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    Opinion
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    Opinion: Alaskans were misled on marijuana taxes and...
    By Cassie Lawver • June 26, 2025 2:30 am

    When Alaskans voted in 2014 to legalize recreational marijuana, they did so under the belief — repeated often by proponents…

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    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Point of View: Life is harder when you...
    By Larry Persily • June 26, 2025 2:30 am

    My mom lived until she was 97. She died two weeks after President Joe Biden was sworn in, determined to…

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    The headwaters of the Ambler River in the Noatak National Preserve of Alaska, near where a proposed access road would end, are seen in an undated photo. (Ken Hill/National Park Service)
    Opinion: Congress must back the Ambler Road to...
    By Kati Capozzi, Deantha Skibinski, Rebecca Logan, Alicia Amberg, Leila Kimbrell • June 26, 2025 2:30 am

    Alaska stands at a pivotal moment and the stars have aligned for our state. The Ambler Road — a long-planned…

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    Fresh-picked lettuces are for sale at the final Homer Farmers Market of the year on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Opinion: Congress must rethink reconciliation bill’s harmful impacts...
    By Rachel Lord and Robbi Mixon • June 26, 2025 2:30 am

    The nutrition and agriculture sections of the reconciliation bill under consideration by the U.S. Senate threaten to do more harm…

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    Mike O'Meara.
    Letters to the editor
    June 19, 2025 2:30 am

    No letters were submitted to Homer News for publication on June 19.

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    Jonathan Flora is a lifelong commercial fisherman and dockworker from Homer, Alaska.
    Point of View: Not fishing for favors —...
    By Jonathan Flora • June 19, 2025 1:30 am

    We ask our elected officials to oppose this bill that puts our health and livelihoods in danger.

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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)
    Point of View: We need people to represent...
    By Gloria Fawn Corey • June 19, 2025 1:30 am

    In my opinion and what I have learned in my 91 years of life is that if I want to…

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    Mike O'Meara.
    Letters to the editor
    June 12, 2025 2:30 am

    Devastating loss for our community

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    Alex Koplin is a founding member of Kenai Peninsula Votes. (courtesy photo)
    Point of View: Do you know who the...
    By Alex Koplin • June 12, 2025 1:30 am

    I’ve been asking friends if they know what the fourth branch of government is. Most say there are three, but…

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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)
    Point of View: Support our seniors and nonprofits...
    By Sallie Rediske • June 12, 2025 1:30 am

    The turnaround at Homer Senior Citizens Center (HSC) is nothing short of miraculous, thanks to the leadership of Executive Director…

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    The Homer Harbor is photographed on Saturday, May 20, 2023, in Homer, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)
    Point of View: Weighing financial uncertainty amid harbor...
    By George Matz • June 12, 2025 1:30 am

    Smart financial decisions wait for the right time to invest.

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    Laurie Craig / Juneau Empire file photo
The present-day KTOO public broadcasting building, built in 1959 for the U.S. Army’s Alaska Communications System Signal Corps, is located on filled tidelands near Juneau’s subport. Today vehicles on Egan Drive pass by the concrete structure with satellite dishes on the roof that receive signals from NPR, PBS and other sources.
    My Turn: Stand for the community radio, not...
    By Kevin Myers • June 10, 2025 1:30 am

    Alaskans are different and we pride ourselves on that. If my vehicle got stuck in a ditch, or if my…

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    U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) delivers his annual speech to the Alaska Legislature on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: Sullivan, Trump and the rule of lawlessness
    By Rich Moniak • June 8, 2025 1:30 am

    In September 2023, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan established his own Alaska Federal Judiciary Council. Its purpose is to recommend candidates…

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