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A healing center for Kake
The center will be open to attendees from all Southeast Alaska communities, especially rural ones.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Opinion: Alaskans were misled on marijuana taxes and education funding
When Alaskans voted in 2014 to legalize recreational marijuana, they did so under the belief — repeated often…
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Point of View: Life is harder when you outlive your support group
My mom lived until she was 97. She died two weeks after President Joe Biden was sworn in,…
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Opinion: Congress must back the Ambler Road to secure Alaska’s economic future
Alaska stands at a pivotal moment and the stars have aligned for our state. The Ambler Road —…
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Opinion: Congress must rethink reconciliation bill’s harmful impacts on Alaska’s food systems
The nutrition and agriculture sections of the reconciliation bill under consideration by the U.S. Senate threaten to do…
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Point of View: Not fishing for favors — Alaskans need basic health care access
We ask our elected officials to oppose this bill that puts our health and livelihoods in danger.