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Letters to the editor

Don’t sink half a billion dollars into port expansion

Van Abbott.

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OPINION: Alaska’s delegation wants you to look away

While Trump turns corruption into policy, Sullivan and Begich turn silence into strategy

Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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OPINION: Fourth of July is a good time to talk about taxes

I’m sorry to say this column is about taxes. Oil and gas taxes. Corporate taxes. Legislative debate over…

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Alaska Department of Health Commissioner Heidi Hedberg provides an overview of the department’s services to the Senate Health And Resources Committee in 2023.

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OPINION: Alaska has a rare opportunity to transform rural health

When people hear that Alaska has been awarded $272 million per year for five years through the Rural…

Van Abbott.

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OPINION: America celebrates Black athletes while undermining Black rights

America roared for Black excellence in the arena while Trumpism quietly tightened its grip on the ballot box.

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Former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire in 2019.

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OPINION: Alaska’s LNG future requires creative thinking

Many Alaskans have grown increasingly skeptical that the proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline is not moving forward…

Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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OPINION: All coupons have an expiration date, even for a gas pipeline

Businesses routinely offer discounts and coupons as enticements to get people to spend money or to buy something…

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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the editor

Down in the dumps

Van Abbott

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OPINION: Trumpism will end like McCarthyism

Fear built it. Corruption feeds it. Lawlessness will bury it

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Letters to the Editor

Letters to the editor

Scholarship will help make goals more achievable

Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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OPINION: Elon Musk could put his $1 trillion to a good use

Elon Musk is the richest person in the world, probably the universe, though it’s always possible some unknown…

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Letters to the editor

A thank you

Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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OPINION: Wheels of Fortune just spin better for some people

Rest easy, my column isn’t about politics this week. It’s not that I have sworn off political opinions…