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Opinion: Oil, gas and the winds of war

The war in Ukraine is a grim reminder of how dependent we’ve become on fossil fuels.

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Nancy Keen (right), Vivian Mork, Marvin Willard and Rosita Worl (left) protest outside the Dimond Courthouse as a court hearing between the Sitka Tribe of Alaska and the Department of Fish and Game on herring limits in Sitka Sound takes place inside on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Return stewardship of the herring to the people of Sheet’ka Kwaan

Once the herring are gone, they’re gone.

Nancy Keen (right), Vivian Mork, Marvin Willard and Rosita Worl (left) protest outside the Dimond Courthouse as a court hearing between the Sitka Tribe of Alaska and the Department of Fish and Game on herring limits in Sitka Sound takes place inside on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
Nikolaevsk School teacher Billeen Carlson, center, shows her Alaska Society for Technology in Education Teacher of the Year award. (Photo provided)

Carlson wins ASTE Teacher of the Year

Nikolaevsk School teacher honored for her work in using technology in education

Nikolaevsk School teacher Billeen Carlson, center, shows her Alaska Society for Technology in Education Teacher of the Year award. (Photo provided)
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Point of View: It’s time for true conservatives to renounce Trump

Of far more consequence than freedom of speech to our future is the responsibility for civil discourse and intellectual honesty

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This Feb. 9, 2016, file photo shows an ice-covered ConocoPhillips sign at a drilling site in Nuiqsut, Alaska. Authorities are investigating a natural gas leak detected last week at a ConocoPhillips Alaska oil drill site on Alaska’s North Slope, officials said. Grace Salazar, a special assistant with the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, said Wednesday, March 9, 2022, that the commission that oversees oil and gas drilling in the state is investigating the matter. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

North Slope natural gas leak is under investigation

The company described the gas leak as being below the surface of the ground and said the cause was under investigation.

This Feb. 9, 2016, file photo shows an ice-covered ConocoPhillips sign at a drilling site in Nuiqsut, Alaska. Authorities are investigating a natural gas leak detected last week at a ConocoPhillips Alaska oil drill site on Alaska’s North Slope, officials said. Grace Salazar, a special assistant with the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, said Wednesday, March 9, 2022, that the commission that oversees oil and gas drilling in the state is investigating the matter. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)
The Grand Princess cruise ship sails in Gastineau Channel in Juneau, Alaska, in this May 30, 2018, file photo. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

Alaska Voices: Cruise ships need Ocean Rangers on deck

We all care about protecting our beautiful state and its resources

The Grand Princess cruise ship sails in Gastineau Channel in Juneau, Alaska, in this May 30, 2018, file photo. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks to the Alaska State Legislature in February. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file)

Opinion: I’m a longtime Democrat ready to support a Republican senator

She is willing to act in the interest of the country rather than marching lockstep with her party.

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks to the Alaska State Legislature in February. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file)
In this aerial photo provided by Alaska State Troopers, an Alaska Air National Guard helicopter arrives at a frozen lake that was the scene of a small plane crash on Saturday, March 5, 2022, near Iliamna, Alaska. Authorities say the five people on board the plane were injured. (Trooper Travis Lons/Alaska State Troopers via AP)

Small plane crashes on frozen lake, injuring 5 people

The Cessna 206 single-engine propeller plane crashed on Lake Iliamna

In this aerial photo provided by Alaska State Troopers, an Alaska Air National Guard helicopter arrives at a frozen lake that was the scene of a small plane crash on Saturday, March 5, 2022, near Iliamna, Alaska. Authorities say the five people on board the plane were injured. (Trooper Travis Lons/Alaska State Troopers via AP)
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Four-time winner Jeff King takes his sled dog team through a snowstorm in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on Saturday, March 4, 2022, during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Teams prep for Iditarod after Saturday’s ceremonial start

Mushers took a leisurely jaunt through Alaska’s largest city, waving at fans that lined downtown streets.

Four-time winner Jeff King takes his sled dog team through a snowstorm in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, on Saturday, March 4, 2022, during the ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
In this July 31, 2020, file photo, a plane rests in brush and trees outside of Soldotna, Alaska, after a midair collision that killed seven people, including State Rep. Gary Knopp. A Feb. 22 report by the National Transportation and Safety Board is recommending that all pilots be required to communicate their positions on a designated radio frequency when entering and exiting areas not controlled by air traffic control towers throughout Alaska. (Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion via AP, F-le)

Safety recommendations issued after midair crash that killed state lawmaker

A midair collision killed seven people, including Alaska state lawmaker Gary Knopp, near Soldotna on July 31, 2020.

In this July 31, 2020, file photo, a plane rests in brush and trees outside of Soldotna, Alaska, after a midair collision that killed seven people, including State Rep. Gary Knopp. A Feb. 22 report by the National Transportation and Safety Board is recommending that all pilots be required to communicate their positions on a designated radio frequency when entering and exiting areas not controlled by air traffic control towers throughout Alaska. (Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion via AP, F-le)
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, of Calif., speaks to the media, Thursday, March 3, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, of Calif., speaks to the media, Thursday, March 3, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Pelosi supports halting Russian oil imports to US as lawmaker pressure grows

“I’m all for that,” Pelosi said about ending Russian oil in the U.S. “Ban it.”

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, of Calif., speaks to the media, Thursday, March 3, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, of Calif., speaks to the media, Thursday, March 3, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
Faith Myers stands at the doors of API. (Courtesy Photo)

Opinion: It’s time for the Legislature to pass laws to protect psychiatric patients

The whole state should be concerned by reports of inadequate psychiatric patient care

Faith Myers stands at the doors of API. (Courtesy Photo)
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin reacts as she leaves a courthouse in New York, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. Palin lost her libel lawsuit against The New York Times on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, when a jury rejected her claim that the newspaper maliciously damaged her reputation by erroneously linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Judge defends move to toss Palin’s libel case against NYT

U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff said he was unfamiliar with the term “push notifications”

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin reacts as she leaves a courthouse in New York, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. Palin lost her libel lawsuit against The New York Times on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, when a jury rejected her claim that the newspaper maliciously damaged her reputation by erroneously linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Washington. (Saul Loeb, Pool via AP)

Biden vows to check Russian aggression, fight inflation

“Too many families are struggling to keep up with the bills,” Biden said.

President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Washington. (Saul Loeb, Pool via AP)
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Opinion: The dead end of ‘my way or the highway’

There’s a need to build bridges.

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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks to reporters in the state Capitol on on Feb. 22, 2022, in Juneau, Alaska. President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats say they are hoping for a bipartisan vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)

Murkowski among senators to watch as Supreme Court fight unfolds

President Joe Biden nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks to reporters in the state Capitol on on Feb. 22, 2022, in Juneau, Alaska. President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats say they are hoping for a bipartisan vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)
A beertender for Forbidden Peak Brewery, pours a beer during the grand opening for the Auke Bay business in October 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Don’t close the door on new breweries in Alaska

I intend to keep urging lawmakers to fix SB9.

A beertender for Forbidden Peak Brewery, pours a beer during the grand opening for the Auke Bay business in October 2019. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)
Sarah Palin leaves the courthouse in New York, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told a jury Thursday she felt like she was at the mercy of a “Goliath” when she first learned a 2017 New York Times editorial suggested her campaign rhetoric helped incite a mass shooting. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Palin calls New York Times the ‘Goliath’ in libel dispute

NEW YORK — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told a jury Thursday she felt like she was at the mercy of a “Goliath” when she… Continue reading

Sarah Palin leaves the courthouse in New York, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told a jury Thursday she felt like she was at the mercy of a “Goliath” when she first learned a 2017 New York Times editorial suggested her campaign rhetoric helped incite a mass shooting. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Gov. Mike Dunleavy delivers his State of the State address before a joint session of the Alaska State Legislature. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Relying on public amnesia

“The future is now”

Gov. Mike Dunleavy delivers his State of the State address before a joint session of the Alaska State Legislature. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)