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Gov. Mike Dunleavy holds a press conference at the Capitol on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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Point of View: Tourism relief is on the way

I’m proposing legislation directing $150 million of those funds toward broad, tourism-related relief.

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Point of View: Pay it Forward — It matters only that you care

It is gray and snowing again, big sloppy wet flakes that turn to rain before reaching the ground.…

Louie Flora.

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Point of View: Vote Flora for renewable energy

My name is Louie Flora and I am running for a seat on the Homer Electric Association (HEA)…

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Point of View: Walking the talk on responsible energy development

Sen. Josh Revak, R-Anchorage, recently stated in an op-ed, “Alaska has and continues to be a shining example…

Nina Faust

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Point of View: Celebrate Citizen Science Month with Crane Watch

April is Citizen Science Month, an opportunity for people to get involved in Citizen Science projects all over…

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Point of View: Land acknowledgment works toward racial justice

From Uzintun to lands north of Niqnalchint, Indigenous place names honor First Peoples

Peter Zuyus

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Point of View: HB 137 supports Alaska rural communities like Homer

House Bill 137 was introduced by Rep. Zack Fields. The bill will keep State Division of Motor Vehicle…

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Point of View: Take it for Team Alaska

It was a highly contagious germ that existed since the beginning of time. In mummified Pharoahs’ bones, evidence…

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Point of View: One year later

“In like a lion, out like a lamb” is how we like to think of the month of…

Ariel Silverman (Photo courtesy of Ariel Silverman)

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Point of View: The costs of climate change on the Pebble Mine

In November 2020, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) denied the Pebble Limited Partnership (PLP) a key…

Kim McNett in a photo taken in March 2014 on one of her Arctic adventures. (Photo by Bjørn Olson)

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Point of View: Peatlands can help draw down and sequester carbon

Peatlands, also known as muskeg or bogs, are a familiar spongy, soggy landscape feature on the lower Kenai…

Gov. Mike Dunleavy addresses Alaskans during a remote press conference on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Dunleavy announced that the COVID-19 vaccine is now available to all Alaskans who want it. (Screenshot)

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Point of View: The end is in sight

Tuesday night, I announced that COVID-19 vaccines are now available to any Alaskan who wants one.

Dotti Harness-Foster. (Photo by Jim Lavrakas)

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Point of View: Movement is life

“Move today and you’ll love moving tomorrow.”- Ruthy Alon, Feldenkrais Practitioner and movement trainer.