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    (Juneau Empire File)
    Opinion: How to protect individuals from financial damage...
    By Larry Persily • October 11, 2023 1:30 am

    Think of the several million dollars the state treasury, the Kenai Peninsula Borough and Municipality of Anchorage have paid out the past few years

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    Heidi Drygas, executive director of the 8,000-member Alaska State Employees Association, addresses a rally outside the Alaska State Capitol on Feb. 10, 2023. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire File)
    Let’s stop the ‘Neglect. Panic. Repeat.’ cycle of...
    By Heidi Drygas, Jeff Kasper and Jordan A. Adams • October 4, 2023 2:30 am

    The payroll section is one of several state agencies in crisis

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    This photo shows Alaska Department of Public Safety Commissioner Jim Cockrell. (Courtesy photo / Office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy)
    Strengthening Alaska through service: Join the Alaska State...
    By James Cockrell • October 4, 2023 2:30 am

    The law enforcement positions within the Department of Public Safety fill a critical need within our community

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    UAA Provost Denise Runge photographed outside the Administration and Humanities Building.
    Opinion: UAA offers affordable and convenient pathways that...
    By Denise Runge • September 20, 2023 2:30 am

    At UAA, we provide numerous academic programs designed to meet specific workforce needs

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    Mavis Muller
    Burning Basket’s temporary art leaves lasting impression
    By Mavis Muller • September 20, 2023 1:30 am

    As the lead volunteer for the Burning Basket project, a volunteer-dependent, weather-affected labor love, I have been witnessing this ongoing…

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    A line of voters runs out the door of the Diamond Ridge Voting Precinct at the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center on Election Day, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. Chamber Executive Director Brad Anderson said he had never seen the amount of people coming through the polling place. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    For those who vote and those who don’t
    By Kenai Peninsula Votes • September 20, 2023 1:30 am

    It is a right to vote, or not. Our local community elections happen every October; this year it’s Oct. 3….

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    The dubious Dunleavy deal to use public dollars for personal legal costs
    The dubious Dunleavy deal to use public dollars...
    By Andrée Mcleod and Robin O’Donoghue • September 13, 2023 1:30 am

    It’s a tired game of deja vu: Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Attorney General Treg Taylor are again attempting to change…

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    Point of View: Why should you celebrate National Estuaries Week with us?
    Point of View: Why should you celebrate National...
    By Desiree Jenkins • September 13, 2023 1:30 am

    The No. 1 reason is that you call one home! Kachemak Bay and Cook Inlet are both estuaries. So, what…

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    A line of voters runs out the door of the Diamond Ridge Voting Precinct at the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center on Election Day, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. Chamber Executive Director Brad Anderson said he had never seen the amount of people coming through the polling place. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    How many ways can you vote?
    By Kenai Peninsula Votes • September 13, 2023 1:30 am

    Multiple ballot options available to voters

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    Erin Coughlin Hollowell
    Pay It Forward: What does it mean to...
    By Erin Coughlin Hollowell • September 13, 2023 1:30 am

    Tucked away on the hill in Homer is a fairly new nonprofit called Storyknife Writers Retreat. Established by author Dana…

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    Trustees and Staff discuss management and investment of the Fund. (Courtesy Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation)
    Point of View: Providing Alaska-based opportunities for professional...
    By Submitted by The Board of Trustees, Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation • September 6, 2023 1:30 am

    The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation’s vision is to deliver outstanding returns for the benefit of all current and future generations…

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    A line of voters runs out the door of the Diamond Ridge Voting Precinct at the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center on Election Day, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. Chamber Executive Director Brad Anderson said he had never seen the amount of people coming through the polling place. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Where to find voter pamphlets
    By Kenai Peninsula Votes • September 6, 2023 1:30 am

    Be educated on what you are voting on

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    A line of voters runs out the door of the Diamond Ridge Voting Precinct at the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center on Election Day, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. Chamber Executive Director Brad Anderson said he had never seen the amount of people coming through the polling place. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Voices of the Peninsula: Prepare to vote
    By kenai peninsula votes • August 30, 2023 1:30 am

    Prepare to vote in your local borough and city elections.

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