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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy discusses his veto of a wide-ranging education bill during a press conference on Friday, March 15, 2024 at the Alaska State Capitol. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
    Point of View: Alaskans families want and deserve...
    By Gov. Mike Dunleavy • April 3, 2024 1:30 am

    If you read the mainstream papers and blogs and spend just a little bit of time on social media these…

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy is seen in a screenshot of a news conference on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, in Anchorage. (Screenshot)
    Point of View: Dunleavy’s emergence as a MAGA...
    By Rodger Painter • April 3, 2024 1:30 am

    Gov. Mike Dunleavy appears to be sharpening his MAGA credentials to land a seat in Trump’s cabinet should the former…

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    The Alaska Legislature meets in a joint session Jan. 18 in a failed attempt to override a veto by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to education funding. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire file photo)
    Point of View: Republican legislators are surrendering their...
    By Rich Moniak • April 3, 2024 1:30 am

    Checks and balances of power are central to our system of government

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    Bob Shavelson (courtesy photo)
    Point of View: Lies are the enemy of...
    By Bob Shavelson • April 3, 2024 1:30 am

    “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.”

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    Dawson Slaughter is president of the Anchor Point Chamber of Commerce and a candidate for State House District 6. (Courtesy photo)
    Point of View: Children, education, obligation
    By Dawson Slaughter • March 27, 2024 2:30 am

    Our children and the future children of Alaskans must always be the priority and first in our education concerns

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    Tela O’Donnell Bacher coaching wrestling in September 2022 at Newhalen School in Dillingham. Photo provided by Tela O’Donnell Bacher
    Point of View: Homer Middle School wrestling wraps...
    By Tela O’Donnell Bacher • March 27, 2024 1:30 am

    What a season! Homer Middle School had 38 wrestlers join wrestling, way more than we have had in a long…

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    Point of View: Announced Harbor fees for seine skiff moorage don’t compare to industry standard
    Point of View: Announced Harbor fees for seine...
    By Megan Corazza • March 27, 2024 1:30 am

    I recently became aware of the new tariff changes which would charge us for our seine skiffs. I made a…

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    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: No Alaska governor has ever so boldly...
    By Larry Persily Alaska Beacon • March 20, 2024 2:30 am

    ‘Star Trek’ reference looks past real argument for school funding

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    Packing boxes are left over after distribution day at the Homer Community Food Pantry at Homer United Methodist Church on Monday, March 16, 2020, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer Newws)
    Point of View: Filling the community fridge
    By Deb Schmidt • March 20, 2024 1:30 am

    Elks Lodge, Safeway, Kenai Peninsula Food Bank, volunteers and private donors, among others, make the Free Fridge Project possible

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    Point of View: Won’t you be my neighbor?
    Point of View: Won’t you be my neighbor?
    By SKP Resilience Coalition • March 20, 2024 1:30 am

    March is a unique time for Alaskans — a renewed energy as the sun returns, a rediscovery of items lost…

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    The Exxon Baton Rouge, smaller ship, attempts to off-load crude from the Exxon Valdez that ran aground in Prince William Sound, Valdez, Alaska, spilling over 270,000 barrels of crude oil, shown March 26, 1989. (AP Photo/Rob Stapleton)
    Point of View: Exxon Valdez oil spill brought...
    By Larry Smith • March 20, 2024 1:30 am

    When the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound 35 years ago, and the spilled oil spread into the…

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    Sarah Vance. (Photo provided)
    Point of View: Strengthening Alaska grand juries
    By Rep. Sarah Vance • March 13, 2024 1:30 am

    Upholding constitutional intent for transparency and accountability

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    Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)
    Point of View: Some state lawmakers need to...
    By Larry Persily • March 13, 2024 1:30 am

    It was a polar-opposite week in the Legislature. While the Senate Finance Committee was reviewing honest numbers about real budget…

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