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My Turn: Every Alaskan deserves affordable health care
If members of Congress had to secure health insurance in the open marketplace, I wonder whether America would…
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Outside Editorial: Trump’s North Korea conundrum
The following editorial first appeared in the Chicago Tribune: “We may have to go on an arduous march,…
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Letter: Break wasteful idling habits
I read with dismay the excellent Jan. 3 article by Empire reporter James Brooks, “Beneath the waves or…
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Letter: The public – and the Empire – must be vigilant
Dear Editor, Because I am more worried about the future of our country than at any other time…
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Gruening: Keep the Electoral College
In the weeks following America’s historic presidential election, Trump detractors continue to offer reasons why Hillary Clinton lost.…
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My Turn: Kenai wolves don’t deserve this
In a disturbing and ominous December 2016 proposal, Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) asked permission from…
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Alaska Editorial: No state services without costs
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: And so it begins, as expected: people complaining…
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Alaska Editorial: State and Interior need goals for new year
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: Each year, many of us use the occasion…
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Opinion: Why has the homicide epidemic in Chicago been left to spread?
Chicago, the nation’s third largest city, ends 2016 with the more homicides than the two larger cities –…
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Opinion: What to watch for in 2017
At the beginning of each new year, I usually write about the foreign policy issues the president will…
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Alaska Editorial: State has no more room for budget choices
The following editorial first appeared in the Peninsula Clarion: Gov. Bill Walker in his proposed budget plan identified…
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Opinion: Binging on tragedy of celebrity deaths
Peruse social media for a moment and you’ll find all manner of people cursing 2016. You’re killing our…
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Opinion: Trump tweets will only stir pot with China
Two things became clear on a nine-day trip to China, as I traveled from smoggy Beijing to glitzy…
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Alaska Editorial: Responsible resource development should be part of energy plan
The following editorial first appeared in the Peninsula Clarion: It would be tempting to say that the Obama…
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My Turn: Faulty assumptions at the U.S. Forest Service
The U.S. Forest Service Transition strategy is based on faulty assumptions and the USFS professionals know it. The…
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My Turn: It’s not Obama keeping oil under the arctic seas
With a month left in his presidency, Barack Obama committed one more outrage to wind up Alaska’s political…
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My Turn: How we can all be kinder this new year
The Juneau Police Department is implementing a city-wide initiative, the 2017 Year of Kindness (17YOK). The challenge is…
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Alaska Editorial: Off limits to oil and gas leases
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News: Alaska expected it from Day One. President Obama,…
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Commentary: Reynolds was an unstoppable, unsinkable working mom
Debbie Reynolds sang in the rain. She sang with her broken foot soaking in a bucket of ice.…
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Is America better off today than it was before Obama took office?
A little over eight years ago, a young and charismatic man was rallying a broad coalition of voters…