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My Turn: 2016 primary election in Alaska: Get out and vote
The right to vote is a foundation of our democracy and exercising that right is important. This year…
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My Turn: An open letter to Sen. Murkowski and the Republican Party
I am a widow, aged 74, living in Homer. I came to Alaska in 1960 to attend the…
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My Turn: Broken committment
On Aug. 1, 2015, Quinton Chandler with KBBI radio published “North Pole lawmaker seeks investigation into the state…
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Alaska Editorial: Study casts doubt on single accreditation as options for savings
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: The University of Alaska is in a difficult…
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My Turn: Reauthorization provides an opportunity to approach problems
The recent editorial by William Hogarth and Steve Murawski, titled “Longstanding fisheries act doesn’t need changing,” gets a…
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My Turn: Why I want salmon for future generations
I am Janie Standifer, and I am 17 years old. I am from Tyonek, a village of 200…
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My Turn: Get a healthy start to the new school year with vaccinations
This month, you’ll see back-to-school ads from virtually every store. These ads will try to convince you that…
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Alaska Editorial: Worth Saving
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News: When the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center opened in…
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Empire Readers’ Council Editorial: Community policing in Juneau
Horrific videos of young men shot by police. The tragic murders of law enforcement officers in Dallas and…
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My Turn: On parental notification, court makes mockery of parents’ rights
In 2007, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that the Alaska Parental Consent law regarding a minor child’s abortion…
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My Turn: Firefly lights and HB 156
The firefly lights kept blinking on and off. As we chased their flight through the Washington, D.C., hotel…
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My Turn: Lisa Murkowski has a Donald Trump dilemma
After losing to Joe Miller in the 2010 primary, Sen. Lisa Murkowski bucked the Republican establishment by mounting…
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Empire Editorial: To save millions of lives, make mosquitoes extinct
The deadliest animal in the world isn’t the shark, bear or the human being. It is the mosquito.…
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Empire Editorial: When help is needed, Juneau responds
It’s easy these days to focus on all the things wrong with our city and state, but this…
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My Turn: Has Alaska cut the fat out of the budget?
The Walker Administration and a supportive legislative minority have struggled mightily to persuade Alaskans the budget really has…
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Empire Editorial: Keep the ferry system healthy in Southwest
Imagine life in Juneau without ferries. It isn’t a pleasant mental picture. Yet, in 2013, this is exactly…
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My Turn: Two years later, all is not well following Mount Polley disaster
Before the Mount Polley Mine disaster struck two years ago, our communities of Xat’sull First Nation and Likely,…
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My Turn: In 2016, what we know trumps who we know
As I grew up in the 1940s and ‘50s, it was common to hear many grown-ups say, “It’s…
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Empire Editorial: Treat both downtowns the same
Mark Dundore has a problem, and we all need to help fix it. You see, Dundore is working…
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My Turn: Longstanding fisheries act doesn’t need changing
Those who catch ocean fish, dine on the country’s marine bounty or simply appreciate the remarkable improvement in…