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    Celebrating International Midwifery Week
    Celebrating International Midwifery Week
    By Dana Whittaker • October 3, 2024 1:30 am

    “Belly woman” is the name for a pregnant woman in Sierra Leone. There is a song that the midwives sing…

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    “I voted” stickers await voters on Election Day 2022. That election was the first regular general election in Alaska to include ranked choice voting, which was narrowly approved by voters in 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire file photo)
    Opinion: Ranked choice voting and open primaries diminish...
    By Chris Bye • September 26, 2024 2:30 am

    The fact that both private political organizations are opposed to open primaries and RCV should be a red flag for us all

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    Hospital is a gift community should continue to support
    Hospital is a gift community should continue to...
    By Preston M. Simmons, DSc. • September 26, 2024 1:30 am

    I retired at the end of 2022 after having the privilege of being a health care leader for over 38…

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    Hold on… we didn’t order Proposition 1
    By Ivan Heimbuch • September 19, 2024 1:30 am

    I know many people have worked hard on developing and advocating for Proposition 1. I’m also aware that opposing what…

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    Point of View: The 2020 election was safe...
    By Alex Koplin • September 12, 2024 2:30 am

    How can so many voters be so misinformed?

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    Point of View: Yes on Proposition 1 for...
    By Francie Roberts • September 12, 2024 1:30 am

    Oct. 1 voters in the South Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area consider a $38.5 million bond to fund critical improvements…

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    Opinion: AG’s silence on Kroger-Albertsons merger is failing...
    By Veri di Suvero and Bruce Botelho • September 12, 2024 1:30 am

    The parent companies of Alaska’s two largest grocery chains, Kroger (Fred Meyer) and Albertsons (Carrs/Safeway), have proposed a merger that…

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    West Homer Elementary School Japanese Club instructor Megumi Beams (center), walking with the Alaska Japanese Club float, carries a cardboard Taiko drum and waves to the crowd at the 70th annual Homer Winter Carnival Parade on Pioneer Avenue on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
    Point of View: Celebrating 40 years of Homer’s...
    By Megumi Beams • September 5, 2024 1:30 am

    The City of Homer and Alaska Japanese Club have been celebrating the 40th anniversary of their relationship with Teshio, Japan

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    Opinion: With the right regulations, the SAVE Act...
    By Alex Petkanas, Natalie Kiley-Bergen and Philip Wight, PhD • September 5, 2024 1:30 am

    Since 2010, only homeowners have been able to invest in and earn monthly bill savings from rooftop solar

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    Support funding for Adult Day services
    By Cindy Harris • August 29, 2024 2:30 am

    These services offer a safe place for Alaskans to bring their loved ones

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    Voters fill out their ballots at the Challenger Learning Center in Kenai, Alaska on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
    Voter tidbit: Get prepared for the Oct. 1...
    By Alex Koplin • August 29, 2024 1:30 am

    Check your voting status or register to vote online by Aug. 31

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    Opinion: Fair and competitive oil taxes are working
    Opinion: Fair and competitive oil taxes are working
    By Joe Schierhorn and Jim Jansen • August 29, 2024 1:30 am

    There is a resurgence in oil production and jobs in Alaska that is directly related to our current oil tax…

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    Opinion: Permanent Fund troubles make for sad music
    By Larry Persily • August 22, 2024 1:30 am

    To modernize an old expression, Alaskans are fiddling while the Permanent Fund burns.

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