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Mike O'Meara. Cartoon for May 14, 2026.

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Library fundraiser another success

Church of the Rock Homer Pastor Aaron Weisser, Ph.D. (Photo courtesy Aaron Weisser)

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Opinion: What I’ve learned since joining the hospital board

I joined the South Peninsula Hospital operating board four and a half years ago. Here are six big…

REP. SARAH VANCE

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Opinion: Alaska still has a path to stronger election integrity

There is good news for Alaskans who want elections that are both secure and trustworthy. Gov. Dunleavy has…

Former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire in May 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: What! They don’t pay taxes?

Hilcorp, in acquiring BP’s Alaska assets, follows a record of cooperation with our state government that by working…

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Larry Persily.

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Opinion: At least the doll didn’t ask for campaign contributions

For those who remember, Mattel’s Chatty Cathy talking doll was revolutionary when it came out in 1959.

A vintage Underwood typewriter sits on a table on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at the Homer News in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Opinion: Caregivers are holding our community together, but we’re being left behind

I began working as a caregiver in Homer in 2013. What started as a simple suggestion from a…

Juneau Empire file photo
Larry Persily.

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Opinion: Gas line should pipe up and pay its own way

I don’t believe the proposed multi-multibillion-dollar Alaska North Slope gas project will be built. It’s too expensive. The…

Van Abbott is a long-time resident of Alaska and California and a full-time opinion writer. Photo courtesy Van Abbott

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Opinion: The illusion of superiority

America’s military edge endures but only if it adapts to the economics and speed of AI warfare.

Evan Swensen is a longtime Alaska resident and book publisher. He resides in Anchorage. Photo courtesy Evan Swensen

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Opinion: The last person in the room

Local news matters because local decisions matter, and someone needs to be watching when those decisions get made.

Jay Bechtol is the CEO at South Peninsula Behavioral Health Services (The Center). Photo provided by Anna Meredith

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Opinion: Youth Corner: A strong foundation for supporting youth

There’s an old movie about a group of young hockey players called the Mighty Ducks. It was pretty…

Mike O'Meara. Cartoon for May 7, 2026.

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Letters to the editor

Cleanup a howling success

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Three reasons to vote

The author and her dog, Fen, with a sooty grouse in Southeast Alaska. (Photo by Bjorn Dihle)

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New studies show benefit of managing for wild foods

In Southeast Alaska, wild foods provide a value of up to $1,691 per rural resident, on average