Opinion
My Turn: Alaska’s budget challenge
As most Alaskans know, a sharp drop in the price of oil over the last year and a…
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Have Alaska’s children been left behind?
When results of new standardized testing for Alaska’s public school students were released last month, there was initial…
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Alaska Editorial: Delegation sponsors measure to combat pirate vessels
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: In Interior Alaska, hundreds of miles from the…
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My Turn: Support the needy and homeless
For over three decades, the Glory Hole Shelter and Soup Kitchen, located on South Franklin Street in Juneau,…
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Empire Editorial: Holiday tradition returns tonight
The city of Juneau is only 135 years old. It doesn’t have many century-old traditions. One of them…
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Alaska Editorial: Shifting responsibility
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News: It appears that the State of Alaska —…
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My Turn: Taj MaHawker doesn’t pass the sniff test
Recently, newspaper articles have reported about the sole source contract negotiated by Rep. Mike Hawker, R-Anchorage, to upgrade…
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My Turn: Honesty is the only sound foundation for business and government
If government would just work like a business, it’s often said, then all its waste can be eliminated.…
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Empire Editorial: Drop the Glass Tower
On Friday, the Alaska Legislature’s Legislative Council could have saved the state of Alaska $30 million. Instead, they…
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My Turn: Pivotal moment in Alaska’s history
This moment in Alaska’s history is pivotal in determining what our future as a state will look like.…
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My Turn: Alaska’s foster children need help, homes
All children should have a loving home and the opportunity to succeed. That’s unfortunately not the case for…
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Empire Editorial: Longing for what could have been
In time, Juneau residents will learn how Mayor Stephen “Greg” Fisk died. We will never learn what his…
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My Turn: Alaskan shines with pride: The Capitol Christmas Tree
On Wednesday, all Alaskans can shine with pride at the lighting of the 2015 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree…
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Working together
This editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News on Nov. 28: Neither Alaska nor British Columbia succeed…
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My Turn: Walker’s first year as governor a disappointment
Reflecting on Gov. Bill Walker’s first year in office (today is his one-year anniversary), he has for the…
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My Turn: Tongass reform anniversary is cause for celebration
It has been 25 years since the Tongass Timber Reform Act (TTRA) was signed into law. This legislation…
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Moniak: The evolutionary path to Frankenfish
Rep. Don Young, Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Sen. Dan Sullivan all responded to the Food and Drug Administration…
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Empire Readers’ Council Editorial: Publishing of ‘Reckless Endangerment’ simply reckless
The editorial column “Reckless Endangerment” addressing the Syrian refugee situation which the Empire published last month, provoked a…
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Alaska Editorial: Coffee on fish board menu
The following editorial first appeared in the Peninsula Clarion: After years of arguments about fairness, access and influence,…
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My Turn: Thank you, America
In the emotional and often heated debate regarding U.S. aid to Syrian refugees, it would be easy to…