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Opinion: Wrong then, wrong now
Carl Higbie, a prominent supporter of Donald Trump, said recently that the mass internment of Japanese Americans during…
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Alaska Editorial: Ferry system should become a public corporation
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News: That’s what a Southeast Conference steering committee of…
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My Turn: Opposition to the proposed halibut RQE program
The Dec. 7-9 meeting of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) will decide the final action for…
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Alaska Editorial: Sockeye forecast adds concern to fish board process
The following editorial first appeared in the Peninsula Clarion: Upper Cook Inlet salmon fishery stakeholders should be concerned with…
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Alaska Editorial: Denali name should remain
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: President-elect Donald Trump made many promises on the…
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Opinion: The importance of a two-war force
Americans have many expectations of their government, but foremost among them is that it will keep them safe.…
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Opinion: Why we hate us
Through the widest lens of history, America since the 1980s looks like the most golden of golden ages.…
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Alaska Editorial: Moving forward
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News: Alaskans dealt with it. That’s what was to…
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Empire Editorial: Ferry system needs to change to weather the storm
After years of weathering rough seas, crossing the Gulf of Alaska to connect Kodiak residents and those in…
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My Turn: 9/11 families achieve rare bipartisan victory in Congress
It is indeed ironic that after eight years of partisan squabbling, amid the turmoil surrounding the presidential election,…
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My Turn: Will we have to fight to ‘hold these truths’?
“We hold these truths to be self-evident,” states America’s Declaration of Independence. They are equality among men and…
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Empire Editorial: Changing Denali name likely Trump pillow talk
Two wrongs don’t make a right. We hope President-elect Donald Trump remembers that during any future conversations (or…
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Opinion: Make our (costly) infrastructure great again
By his own admission, President-elect Donald Trump is a guy who likes to build stuff: A golf course…
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Alaska Editorial: New House Resource co-chairs sound right notes
The following editorial first appeared in the Alaska Journal of Commerce: To quote Slim Pickens’ Taggart from Blazing…
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Alaska Editorial: Newly elected Legislature should prepare for work on state revenues
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: Don’t start spending the “other half” of your…
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My Turn: Delivering a new energy in a new way on Alaska’s North Slope
There’s a new era on Alaska’s North Slope — and its stars are the small, independent oil and…
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Opinion: Thanksgiving 2016: Uncertain but still grateful
So, it’s that time of year: Time to reflect on the good things in our lives; to appreciate…
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My Turn: Mental Health Trust open to federal buyout, but questions linger
The Alaska Mental Health Trust develops resources it owns to fund its operations. Controversy is churning this year…
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My Turn: Shrinking budgets, drug epidemic created Alaska’s ‘perfect storm’
Change is hard but it can also provide opportunities. Last spring, an opportunity presented itself when our Legislature…
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Editorial: Going after Backpage.com
The following editorial first appeared in the Los Angeles Times: The internet has paid countless dividends to the…