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Opinion: Unveiling the mistruths about Ballot Measure 1

The fact is oil has paid for 85-90% of our budget for the past 40 years.

A sign shows people where to vote on Aug. 21, 2018, at the Homer Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Opinion

Opinion: Ballot Measure 2 replaces fair elections with political trickery

Ballot Measure 2 would toss aside our “one Alaskan, one vote” system for ranked-choice voting

Ricky Gease is Director of Alaska State Parks. (Courtesy photo)

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Opinion: Alaska State Parks offers open space to meet COVID challenges

The pandemic has disrupted life for many, and Alaska State Parks is no exception.

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Dr. David Hassan Sleem stands on the front porch of his large Seward home in 1906.

Life

The multitalented D.H. Sleem, Part one

Most people, if they have heard of D.H. Sleem at all, know the name because of his Alaska…

A promo screen for the app “Agents of Discovery.” (Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

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Refuge Notebook: Become a secret agent at refuge headquarters

App allows for outdoor discovery

Chuck Legge (courtesy photo)

Opinion

Alaska Voices: Trump wins

Frankly, I’m more worried about this election than any other in my life.

Opinion: Why I’m in favor of Ballot Measure 1

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Opinion: Why I’m in favor of Ballot Measure 1

I understand why the oil industry opposes Ballot Measure 1, but why should we?

Jeremy Field, regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration (courtesy photo)

Opinion

Alaska Voices: Pivot plan is critical for small business survival in Alaska

Being a small business owner can often feel lonely, carrying the weight of the world

Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka (Courtesy photo)

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Opinion: Improved telework protects state workers

There have been some questions and misinformation about the contract for PPP Phase 2.

Opinion: Powerful issues are at stake this election season

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Opinion: Powerful issues are at stake this election season

It won’t be easy, but nothing valuable ever is.

In this March 12 file photo, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a news conference in Anchorage . Dunleavy will pay $2,800 to reimburse the state for ads an independent counsel found were political and violated ethics rules, according to a recently released settlement. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File)

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Dunleavy to pay $2,800 after ads found to violate ethics law

The Republican governor said he did not believe he had violated the state executive ethics act.

Low-bush cranberries are gathered in Anchorage, Alaska, on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
Low-bush cranberries are gathered in Anchorage, Alaska, on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

Life

Kalifornsky Kitchen: Cranberry conundrum

I have enough cranberries to try multiple recipes. So I will.

The M/V Matanuska tied up at the Auke Bay Ferry Terminal on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: The corrupting of AMHS policymaking

his a story of two Alaska governors who made bad AMHS policy decisions.

From a perch on Lunch Mountain, a hiker enjoys the sunshine and the view of Tutka Bay on the Tutka Backdoor Trail in Kachemak Bay State Park. (Photo by Clark Fair for the Peninsula Clarion)

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How Alaska’s state parks came to be

Kachemak Bay State Park and Alaska State Parks have golden anniversary

Alaska man joins push to aid restaurant workers

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Alaska man joins push to aid restaurant workers

Restaurants and their employees nationwide have been decimated by the pandemic.

Roger Marks (courtesy photo)

Opinion

Alaska Voices: The Fair Share Act is a flawed premise, flawed product

Reasons the sponsors have argued for replacing the current tax are plagued by problematic accounting

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UAA helps students succeed in college during COVID

Our faculty, staff and administrators have never worked harder to prepare for an academic year.

Virginia Walters (Courtesy photo)

Life

Life in the Pedestrian Lane: Our daily bread

Lately it has been baking bread.

Point of View: Trails offer respite during pandemic stress

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Point of View: Trails offer respite during pandemic stress

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Tangled Up in Blue: Last looks

Sports

Tangled Up in Blue: Last looks

From a splendidly placed saddle near Callisto Peak, you can see Bear Glacier and it’s iceberg-laden lagoon.