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    Point of View
    Point of View: It takes a hamlet to feed the hungry
    Point of View: It takes a hamlet to...
    By Jessica Shepherd • November 20, 2025 1:30 am

    Homer is known as “the cosmic hamlet by the sea” or, alternately, as “a quaint little drinking village with a…

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    Kim Frost. Photo provided by South Peninsula Hospital
    Point of View: Shaping the future of South...
    By Kim Frost • October 30, 2025 1:30 am

    For nearly 70 years, South Peninsula Hospital has been a cornerstone of health for the communities of the Southern Kenai…

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    Logo for the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. Photo courtesy of the State of Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development
    Opinion: Nurse licensure compact can strengthen Alaska’s health...
    By Julie Sande • October 29, 2025 2:30 pm

    Alaskans value resilience. We know what it means to work together in tough times, and we require solutions that meet…

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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)
    Opinion: A plan to revive the American Dream
    By Van Abbott • October 9, 2025 2:30 am

    The best course for the United States is clear.

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    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: Public-private partnership shouldn’t mean keeping secrets
    By Larry Persily • October 2, 2025 1:30 am

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

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    Therese Lewandowski. (Photo provided)
    Opinion: Handcounting only of ballots is a bad...
    By Therese Lewandowski • October 2, 2025 1:30 am

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

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    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)
    Opinion: Criticizing Kirk doesn’t mean you condone his...
    By Andrew Kline • September 25, 2025 2:30 am

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

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    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: Not knowing is the meal ticket to...
    By Larry Persily • September 25, 2025 2:30 am

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

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    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: Scoring political points from murder is killing...
    By Larry Persily • September 18, 2025 2:30 am

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

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    Annie Garay is the Community Health and Wellness Educator Nurse for South Peninsula Hospital. Photo provided by Annie Garay
    Opinion: Planet Youth Homer contributes to well-being of...
    By Annie Garay • September 18, 2025 1:30 am

    As a Homer-grown gal, I’ve experienced the joy of life surrounded by the bay, mountains, fresh air, wide-open spaces, and…

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    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: Alaska needs to be a smart shopper...
    By Larry Persily Wrangell Sentinel • September 11, 2025 2:30 am

    Solving Alaska’s growing shortage of state revenue is similar to that old adage: Don’t go grocery shopping when you’re hungry,…

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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)
    Point of View: University of Alaska Anchorage: A...
    By Shareen Crosby • September 11, 2025 2:30 am

    As a proud alumna of the University of Alaska Anchorage, I often reflect on how my education has shaped the…

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    The Tongass National Forest sign stands near the Auke Village Recreation Area. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
    Opinion: Roadless Rule reversal threatens Alaska’s economy, culture...
    By Ariel E. Hasse-Zamudio • September 11, 2025 2:30 am

    In 2001 America recognized the environmental, economic and cultural significance of over 58 million acres at the heart of our…

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