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Angela Rodell, CEO and executive director of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp., gives an overview of the fund to the House Finance Committee at the Capitol on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: It’s time for the Permanent Fund to divest from fossil fuels

Alaskans are beginning to take the climate crisis seriously.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to members of the media before welcoming Juneau residents to the Governor’s Open House on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: Dunleavy is still the ‘odd man out’

The budget can’t be balanced by cuts alone.

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Opinion: Kensington Mine cares about community, environment

Coeur Alaska cares deeply about protecting our people and the environment.

Opinion: Changes in education will only happen through local involvement

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Opinion: Changes in education will only happen through local involvement

K-12 state funding may not be so fortunate next year.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy at the signing ceremony for Senate Bill 2002 at the Alaska Association of General Contractors in Anchorage on August 8, 2019. (Courtesy photo)

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Opinion: Listening beyond echo chamber

Who finally got Dunleavy to listen?

Opinion: Our budget, our values

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Opinion: Our budget, our values

We’re sometimes told that government is “bloated.”

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Opinion: August is a good time to reflect on suicide prevention

August is National Shooting Sports Month.

Opinion: Here’s why I’m not fishing the derby this year

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Opinion: Here’s why I’m not fishing the derby this year

King salmon are in dire straights in Southeast Alaska and most of Alaska. King salmon fishing in and…

Opinion: Moving helps Glory Hall with ‘sacred responsibility’

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Opinion: Moving helps Glory Hall with ‘sacred responsibility’

This is why the Glory Hall Board wants to move.

Opinion: Obama, Trump and guns

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Opinion: Obama, Trump and guns

One person can’t do it all.

Opinion: Let’s help the Glory Hall with their move to the valley

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Opinion: Let’s help the Glory Hall with their move to the valley

For most Juneau residents, our community is a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family. Our…

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Opinion: Pioneer Home rate increase seems ‘cruel and unjust’

This week, I feel particularly powerless.

Opinion: What Alaska’s budget really needs is a tightened spending cap

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Opinion: What Alaska’s budget really needs is a tightened spending cap

There is one remedy that should be given special attention.

Opinion: A move for all the right reasons

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Opinion: A move for all the right reasons

Juneau’s former mayor weighs in.

Opinion: A GDP history lesson for Sen. Sullivan

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Opinion: A GDP history lesson for Sen. Sullivan

It takes more than good GDP numbers to make a nation great.

Opinion: Alaska should learn from Kansas

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Opinion: Alaska should learn from Kansas

Don’t cut taxes and increase spending.

Opinion: By canceling ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ Perseverance Theatre forgoes fundamental tenet of art

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Opinion: By canceling ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ Perseverance Theatre forgoes fundamental tenet of art

Although Ishii prefers to have ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ buried, it will always and forever live on.

Opinion: So what do you think?

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Opinion: So what do you think?

Should the CBJ help now with this project?

Opinion: Commissioner: We are willing to negotiate with ferry union, but need a legal offer

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Opinion: Commissioner: We are willing to negotiate with ferry union, but need a legal offer

IBU’s strike is illegal.

Opinion: Is ‘One University’ the New Coke of Alaska higher education?

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Opinion: Is ‘One University’ the New Coke of Alaska higher education?

There are practical problems and pitfalls in the “one university” model.