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Alaska Voices: Domestic Violence Awareness Month: A Call to Action

As a law enforcement officer, it is easy to focus on solutions within the criminal justice system.

The Tongass National Forest sign seen en route to the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Alaska Voices: Respect Alaska Tribes’ rights on the Tongass question

‘We have lived, depended on, and stewarded these lands and waters since time immemorial.’

An aerial shows the footprint of the test well drilled in the mid-1980s on land owned by the Kaktovik Native village corporation within the 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.(Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: This land is your land

The Department of Natural Resources shares Guthrie’s belief that “this land was made for you and me.”

Opinion: Fair share for our oil will help fix Alaska’s self-inflicted deficit

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Opinion: Fair share for our oil will help fix Alaska’s self-inflicted deficit

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has chosen the path of cold, self-inflicted harm.

Opinion: Trump is making progress on the opioid crisis

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Opinion: Trump is making progress on the opioid crisis

Deaths from drug overdoses remain at historically high levels.

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Opinion: Domestic violence will never be tolerated

Physical, verbal, and emotional abuse in domestic relationships is endemic to Alaska.

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Voices of the Peninsula: Leadership to enhance, foster and promote economic development

Once an active, thriving oil and gas basin, Cook Inlet oil production peaked in 1970.

Alaska Marine Highway System workers assemble next to the AMHS ferry Columbia for an Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific strike after failing to reach agreement on a contract with the state of Alaska, Wednesday, July 24, 2019, in Ketchikan, Alaska. (Dustin Safranek/Ketchikan Daily News via AP)

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Alaska Voices: Labor is not a partisan issue

If you think that to be conservative you have to hate unions, you have been manipulated.

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Letter to the Editor: Make your voice heard on 2020 Board of Fisheries meeting

Send your comments to Executive Director Glen Haight at the Board of Fisheries before Oct. 8.

A sign directs voters at Soldotna City Hall during the special Field House election on March 5, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Voices of the Peninsula: Strong voter turnout builds a strong community

Kenai Peninsula voter turnout is abysmal.

James B. Beckham is acting director of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil & Gas. (Courtesy photo)

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Opinion: Alaska’s oil and gas future looks strong

There are many reasons to be optimistic about the future of oil and gas in Alaska

Trees burned by the Swan Lake Fire and knocked down by gusts of wind can be seen here along the Sterling Highway on Aug. 30, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Letter to the Editor: The fire that should have never happened

The policies surrounding wildfires should prompt Alaskans to worry.

This 2014 photo provided by NOAA shows Arctic ice coverage. Scientists say Arctic sea ice has reached a record winter low again.The U.S.-based National Snow and Ice Data Centre says it’s the second year in a row that the amount of sea ice at the end of winter was less than any year since satellite monitoring began. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/NOAA

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Letter to the Editor: Leaders must tackle climate change

We urge our leaders to prioritize climate change and its impacts to public health for Alaskans.

A sign directs voters at Soldotna City Hall during the special Field House election on March 5, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Letter to the Editor: Manager-run system is a better choice

Hiring a manager would not grow government, which can easily happen with an unqualified mayor.

Educators, who are getting ready to strike Tuesday, rally in front of Kenai Central High School, on Monday, Sept. 16, 2019, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Voices of the Peninsula: Why we would strike

You deserve to know what this is about.

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Letter to the Editor: Educators are worth the investment

Working together to find solutions to the challenges we face is critical.

Alaska Attorney General Kevin Clarkson testifies before state senators during a confirmation hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, in Juneau. (Becky Bohrer | Associated Press File)

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Alaska Voices: Anticompetitive internet services threaten business community

Connecting with the rest of the world through the internet is essential to a functioning economy.

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Letter to the Editor: District can stop the strike

Our offer to the district brings us in line with comparable districts on the cost of health care.

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Letter to the Editor: Educator associations need to step up and compromise

What do the members of the KPEA need to do?

The Alaska State Capitol on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Alaska Voices: Fix the permanent fund dividend now

We need a change in how we pay the PFD.