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Gov. Mike Dunleavy discusses his veto of a wide-ranging education bill during a press conference on Friday, March 15, 2024 at the Alaska State Capitol. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Point of View: Alaskans families want and deserve education reform

If you read the mainstream papers and blogs and spend just a little bit of time on social…

Gov. Mike Dunleavy is seen in a screenshot of a news conference on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, in Anchorage. (Screenshot)

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Point of View: Dunleavy’s emergence as a MAGA soldier

Gov. Mike Dunleavy appears to be sharpening his MAGA credentials to land a seat in Trump’s cabinet should…

The Alaska Legislature meets in a joint session Jan. 18 in a failed attempt to override a veto by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to education funding. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Point of View: Republican legislators are surrendering their constitutional power

Checks and balances of power are central to our system of government

Bob Shavelson (courtesy photo)

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Point of View: Lies are the enemy of democracy

“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.”

Mike O'Meara.

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Letters to the Editor

The reality of climate change

Dawson Slaughter is president of the Anchor Point Chamber of Commerce and a candidate for State House District 6. (Courtesy photo)

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Point of View: Children, education, obligation

Our children and the future children of Alaskans must always be the priority and first in our education…

Tela O’Donnell Bacher coaching wrestling in September 2022 at Newhalen School in Dillingham. Photo provided by Tela O’Donnell Bacher

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Point of View: Homer Middle School wrestling wraps up the 2024 season

What a season! Homer Middle School had 38 wrestlers join wrestling, way more than we have had in…

Opinion

Point of View: Announced Harbor fees for seine skiff moorage don’t compare to industry standard

I recently became aware of the new tariff changes which would charge us for our seine skiffs. I…

Mike O'Meara.

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Letters to the Editor

A letter to lawmakers on education funding

Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

Opinion

Opinion: No Alaska governor has ever so boldly held schools and students as political hostages

‘Star Trek’ reference looks past real argument for school funding

Packing boxes are left over after distribution day at the Homer Community Food Pantry at Homer United Methodist Church on Monday, March 16, 2020, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer Newws)

Opinion

Point of View: Filling the community fridge

Elks Lodge, Safeway, Kenai Peninsula Food Bank, volunteers and private donors, among others, make the Free Fridge Project…

Opinion

Point of View: Won’t you be my neighbor?

March is a unique time for Alaskans — a renewed energy as the sun returns, a rediscovery of…

The Exxon Baton Rouge, smaller ship, attempts to off-load crude from the Exxon Valdez that ran aground in Prince William Sound, Valdez, Alaska, spilling over 270,000 barrels of crude oil, shown March 26, 1989. (AP Photo/Rob Stapleton)

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Point of View: Exxon Valdez oil spill brought out local heroes

When the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound 35 years ago, and the spilled oil spread…