Opinion
Tax reform? Give me a break
This is a late response to Anselm Staack’s My Turn on the Empire’s editorial page of Sept. 27.…
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TMHS and JDHS football team consolidation
As a student at Thunder Mountain High School, I am here to tell you that I strongly disagree…
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Keep the EPA fully funded
Here is something Alaska is not known for: polluted air. Yet nationally, the Fairbanks metro area is the…
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Your community, your foundation
The week of Nov. 12-18 is Community Foundation Week and Nov. 15 is National Philanthropy Day. These events…
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The long and short worlds of ANWR oil
“I walk in two worlds,” Sam Alexander said at the start of his testimony before the U.S. Senate…
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Ring the bells of peace
Bells will be rung this Saturday to observe Armistice Day. World War I, the “War to End All…
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Kindness creates opportunities
Is kindness contagious? This is a question we will see and hear answered in one of the upcoming…
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‘Lessons learned’: Former Alaska Gov. Murkowski recalls trip to North Korea in 1994
Americans are very concerned of a threat of a nuclear strike against the U.S. and other nations by…
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Answers to your questions about public safety
Why has crime increased in Alaska? Three of the biggest drivers are the opioid epidemic, the ongoing recession…
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The buck stops here
President Truman was famous for his sign “The Buck Stops Here.” If only Alaska Senate President Pete Kelly,…
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Walker and Kelly: If you want to be leaders, show us a balanced budget
I have been following the Juneau Empire editorials on the state budget. Gov. Bill Walker says we need…
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A Game-Changer in Combating Corruption
Halloween 2017 marked the 500th anniversary of the day Martin Luther nailed his theses to the Catholic Church…
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The rich will get richer: Two tax reform provisions shovel money to millionaires
Remember during the presidential campaign last year when Donald Trump boasted that we should elect him because he…
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We’re all invited to this party
Thanksgiving is just about here and then, of course Christmas! Regardless of your personal spiritual identity (or lack…
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Fiscal gap threatens public safety
Alaskans have been hearing a great deal about crime and public safety in the news lately. Some have…
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Alaskans deserve results: The time to act is now
I read with some satisfaction — and disappointment — Senate President Pete Kelly’s recent opinion piece, “The Sky…
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Listen up, Walker, Alaska is not for sale
I remember back in the summer, I saw the news reporting Gov. Bill Walker hosting the president of…
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The sky isn’t falling
About a week ago, Alaskans received some outstanding news. North slope oil production rose for a third consecutive…
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The real gold of Juneau can’t be mined
“Go, get thee down, for thy people have corrupted themselves,” God said to Moses after burning his laws…
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The fiscal cliff is here: It’s time to act
Unless the Alaska Legislature acts, the state of Alaska will run out of money at some point in…