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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)

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Opinion: A plan to revive the American Dream

The best course for the United States is clear.

Cars drive past the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. building in Juneau. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: 49 Forward: For generations of Alaskans

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

Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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Opinion: We never had a shutdown when I was growing up

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

Mike O'Meara.

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PFD isn’t a government bailout

Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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Opinion: Public-private partnership shouldn’t mean keeping secrets

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

This April 12 photo shows Alaska Senate Minority Leader Tom Begich, D-Anchorage, who will not be seeking reelection. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file photo 
Former Alaska Senate Minority Leader Tom Begich, D-Anchorage, is photographed on April 12, 2022.

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Opinion: Alaska’s energy security must come first

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

Therese Lewandowski. (Photo provided)

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Opinion: Handcounting only of ballots is a bad idea

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

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)

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Opinion: Criticizing Kirk doesn’t mean you condone his murder

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

Mike O'Meara.

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Library gets kids excited about reading

Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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Opinion: Not knowing is the meal ticket to happiness

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

Mike O'Meara.

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Hospital seeking board members

Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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Opinion: Scoring political points from murder is killing the country

It’s distressing enough that so many people are murdered in this country. Children in school, children at church,…