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My Turn: Education is a high priority for our administration
The four Walker children and the five Mallott children are products of Alaska’s public education system. Tessa Walker…
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My Turn: Walmart committed to Alaska
For a company like Walmart that prides itself on serving as many communities as possible, it is never…
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Empire Readers Council Editorial: High school teams need to pay up to play
It is vital to keep the high school athletic and activity programs as part of secondary education in…
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My Turn: What’s behind the resistance to military justice reform?
Last week, the Alaska House of Representatives passed HB 126, a bill reforming Alaska’s Code of Military Justice…
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Empire Editorial: House puts state’s money where its mouth is
The Alaska House of Representatives obviously gets it. We’re hoping the Alaska Senate will, too. The House on…
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My Turn: Prince William Sound: A forgotten wilderness?
As a lover of wild places, I’ve thrived on Alaska’s wilderness over the course of the past 40…
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My Turn: Alaska’s domestic violence, sexual assualt prevention efforts are working
The Council on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault supports the work of Alaska’s domestic violence and sexual assault…
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My Turn: Energy literacy yields extraordinary financial returns while helping the planet
Would you like to have a bank account with a 200 percent interest rate? The fact of the…
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Another Super Bowl, another brain trauma casualty
The following editorial appeared in The Sacramento Bee on Friday, Feb. 5: It is ever harder to watch…
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My Turn: The real Walmart
Over the past few weeks, 154 Walmart stores all across the United States have been closing down, affecting…
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My Turn: LNG for Juneau: Coals to Newcastle?
Avista, the natural gas and electric utility that owns Alaska Electric Light & Power Co., approached our Assembly…
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My Turn: Political grandstanding is dead-end goverance
This week the Senate Resources Committee held public hearings on HB 115 – “The Alaska Sovereignty and Transfer…
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Alaska Editorial: More than oil
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News: Alaskans know the importance of oil to the…
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My Turn: Why presidential primaries are important
With all eyes on Iowa this week and New Hampshire next week, the Presidential primary season has begun.…
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Alaska Editorial: Careful negotiations the best way to meet goals
The following editorial first appeared in the Peninsula Clarion: While we appreciate Gov. Bill Walker’s effort in moving…
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My Turn: Central Council ignored its contract
I am an economist and planner with 30 years’ experience, and I’ve worked as a transportation planner for…
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My Turn: Alaska Democrats reach out to Alaska’s Independents
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared “we are trying to construct a more inclusive society,” he recognized that…
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Alaska Editorial: Federal government goes too far in attempting to limit hunting in refuges
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: President Jimmy Carter remarked at the signing ceremony…
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My Turn: Yes to wild salmon, no to HB 220
Fish are selfish. They like to eat when they’re hungry, swim wherever they want and they don’t care…
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JPD arrests man for terroristic threats
The Juneau Police Department arrested a 36-year-old man early this morning after receiving a report of a “possibly…