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Opinion: If you know youth who vape, help them understand the risks
Remember Joe Camel, the 1980s and 90s advertising mascot for Camel cigarettes? Or the Journal of the American…
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Letter to the Editor: Rethink the LNG pipeline
Forget that $55 billion pipeline to get LNG from Prudhoe. All we need to do is let that…
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Alaska Voices: Current PFD formula is not a responsible way to make budget decisions
Legislature should exercise its budget powers in setting this year’s dividend.
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Alaska Voices: Dunleavy’s budget: Malfeasance or misfeasance?
Governor fails to submit a revenue plan, refuses to contemplate one.
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Alaska Voices: Investment in public preschool reaps high returns for our children and our economy
Alaska can make that has a projected 7-10% per year return on investment.
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Letter to the Editor: Protect the PFD
We must protect the Permanent Fund dividend for generations to come. Alaskans’ PFDs should be paid in full…
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Voices of the Peninsula: The gravy train is over
My parents came to Alaska in 1948 to teach. They moved to Moose Pass on the Kenai Peninsula…
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Letter to the Editor: Don’t be a conservative in name only
THINK YOU ARE A CONSERVATIVE? Maybe you vote, maybe not. Maybe you voted for President Donald Trump, Gov.…
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Letter to the Editor: Take care of our citizens
We’ve lived in Alaska for 50 years and have never seen anything like this.
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Opinion: To find the right budget, Alaskans must get involved
Spending more money is not improving education for our children.
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Voices of the Peninsula: Dunleavy asks fishing communities to subsidize the oil and gas industry
In order to “balance” the budget Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants to redirect local fish landing taxes from fishing…
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Letter to the Editor: Dunleavy’s budget prioritizes profit over people
There is a popular saying in politics; “Don’t tell me what your priorities are. Show me your budget…
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Opinion: Thirty years since the Exxon Valdez spill and our current ship of state
Governor’s budget is creating a hazardous fiscal reef.
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Letter to the Editor: Sending prisoners Outside is bad for communities
“Those of you who want to do prison ministry can go do it in Arizona” was the comment…
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Opinion: Solving the opioid epidemic starts with cracking down on fentanyl
It’s a problem we can solve with smart and proactive policy choices.
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Opinion: Now is not the time to change oil tax policy
Talking oil taxes is almost a state sport
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Alaska Voices: Permanent fund must reflect today’s fiscal reality
When revenues are down, so goes the dividend. Just like in the real world.
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Opinion: 30 years later, applying hard-learned lessons in Prince William Sound
Exxon Valdez changed the way industry, regulators, states and nations looked at marine oil transport
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Opinion: Sustainable fiscal plan, reliable funding crucial for K-12 education
A budget isn’t just about what certain things cost; it’s about what people value