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Point of View: Be informed: governor’s vetoes will affect local nonprofit services
After the State Legislature approved a budget with some very deep cuts, Gov. Mike Dunleavy used his veto…
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Point of View: July 4, 1959 — A Remembrance of Alaska’s 49-Star Flag
July 4, 2019, marks the 60th anniversary of the first raising of the 49-star flag at Fort McHenry…
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Point of View: You can make a difference at the border; July 11 fundraiser will help you know how
Today Americans are celebrating freedom. It’s a day when political differences, racial divides, gender identities and other things…
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Point of View: Governor’s budget cut threatens KPC and postsecondary education on Peninsula
It’s pure and simple: the University of Alaska (UA) is facing a fiscal crisis unlike any it has…
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Point of View: Working towards private sector solutions for Alaska’s health care woes
When it comes to health care costs in Alaska, it is all about dollars and cents. Continuing to…
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Point of View: Pay it Forward — The Mariner mat room has changed in 20 years
When I started wrestling, girls on the mat were few and far between. In middle school, the Kenai…
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Point of View: Accessibility could bring new visitor market to Homer
“Accessible Homer” has a nice ring to it. For Homer, it could have a nice monetary ring to…
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Point of View: Fisheries management is the answer to the PFD battle
Maybe the answer is fish.
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Point of View: Measles vaccine prevents illness, saves lives
In 1989, I spent two months working in a hospital in Tanzania, Africa. While I worked in that…
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Point of View: Hatchery fish benefit many fishermen
Last July I saw some beautiful bright sockeye coming off of small boats and being cared for at…
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Pay it Forward: Pulling together in tough budget times
With anxiety rising these days about future state and municipal budgets, we all wonder how much our community…
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Point of View: What we stand to lose
Every year, during budget negotiations at the state and federal level, staff at the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine…
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Shorebird migration stories
Following is the latest in a series of articles about birds and birding, celebrating The Year of the…