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    Boats return to the Homer Harbor at the end of the fishing period for the 30th annual Winter King Salmon Tournament on Saturday, March 23, 2024 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Opinion: Funding sustainable fisheries
    By Linda Behnken • May 29, 2025 1:30 am

    Spring is always a busy season for Alaska’s fishermen and fishing communities. The air is full of anticipation as we…

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    Opinion: Fight fascism — have dinner
    By Jane Hale • May 29, 2025 1:30 am

    I try to get to as many political rallies as I can to voice my resistance to the Trump administration’s…

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy holds a press conference on Monday, May 19, 2025, to discuss his decision to veto an education bill. (Jasz Garrett / Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: On fiscal policy, Dunleavy is a governor...
    By Rich Moniak • May 25, 2025 1:30 am

    His fiscal credibility is so close to zero that lawmakers have no reason to take him seriously.

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    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: If Alaskans want higher oil prices, wish...
    By Larry Persily • May 22, 2025 1:30 am

    Alaskans who want a larger Permanent Fund dividend, more state funding for K-12 education and the university, more money for…

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Michelle Bonnet Hale is a former deputy mayor of Juneau.
    My Turn: Sen. Sullivan and Rep. Begich are...
    By Michelle Bonnet Hale • May 15, 2025 1:30 am

    I have found myself struggling, these past few months, to find the right words to describe the inaction of Sen….

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    Opinion: Legislature could go one Canadian step further
    By Larry Persily • May 15, 2025 1:30 am

    The Alaska Legislature last week approved a resolution supporting Canada’s independence, a body check on President Donald Trump’s unsportsmanlike conduct…

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    Alaska Department of Education and Early Development Commissioner Deena Bishop and Gov. Mike Dunleavy discuss his veto of an education bill during a press conference March 15, 2024, at the Alaska State Capitol. (Mark Sabbatini/Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: Strong policy, proven results
    By Deena Bishop • May 9, 2025 2:30 am

    Why policy and funding go hand in hand.

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    Rep. Justin Ruffridge (let) and Sen. Jesse Bjorkman (center) address constituents during a town hall event on Saturday, April 15, 2023 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
    Opinion: Keep Alaska open for business
    By Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, Rep. Justin Ruffridge and Rep. Julie Coulombe • May 8, 2025 1:30 am

    Our job as lawmakers is to ensure that laws passed at the ballot box work effectively on the ground.

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    Opinion: Taxes, adequate education funding and putting something...
    By Borough Mayor Peter Micciche • May 8, 2025 1:30 am

    Kenai Peninsula Borough taxpayers simply can’t make a dent in the education funding deficit by themselves, nor should they be asked to do so.

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    Opinion: To prevent abuse and neglect, support child...
    By Alaska Children’s Trust • April 24, 2025 1:30 am

    Laurie Mead, the owner of Kyrie N’ Friends, a licensed child care facility in Soldotna, serves a hot meal for…

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    House District 6 Rep. Sarah Vance attends her town hall meeting via Microsoft Teams video on Saturday, April 12, 2025. A screening was still held for in-person attendees at Pioneer Hall on Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News)
    Opinion: Vance fails to be frank about hard...
    By Diana Carbonell • April 18, 2025 1:30 am

    Rep. Vance spoke of fiscal stability coming from economic development.

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    U.S. Rep. Nick Begich (R-Alaska) departs the House Chamber after his speech to the Alaska State Legislature on February 20, 2025. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
    Begich in lockstep with Trump, not Alaskans
    By Marylou Burton • April 17, 2025 1:30 am

    The SAVE Act is just another attempt to disenfranchise marginalized voters.

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    Jackson Carney of Wrangell, a student in the Federal Subsistence Board Policy and Procedures class at the University of Alaska Southeast, testifies before the Federal Subsistence Board. (Photo by Ryan Morse/courtesy)
    Point of View: Helping the next generation of...
    By Mary Catharine Martin The Salmon State • April 10, 2025 1:30 am

    Ultimately, the goal is to ensure Alaskans, and young people, have a say in the decisions that affect them.

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