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Opinion: We pay, they spend — assembly members reject property tax relief
The assembly can still reconsider property tax relief.
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Opinion: Independent travelers cannot compensate for what cruise ship travelers bring
If these initiatives pass, what kind of future are we leaving for our children?
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Opinion: Large cruise ships are a clear and present danger to Southeast Alaska
We don’t have to ban cruise tourism, but do need to eliminate the greatest risks to our communities.
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Opinion: The tourism cabal looks out for itself
“The problem is that there are simply too many tourists.”
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Opinion: Cruise ballot initiatives promote negative perception of capital city
Is this the image we want to project as our capital city?
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Opinion: Protecting Juneau’s future depends on protecting Juneau’s environment
Let’s use this break to figure out some reasonable limits on cruise traffic.
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Opinion: Juneau is a shining star and model for other visitor destinations
Our community is a model for destinations around the world on how to responsibly manage tourism.
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Opinion: The plague of intellectual laziness
What’s become increasingly lazy, is our political discourse.
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Opinion: How many cruise ship tourists would be acceptable?
People don’t want to live in Disneyland.
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Opinion: We can’t run our businesses without the University of Alaska
We rely on UA grads to power our workforce.
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Opinion: How many cruise ship tourists are enough?
If the passenger numbers increase, the number of disgruntled residents will grow even faster.
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Opinion: Juneau needs more community events
Even though tourism brings cash flow into Juneau, tourism keeps locals out of downtown.
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Opinion: Let’s keep the discourse civil during cruise debate
I truly hope all of us who love Juneau can rise above the rancor.
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Biden’s ‘30 x 30’ conservation plan falls short
Given the encouraging first 100 days of the Biden administration, the plan is disappointing.
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Opinion: How the cruise ballot initiative process went wrong
Juneau voters should care enough not to sign on to this ill-conceived effort.
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Opinion: Alaska Ocean Center opposes Cruise Ship Limitation Initiatives
Juneau is a special place. We all work to protect it.
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Opinion: Doing tourism better takes clear vision, not extremes
We risk creating a situation where it will be hard to meet in the middle.
