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    Mike O'Meara.
    Letters to the Editor
    October 9, 2025 2:30 am

    Who?

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    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)
    Opinion: A plan to revive the American Dream
    By Van Abbott • October 9, 2025 2:30 am

    The best course for the United States is clear.

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    Cars drive past the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. building in Juneau. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)
    Opinion: 49 Forward: For generations of Alaskans
    By Deven Mitchell • October 9, 2025 2:30 am

    I was born about a decade after Alaska became the 49th state, and have shadowy memories of life before oil…

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    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: We never had a shutdown when I...
    By Larry Persily • October 9, 2025 1:30 am

    My brothers and sister and I often had meltdowns, putdowns and lowdown name-calling while fighting at home, in the car,…

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    Mike O'Meara.
    Letters to the Editor
    October 2, 2025 2:30 am

    PFD isn’t a government bailout

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    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: Public-private partnership shouldn’t mean keeping secrets
    By Larry Persily • October 2, 2025 1:30 am

    The Dunleavy administration is digging itself deeper into quicksand with its hunger for a multibillion-dollar North Slope gas pipeline project….

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    This April 12 photo shows Alaska Senate Minority Leader Tom Begich, D-Anchorage, who will not be seeking reelection. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
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Former Alaska Senate Minority Leader Tom Begich, D-Anchorage, is photographed on April 12, 2022.
    Opinion: Alaska’s energy security must come first
    By Tom Begich • October 2, 2025 1:30 am

    By putting Alaska’s energy security first, we can create a system that is fair, sustainable, and built for the long haul.

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    Therese Lewandowski. (Photo provided)
    Opinion: Handcounting only of ballots is a bad...
    By Therese Lewandowski • October 2, 2025 1:30 am

    Proposition 1, hand counting ballots, is a citizen-initiated proposition with little education provided to the voters so they can make…

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    Statement on Peninsula Clarion and Homer News
    Statement on Peninsula Clarion and Homer News
    October 1, 2025 2:00 pm

    Carpenter Media Group is committed to strong local journalism

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    Items at a makeshift memorial for Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot last week, on the campus at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Sept. 16, 2025. (Loren Elliott/The New York Times)
    Opinion: Criticizing Kirk doesn’t mean you condone his...
    By Andrew Kline • September 25, 2025 2:30 am

    We will not be denied our First Amendment rights under the guise of false moral superiority.

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    Mike O'Meara.
    Letters to the Editor
    September 25, 2025 2:30 am

    Library gets kids excited about reading

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    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: Not knowing is the meal ticket to...
    By Larry Persily • September 25, 2025 2:30 am

    I’ve been thinking, maybe I am wrong — about a lot of things. I’ve certainly been wrong about many things…

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    Mike O'Meara.
    Letters to the Editor
    September 18, 2025 2:30 am

    Hospital seeking board members

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