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My Turn: Find meaning in Mother’s Day
Last year I read an essay by Anne Lamotte about Mother’s Day that I disagree with profoundly. She…
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My Turn: The state’s recognition of PTSI will help thousands on their road to recovery
The Alaska House and Senate passed House Joint Resolution 30 overwhelmingly; we see the passage as a step…
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My Turn: Solar power investments don’t pay off
Ivanpah is a 640,000 megawatt-hour solar farm in California that received $1.5 billion in taxpayer-funded federal loans. The…
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My Turn: In response to Rifkind on the KSM Project
I wish to take this opportunity to correct the record regarding several inaccurate and misleading statements that were…
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Empire Editorial: Draft women
If a woman can be president, she should be eligible for the draft, too. Last week, the Armed…
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My Turn: The issues this legislative session
Four major themes define what must get done in the Legislature this year. They are fiscal, Medicaid, criminal…
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Alaska Editorial: No free lunches
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News: During the mid-1900s, Texas lobbyists kept their state…
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My Turn: Kim Metcalfe should be praised, not harassed
I must confess to not being particularly involved in the current national election cycle. I feel a sense…
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My Turn: General aviation connects Alaska
In Alaska we have a saying: “Fly an hour or walk a week.” For us, this has real meaning.…
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My Turn: Rep. Reinbold’s budget analysis omits critical information
Rep. Laura Reinbold, R-Eagle River, recently wrote an editorial taking on her colleagues in the Legislature for not…
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My Turn: Day care for drug addicts
I want to start by saying that I am writing this letter from Lemon Creek Correctional Center. I…
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Empire Editorial: One team makes more sense than two
One of the promises made by supporters of building a new high school were more opportunities for Juneau’s…
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My Turn: SB 154 a win for the art community
The past few weeks have seen some exciting and noteworthy news in the world of Alaskan arts. To…
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My Turn: When government is broken we all are
If you believe Rep. Lora Reinbold, R-Eagle River, “little progress has been made on real cost reductions” to…
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My Turn: ‘Road to nowhere’ to cost $3M
On April 12, I attended a City and Borough of Juneau Planning Commission meeting during which the construction…
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Letter from the editor: What bringing you ‘more’ really means
For almost two weeks now the Empire has published ads promising readers “more” starting May 1, with the…
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My Turn: Doing mining differently up north
British Columbia Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett’s response to Alaskans’ growing concerns about the downstream effects…
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My Turn: Death and taxes
“Our new Constitution is now established, everything seems to promise it will be durable; but, in this world,…
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Alaska Editorial: Keep ideas flowing
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News: This isn’t the time to shoot down economic…
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My Turn: The journey through grief
It is amazing how circumstances in life touch you, form you and change your future. As I grew…