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Opinion: An update from the Alaska Marine Highway System Reshaping Work Group

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Opinion: An update from the Alaska Marine Highway System Reshaping Work Group

We have heard that reliable, predictable service is a fundamental need.

Opinion: Republican or Trumper?

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Opinion: Republican or Trumper?

There is a difference.

Opinion: Open primaries would reflect Alaskans’ true independence

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Opinion: Open primaries would reflect Alaskans’ true independence

The price of allowing these partisan elections to continue is too high for Alaskans.

Opinion: Attacking systemic racism or adding systemic bureaucracy?

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Opinion: Attacking systemic racism or adding systemic bureaucracy?

How much change is warranted and what is the best way to accomplish it?

Judy Cavanaugh stands with others at a rally against the Pebble Mine in front of Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s Juneau office on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. (Michae Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Why risk the crown jewel of Alaska’s fisheries?

It’s time to Veto Pebble Mine.

Opnion: The time to speak up for USPS is now

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Opnion: The time to speak up for USPS is now

I am hopeful that all of us will stand up to efforts to undermine the effectiveness the USPS.

Opinion: An outside the box schools solution

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Opinion: An outside the box schools solution

Let us look to what we already have.

Opinion: An in-person bar exam is unnecessary and dangerous

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Opinion: An in-person bar exam is unnecessary and dangerous

Here’s what could be done instead.

Opinion: Guns vs Butter and greed over all

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Opinion: Guns vs Butter and greed over all

Economic despair among the underclass is at heart of recent unrest.

Opinion: CARES Act funding should be used to make Alaska elections safer and more accessible

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Opinion: CARES Act funding should be used to make Alaska elections safer and more accessible

I think most Alaskans agree that a cornerstone of our democracy is our right to vote.

Opinion: Amid reopening, small businesses should be more protected from liability

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Opinion: Amid reopening, small businesses should be more protected from liability

During these uncertain times, we shouldn’t also worry about potential bankrupting litigation.

Opinion: It takes a team to govern

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Opinion: It takes a team to govern

If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that it we need a team of leaders in the…

Alexander B. Dolitsky

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Opinion: Neo-Marxism and utopian socialism in America today

This radical socialist rhetoric is the main cause of violent unrests and riots in our country today.

Opinion: Follow simple health guidelines for students

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Opinion: Follow simple health guidelines for students

If we all do our part, it will spare us from inestimable losses.

Opinion: The Postal Service is essential not political

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Opinion: The Postal Service is essential not political

Here in Alaska, we depend on the Postal Service more than other states. The Postal Service delivers goods…

Opinion: We are poisoning our future. There’s a better way.

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Opinion: We are poisoning our future. There’s a better way.

“Mother Earth will provide for your needs but not your greed.”

Long-time resident and local businessman Bill Corbus speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce during their weekly luncheon in May 2017. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Now is not the time to raise taxes on any part of our economy

Ballot Measure 1 would create a road block to recovery

Opinion: Now’s the time to invest in clean energy

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Opinion: Now’s the time to invest in clean energy

It could help avert future crisis.

Opinion: Lawmakers should put American democracy first

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Opinion: Lawmakers should put American democracy first

Alaskans should make the intelligent distinction between party loyalists and proactive opponents.

Opinion: US bears responsibility to lead world away from nuclear weapons

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Opinion: US bears responsibility to lead world away from nuclear weapons

It’s time to stop withdrawing from treaties and international agreements.