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Electronics recycling making a difference

Van Abbott.

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OPINION: The trillion-dollar presidency

How Trump turned war, debt, and chaos into America’s most expensive policy

Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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OPINION: Wheels of Fortune just spin better for some people

Rest easy, my column isn’t about politics this week. It’s not that I have sworn off political opinions…

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Why the need to speed?

Van Abbott is a long-time resident of Alaska and California and a full-time opinion writer. (Photo courtesy Van Abbott)

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OPINION: The art of losing

Donald Trump cannot recognize a losing hand

Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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OPINION: Elon Musk could put his $1 trillion to a good use

Elon Musk is the richest person in the world, probably the universe, though it’s always possible some unknown…

Van Abbott.

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OPINION: The trillion-dollar presidency

How Trump turned war, debt, and chaos into America’s most expensive policy

Larry Persily. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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OPINION: Alaska voters can redraw the map on their own

Many Alaskans fondly embrace and proudly recite the defiant expression from the 1970s: “We don’t give a damn…

A vintage Underwood typewriter sits on a table on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at the Homer News in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Grateful for support of our programs

Former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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OPINION: Iran conflict a threat to Alaska’s oil supply

Alaska remains vulnerable because we lack sufficient in-state refining capacity to meet many of our own needs

Van Abbott is a long-time resident of Alaska and California and a full-time opinion writer. (Photo courtesy Van Abbott)

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OPINION: How a riot became a Republican revenue stream

$10 billion Trump lawsuit against the IRS over leaked tax information has morphed into an “anti-weaponization” fund

A vintage Underwood typewriter sits on a table on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at the Homer News in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Alaska must do better to support mental health care

Evan Swensen is a longtime Alaska resident and book publisher. He resides in Anchorage. Photo courtesy Evan Swensen

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Opinion: Alaska’s win-win constitutional solution

Why 2% mortgages could end our budget wars

Former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire in May 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Is the threat to Alaska real?

Is the threat to Alaska real? I believe it is.

Juneau Empire file photo
Larry Persily.

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Opinion: West Coast and Alaska will pay a price for Trump’s war

This is more about who will pay the cost of the president’s war on Iran and how it’s…

Julie Sande. Photo courtesy of the State of Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development

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Opinion: Alaska’s maritime economy works because we invest in people, not just projects

Reid Williams, a second-generation fisherman from Cordova, grew up in a fishing family and began working as a…

Van Abbott is a long-time resident of Alaska and California and a full-time opinion writer. Photo courtesy Van Abbott

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Opinion: The Jan. 6 grift

How a riot became a Republican revenue stream

A vintage Underwood typewriter sits on a table on Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at the Homer News in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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A case for driving an electric car

REP. SARAH VANCE

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Opinion: Alaska still has a path to stronger election integrity

There is good news for Alaskans who want elections that are both secure and trustworthy. Gov. Dunleavy has…

Former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire in May 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: What! They don’t pay taxes?

Hilcorp, in acquiring BP’s Alaska assets, follows a record of cooperation with our state government that by working…