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Despite howling winds and plenty of slush, dozens of people attended a scoping open house in February 2020 at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area proposal is a head-scratcher

Now’s the time to speak out.

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Opinion: Arctic Refuge oil lease sale is act of desperate addiction

The sale was an embarrassing bust.

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Opinion: The truth of what America has become

No, we aren’t better. This is what we’ve become.

Then-Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Director John Neary smiles outside the visitor center, May 3, 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Forest Service proposal lacks necessary vision

The Forest Service needs to demonstrate solutions that do not burn fossil fuels…

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Opinion: Recontextualizing and understanding religious freedom

Context matters when considering Jefferson’s contributions.

A vial of the Pfizer vaccine used at The Reservoir nursing facility, is shown, Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, in West Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo / Stephen Dunn,Pool)

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Opinion: We can be grateful that state vaccine plan prioritizes seniors

Alaska’s plan departs from federal guidance in several respects.

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Opinion: Bad economic policy comes disguised as compassion

Neither the feds nor state has money in the bank to cover such unnecessary expenses.

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Opinion: Let’s keep the pot from boiling over

We need to put our differences aside, and work together.

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Opinion: I appreciate Murkowski’s climate and energy leadership

The real sleeper is the relief and hope this bill offers for a rapidly warming Earth.

Caribou graze on the greening tundra of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska in June, 2001. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Quakers ask for support and advocacy in opposition to ANWR drilling

By Laura Herman

(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Governor’s DHSS plan offers chance for API improvement

We can have a higher standard for psychiatric patient care.

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Opinion: This planet is all we have

It’s why I oppose drilling in ANWR

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Opinion: The ghosts of Christmas past

A positive attitude and willingness to help our neighbors will speed our recovery.

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Opinion: Lessons from the year of fantasy politics

And you may ask yourself, ‘How did we get here?’

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Opinion: Relief check amount seems like a joke

$600?

This photo shows Juneau City Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 24.  (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Trust lands are an issue worth revisiting

Juneau civic leaders may want to revisit an issue they addressed back in June of 2017.

Former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire in May 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Now’s the time for an ANWR lease sale

We cannot wait another 25 years.

This photo shows the Alaska State Capitol. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Governor’s silence on ex-attorney general is alarming

“Toxic workplaces boil alive.”

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks with reporters following her address to the Alaska Legislature on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Filling the leadership void

Alaskans should be proud that Sen. Lisa Murkowski was part of bipartisan effort.

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Opinion: Climate change forces difficult choices

When you read about or hear about climate change, what typically goes through your head?