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Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks with his cabinet members at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Opinion

Alaska Voices: An honest budget — sustainable, predictable, affordable

Politicians haven’t been honest when it comes to the numbers and the seriousness of our fiscal woes

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Time for bipartisanship

Hypocrisy is alive and well in the Republican Party.

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Kudos for standing up to Dunleavy

We respect and admire Gary so much for his efforts to resist this assault on our state.

News

Correction

Correction: In the Feb. 7, 2019, Homer News Sea Watch column, the article quoted Malcom Milne. He said…

The Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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Alaska House has yet to organize about a month into session

The 40-member House has 23 Republicans but just 20 of them have aligned with the GOP caucus

Protesters hold up flags during a public hearing on a draft environmental plan on proposed petroleum leasing within Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Monday, in Anchorage. Congress in December 2017 approved a tax bill that requires oil and gas lease sales in the refuge to raise revenue for a tax cut backed by President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Dan Joling)

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Critics protest proposed drilling in Alaska’s Arctic refuge

Congress in 1980 expanded the refuge to nearly the size of South Carolina

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: A citizen call to action

We elected a governor who stood on the principles of transparency and restoring the public trust.

Kenai Peninsula College’s Kenai River Campus in the snow, on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

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Kenai Peninsula College Around Campus for the week of February 11, 2019

Summer semester registration period opens soon

The Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

News

No-bid contract for psychiatric institute raises questions

A previous report advised against privatizing the institute.

Refuge Notebook: To feed or not to feed the birds

Sports

Refuge Notebook: To feed or not to feed the birds

By TODD ESKELIN

Opinion

Alaska Voices: Build Alaska’s economy on the strengths of its university system

Years ago a friend and I were talking about a political geography class I was teaching at the…

Minister’s Message: Don’t forget your main gig — loving others is loving God

Life

Minister’s Message: Don’t forget your main gig — loving others is loving God

Last year Harvard Business Review published an article, “Thriving in the Gig Economy.”

Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Craig Stowers calls out his staff sitting in the gallery during his State of the Judiciary address before a joint session of the Alaska Legislature at the Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

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State of Judiciary time, date set

It comes between visits from senators.

‘Widows’ — a women-led crime thriller that stands on its own

Life

‘Widows’ — a women-led crime thriller that stands on its own

Steve McQueen’s searing crime drama “Widows” was one of my most anticipated films of 2018. It was getting…

William Morrow and Company

Life

Gaiman makes a case for why ‘Art Matters’

Doodling, scribbling, sketching.

News

Activists air grievances about ANWR drilling

FAIRBANKS (AP) — Activists pushing against oil development in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge dominated a Bureau of…

Along the Sterling Highway, people pitch a small shack on a frozen lake to go ice fishing near Cooper Landing, Alaska, on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

News

Ice fishing derby kicks off Feb. 1

The ice is in and the augers are out. February is here and so is the annual Trustworthy…

Woman charged with theft for allegedly renting car, not returning it

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Woman charged with theft for allegedly renting car, not returning it

A Soldotna woman has been charged with theft for allegedly renting a car two years ago and never…

Man accused of stealing snowmachine after taking it for test drive

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Man accused of stealing snowmachine after taking it for test drive

A Kenai man has been charged with theft after allegedly taking a snowmachine for a test drive and…

Opinion

Letters to the Editor: Keep education off the chopping block

Keep education off the chopping block