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Van Abbott is a long-time resident of Alaska and California and a full-time opinion writer. Photo courtesy Van Abbott

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Opinion: Congress cannot let presidents manufacture war powers

Lisa Murkowski’s vote shows how oversight collapses after the first strike.

Van Abbott is a long-time resident of Alaska and California and a full-time opinion writer. Photo courtesy Van Abbott

Opinion

Opinion: The price of war is posted at the gas pump

Trump’s tariffs and expanding conflict are driving the next inflation wave.

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)

Opinion

Recognizing Southeast Alaska as a mining district

Many Alaskans and folks Outside, including in Congress, do not realize that the Tongass National Forest is a…

Van Abbott is a long-time resident of Alaska and California. He has held financial management positions in government and private organizations, and is now a full-time opinion writer. He served in the late nineteen-sixties in the Peace Corps as a teacher. (Contributed)
Van Abbott is a long-time resident of Alaska and California and a full-time opinion writer. Photo courtesy Van Abbott

Opinion

Opinion: War with Iran as political shield

Escalation abroad, erosion of accountability at home.

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)

Opinion

Point of View: The real reason people don’t trust elections

I am saddened to see so many people still believe that the 2020 election was stolen. The 2020…

Dr. Karissa Niehoff

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Opinion: Protecting the purpose: Why funding schools must include student activities

High school sports and activities are experiencing record participation. They are also experiencing unprecedented pressure — pressure that…

Sharon Jackson is the Alaska State Chair for U.S. Term Limits. Photo courtesy U.S. Term Limits

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Term limits ensure fresh leadership and accountability

75 years after the 22nd amendment, let’s finish the job and term limit Congress.

Van Abbott.

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Opinion: Senator Murkowski needs to caucus with Democrats

The Republican values she believed in are no longer.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy gestures during his State of the State address on Jan. 22, 2026. (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)

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Opinion: It’s time to end Alaska’s fiscal experiment

For decades, Alaska has operated under a fiscal and budgeting system unlike any other state, and some could…

Rudy Multz works as the Child and Family Program Manager for South Peninsula Behavioral Health and is a member of Planet Youth Homer. Photo provided by Anna Meredith

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Planet Youth Homer: Quality after-school programming protects kids

“It’s 10 p.m., do you know where your children are?” From 1960 through the late 1990s this public…

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: Federal match funding is a promise to Alaska’s future

Alaska’s transportation system is the kind of thing most people don’t think about until it stops working. But…

Jim Jansen and Joe Schiernhorn are co-chairs of the Keep Alaska Competitive Coalition. Photo courtesy of Keep Alaska Competitive

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Opinion: Alaska’s winning formula

Alaska is experiencing an energy renaissance, thanks to a stable fiscal framework that gives businesses and investors the…

Jason Davis. Photo courtesy of City of Homer

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Point of View: Please support this unique trail opportunity

In the hills above Karen Hornaday Park, Homer has a rare opportunity to add something unique to Homer’s…