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An old photo from the Robert Kvasnikoff Foundation depicts the last two seal skin qayaqs made in Nanwalek lying on the beach near Nanwalek and Port Graham, Alaska. Photo provided by Nancy Yeaton

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Point of View: Sand

The sand reminded me to say your name as I prayed again for you and your families.

Mike O'Meara.

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Community makes a difference

Children are photographed outside their now shuttered school, Pearl Creek Elementary, in August 2024 in Fairbanks, Alaska. (Photo provided by Morgan Dulian)

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Opinion: Reform doesn’t start with cuts

Legislators must hold the line for Alaska’s students

U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks to Anchor Point residents during a community meeting held at the Virl “Pa” Haga VFW Post 10221 on Friday, May 30, 2025, in Anchor Point, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Opinion: Big beautiful wins for Alaska in the Big Beautiful Bill

The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) is one of the most transformative pieces of legislation for Alaska in…

Deena Bishop, commissioner of the Department of Education and Early Development, discusses the status of school districts’ finances during a press conference with Gov. Mike Dunleavy at the Alaska State Capitol on Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: The fight to improve public education has just begun

We owe our children more than what the system is currently offering

Mike O'Meara.

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Letters to the editor

Walking challenge supports community well-being

Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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Opinion: Murkowski bought time for a new governor to do better

Among all the sections in the so-called Big Beautiful Bill that will drive up the federal deficit, pour…

The old Forest Service administration bunkhouse building pictured here was built during the boom of the logging industry and has sat empty for decades. Now, it may be repurposed as a cultural healing center in Kake, Alaska. Photo by Tyler Bell.

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A healing center for Kake

The center will be open to attendees from all Southeast Alaska communities, especially rural ones.

Therese Lewandowski. (Photo provided)

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Point of View: America is built on diversity

Our often-described melting pot — or mixed salad — country should be its strength and beauty. Instead, people…

Mike O'Meara

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Letters to the editor

No Mow May support gives pollinators a boost

Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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Opinion: Governor deposits a veto to help predatory lenders

Thousands of Alaskans get so squeezed on their finances every year that they turn to high-interest payday loans…

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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Point of View: Why ‘fee simple’ still matters in Homer

We, the people, have the freedom to own, to build, and to choose what we do with the…

Deven Mitchell is the executive director and chief executive officer of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. (Photo courtesy of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp.)

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Opinion: The key to a stronger fund: Diversification

In the nearly 50 years since Alaskans overwhelmingly voted to create the Alaska Permanent Fund, it has become…