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Former Sen. Tom Begich, D-Anchorage, speaks with the Juneau Empire in his office at the Alaska State Capitol on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Opinion: Building Alaska’s future by putting education first

When I served as a state Senator, the most common visitors to my office were parents and teachers.…

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: Reimagining alaska’s energy future: Extend the railroad to the north slope

The recent announcement of a potential merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern railroads has prompted renewed reflection…

Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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Opinion: Good pay, free housing, free parking, 4-year contract

Help Wanted: Unique opportunity to lead the largest state in the country, with more miles of coastline, taller…

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Point of View: Get kids outside learning about wildfires

The start of school is the perfect time to get students outside learning about the role wildfire plays…

Protestors hold up signs expressing support for Ukraine on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman)

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Kenai Peninsula protests Putin’s Alaska visit

Protests were held Friday in Homer and Soldotna in concurrence with several others across the state.

Civil Air Patrol Cadet 1st Lt. Hugh Traugott (right) works with Cadet Airman First Class Audrey Crocker (left) during a statewide training exercise on disaster response on Aug. 9-10, 2025, in Homer, Alaska.

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Civil Air Patrol practices disaster response

Homer cadets and senior members were part of a statewide exercise last weekend.

President Donald Trump speaks to a capacity crowd at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage on July 9, 2022. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)

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Trump to meet Putin next week in Alaska, he says on social media

President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 15 in Alaska, Trump said in…

Alaska Senate President Gary Stevens, a Kodiak Republican, left, talks with House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, a Dillingham independent, before Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s State of the State speech on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, at the Alaska State Capitol. (Klas Stolpe/Juneau Empire)

Opinion

Opinion: Legislature has a constitutional duty to address Dunleavy vetoes

If we do not act during this special session, the vetoes will become permanent

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: Our country requires leadership

An open letter to Alaska’s congressional delegation

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Opinion: China’s path to world dominance is being laid by President Trump’s policies, including in Alaska

Incentives to build EVs and expand solar and wind energy are being phased out in favor of significant…

Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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Opinion: Begich and Sullivan failed to represent Alaskans

Certainly, Alaska’s three-member congressional delegation by themselves cannot stop every bad idea pushed by the Trump administration. It…

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Burn permits required early for Southcentral Alaska

The order goes into effect on Monday, March 17, in expectation of an early wildland fire season.

Biologist Heather Renner presents the results of her recently published study on the 2014-2016 common murre mass die-off on Feb. 18, 2025, at the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge in Homer, Alaska. Renner’s research showed that the actual number of dead murre was closer to 4 million birds, compared to earlier estimates of only 500,000 to 1 million. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)

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‘It’s not just a story of loss; it’s a story of an epic geological data set’

Local biologist Heather Renner presents findings on mass murre die-off