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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)

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Opinion: Advisors to the president should be held to the same conflict of interest standards as members of Congress

Musk’s role reminds me of a policy adopted some years ago by members of Congress — both the…

Homer Port Director Bryan Hawkins. (Photo provided)

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The importance of the Homer Harbor expansion

Homer Harbor supports jobs tied to more than 1,000 commercial fishing permit holders, 600 commercial fishing vessels, and…

Wetlands are surveyed by the Kachemak Heritage Land Trust. (Photo provided by the Kachemak Heritage Land Trust)

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Hope, strength and togetherness through conservation

Back in 1990, Kachemak Heritage Land Trust was a brand-new nonprofit in a sea of many new and…

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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Homer Community Food Pantry offers thanks to community

The Homer Community Food Pantry would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all of those who…

West Homer Elementary School Principal Eric Waltenbaugh. (Homer News file photo)

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Opinion: Alaska homeschools are in a race to the bottom

Imagine a school of nearly 23,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade with thousands of teachers. There are…

Gov. Mike Dunleavy is seen in a screenshot of a news conference on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, in Anchorage. (Screenshot)

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Opinion: The time is right to establish the Alaska Department of Agriculture

The establishment of a Department of Agriculture has been the top priority of the Alaska Farm Bureau for…

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Opinion: The urgent call for education reform in Alaska

Education is the cornerstone of a thriving society, and in Alaska, our education system is at a critical…

Gov. Mike Dunleavy delivers his State of the State speech at the Alaska State Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, with Senate President Gary Stevens, at left, and House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, at right, in the background. (Klas Stolpe/Juneau Empire file photo)

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Opinion: There’s a right way and a wrong way — guess which the governor is choosing

There’s been much talk in the U.S. Capitol about the United States being “a republic, not a democracy”…

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)

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Opinion: Where has accountability gone in our state government?

Thanks to an article in the Daily News, Alaskans have finally been made aware of the status of…

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Point of View: Education spending and the future for Alaska’s families

As your representative, I want to cut through the confusion surrounding education funding. You deserve the truth. Unfortunately,…

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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Point of View: Reclaiming truth — How we can fight back against pink slime journalism

This term describes a growing trend in journalism, misleading, sensationalized content designed not to inform, but to manipulate.

University of Alaska Anchorage Chancellor Sean Parnell speaks at a celebration of the 60th anniversary of Kenai Peninsula College in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Opinion: KPC offers opportunities and transforms lives

For over 60 years, KPC has created career pathways and served as a trusted community partner.

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Opinion: Dismantling the government. And the Bill of Rights

President Donald Trump has asked more than 2 million federal employees to consider resigning. If they leave their…