Opinion
Senate health care bill leaves many Alaskans, including veterans, behind
Republicans in the U.S. Senate have spent more than two months now trying to improve upon the…
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The benefits of community goodwill
On the day we first heard the word Jökulhlaup in Juneau, the Mendenhall River began a dramatic shift…
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Health exchanges are pro-business
Alaskans have heard many news stories about how legislation in the Senate would gut Medicaid, reduce care for…
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Innovation key to growing economy
New jobs and opportunity are now available for Alaskans and, as they say, there’s an app for that.…
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To repeal Obamacare isn’t the question
This week Republicans hit another bump on their repeal Obamacare road. For the second time in a month,…
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Trump’s voter commission is really about creating a nationwide voter tracking database
Trump’s Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity requested all 50 states to turn over voter information including names,…
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Uncertain times ahead require wise choices now
“I’m a Conservative who believes in lower taxes. They lead to a more enterprising economy. But I’m not…
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A path to meaningful compromise
We have to end unaffordable oil company cash subsidies that are estimated to cost the state $1.5 billion…
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Gara tells fish tales on oil taxes
A compromise to end cash payments to oil companies is on thin ice because of the propaganda perpetuated…
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Empowering local voters on the 1 percent sales tax question
In Win Gruening’s recent My Turn, “It’s not 2008 anymore,” he suggested that when we vote on whether…
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Senators: Gutting Medicaid would hurt Alaskans
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, recently said she wants to hear from small business owners about the United…
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Chief Johnson: A role model for more than police
With the resignation of Chief Bryce Johnson last week, Juneau will be losing more than the head of…
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And end is in sight
For six months, politicians of all parties in Juneau have sung a similar song: the state can no…
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“Fresh or Frozen”? Here’s how to choose sustainable seafood
At the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS), signs of our changing environment surround us as glaciers melt, yellow…
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Give me liberty or give me death
Peggy Garner had a deeper and different understanding of liberty than Patrick Henry — he who famously shouted:…
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Can you say Flint, Michigan?
Despite recommendations from the City Manager and others, Juneau’s Mayor appointed a panel of only three Assembly members…
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The irreconcilable flaw in self-defense laws
A jury’s acquittal of Minnesota police officer Jeronimo Yanez was one more miscarriage of justice in the long…
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Thousands injured in Legislature’s game of chicken
Last week, the Alaska Legislature’s game of chicken came to an abrupt, yet predictable end. The House Democrats…
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Alumni computer access gone without a word
Last year, the University of Alaska (UA) was considering moving the School of Education from the University of…
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A call to leadership
When, after being in session for 160 days, I began to hear both the House and Senate leadership…