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LETTER: In search of Alaska’s silence
The shop near my London flat sells Scottish salmon under a light that makes it look fresher than…
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MY TURN: The cost of turning Southeast Alaska into an industrial tourism corridor
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MY TURN: 1% seasonal sales tax would provide boost to recreation in Juneau
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OPINION: The pesky implications of the full picture of Alaska mining project
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LETTER: Missing and murdered Indigenous women can’t be forgotten
This most recent death of Kelly Hunt has hit me deeply and viscerally. Missing and murdered Indigenous women…
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LETTER: Separate is not equal and Alaska should know better
As a leader within the NAACP, I do not take lightly the responsibility to speak when history echoes…
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LETTER: Slow down revision to the Tongass plan
I make my living on the water in Southeast Alaska. Like a lot of people, I don’t look…
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LETTER: Funding cuts will leave many Alaskans out in the cold
A successful state-funded program that helps people onto a path of safety and stability faces devasting cuts this…
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LETTER: Alaska fisheries in jeopardy
Alaska is running out of time. The scale of bycatch in 2026 — including more than 10.5 million…
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LETTER: Juneau is your city, stop dumping on it
Criticism is an essential element of democracy, and of good government. However, in recent times, an anti-tax, anti-government…
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LETTER: Juneau doing its part to save the Earth
Happy Earth Month. Good things are happening!
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LETTER: Congress must put the people first
When members of Congress are elected, they swear an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States…
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OPINION: ICE in Alaska
On Feb. 17, a Soldotna family was torn apart when federal ICE agents took a mother and her…
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LETTER: Juneau families care deeply about how schools are staffed
Juneau families care deeply about how our schools are staffed, supported, and funded. The first draft of the…
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Letter: Trump’s language seeks to diminish an entire community
“Stories can break the dignity of a people, but stories can also repair that broken dignity.”
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Letter: State solicitor general position: Wasteful, frivolous, outrageous
On Oct. 27, the newly installed Attorney General spawned an astonishing sweetheart scheme: importing an Indiana lawyer, with…
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Letter: The Power of Voting: Our Voice, Our Future
In Alaska, less than 60% of eligible voters cast ballots in the last statewide election yet every vote…
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Letter to the Editor: United Way campaign helps the Southeast
I am honored to serve as Chair for this year’s United Way Annual Giving Campaign of Southeast Alaska.…