes for Salmon this November

A thick skin is required for this business. Direct competition is part of the job. To survive in…

In this Monday, June 4, 2018 photo, people seeking political asylum in the United States line up to be interviewed in Tijuana, Mexico, just across the U.S. border south of San Diego. The Trump administration’s fighting words for asylum seekers don’t appear to be having much impact at U.S. border crossings with Mexico. Lines keep growing, so much that U.S. authorities can’t take them all at once. (AP Photo/Elliot Spagat)

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Congress must pass bipartisan reform of our immigration laws

I am outraged to hear of border agents separating immigrant children from their parents. This cynical deterrent splits…

Former Alaska U.S. Sen. Mark Begich answers reporters’ questions after filing to run for governor in the 2018 Democratic primary at the state Division of Elections office on Friday, June 1, 2018, in Anchorage, Alaska. Begich is a former two-term mayor of Anchorage. He lost his U.S. Senate re-election bid in 2014 to current U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, a Republican. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

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Walker, Mallott should get another four years

My first action learning that Mark Begich jumped into the gubernatorial race, thus crowding the field, was to…

Passengers walk off Holland America Line’s Nieuw Amsterdam on Monday, May 1, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Juneau needs to plan now for 2019 tourism growth

It’s time for Juneau to make plans for 1.31 million visitors in 2019 and beyond, a massive 20…

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Stop stealing crab

I have lived in Juneau and sport fished for Dungeness crab for more than 35 years. I enjoy…

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Advocating for the homeless

Yesterday as I was waiting for the bus at the Downtown Transit Center, I happened upon a person…

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Alaska has right to determine its own future

Alaskans deserve the ability to determine what our future looks like rather than being at the whim of…

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Opportunity abounds with New JACC

Juneau has heard a lot recently about the campaign to build a New Juneau Arts &Culture Center (New…

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Sacrificing good government to lead the flock

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, isn’t happy that President Trump imposed new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports…

Brent Murphy

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Opinion: Correction of UPRIVERS documentary misrepresentations

I am writing to correct the public record about misleading and inaccurate information regarding Seabridge Gold’s KSM Project…

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Tow the Lumberman, before it’s too late

While Juneau celebrates its new bronze whale sculpture, an old steel albatross is slowly sinking into the mud…

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Road lets criminal elements in

I am surprised that so many in the Juneau business community support the road to Juneau. What with…

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Public service loan forgiveness is an investment for Alaska

My work as a museum curator provides the public with opportunities for lifelong learning and an understanding of…

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Detention centers for children

It takes my breath away. In April, Attorney General Jeff Sessions put in place a “zero tolerance” immigration…