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Opinion: We owe it to future generations to work together
When tackling the hard issues, the best success is found in civil communication.
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Opinion: Save Alaska’s universities
The University of Alaska Board of Regents should preserve Alaska’s three universities. Reasons for doing so are many,…
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Opinion: Regional priorities should be the major factors in regents’ deliberations
I can readily appreciate the position of the Board of Regents of our state’s university system to reduce…
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Opinion: University Board of Regents will face tough choices in June
Like the virus, this budget challenge is real, painful and demands that we take swift action.
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Opinion: Local businesses are our people
The local business I now own employed me for 20 years and has been a part of this…
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Opinion: The Class of 2020 could change the world for the better
Their story might start with what we can do as opposed to what we can’t do.
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Opinion: Municipal budget crunch looms, questions remain
We should be focusing on economic recovery, budget discipline and responsibly conserving resources.
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It’s time for a real living wage
Recently, I sent a letter to our congressional representatives about living wages and wanted to share the ideas…
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Opinion: We are all each other’s Island Trader
We’re entering a long phase, where we need to figure out collectively what the duration looks like.
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Opinion: Why I sued the state over the constitutionality of the release of federal funds
The threat of unconstitutional solutions to political problems will escalate.
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Opinion: How Trump’s failures became a story about the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
It’s a disturbing trend.
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Opinion: Alaskans can move on from fossil fuels and flatten the climate curve
What we do in the decade ahead will determine whether we can avoid runaway climate change. Moving away…
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Opinion: COVID-19 harms children in seen and unseen ways
Children can get COVID-19, but the pandemic presents risks that go beyond direct effects.
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Opinion: Major oil producers thrive, while Southeast suffers
It is time for Alaskans to take back our fair share of revenues.
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Opinion: Is ‘We Are All in This Together’ a slogan or reality?
To provide some relief for the property owners in the CBJ, now is the time to reduce property…
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Opinion: Pressure Perdue to make the right call on the Tongass
Another attack on the integrity of the Tongass National Forest is likely imminent. This will occur when Secretary…