Opinion
Letter to the editor: More cooperation could heal divides
Abortion, and guns: the two most divisive topics in politics. Our current political climate is, to say the…
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What others say: Series of cases
It is disturbing to see the recent
sexual assault-related cases in the Ketchikan court system. In one case,…
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Voices of Alaska: A better future for the holidays
Alaskans are on the verge of seeing the oil-rich coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)…
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Editorial: Governor’s budget provides lots to chew on
Gov. Bill Walker released his administration’s budget proposal for the state’s fiscal year starting July 1, 2018, and…
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Op-ed: Trump’s accomplishments obscured by distractions
Side issues — some of them created by the president himself — have obscured the accomplishments of the…
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What others say: Murkowski, Young aiming to keep ANWR oil provisions
House and Senate Republican leaders are hoping Congress will vote on and approve a reconciled Senate tax bill…
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Op-ed: Can only Trump survive Trump?
The past two months of electoral losses for the Trump GOP feel very familiar. Newly elected President Barack…
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What others say: DACA is an economic issue
The issue of “Dreamers” — children who were brought to the United States as children by undocumented parents,…
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What others say: Barriers prevent tiny homes from helping homeless
Multnomah County wasn’t even ready to start recruiting homeowners for a pilot project seeking hosts for homeless families…
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Op-ed: Too anti-Trump to check
It’s a wonder that President Donald Trump devotes so much time to discrediting the press, when the press…
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What others say: Westlake should resign
“Sweetheart.” “Honey.” “Baby.” How are we supposed to get any work done when you’re “dressed like that?” We’re…
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Op-ed: Both sides of the pond
LONDON — “Come in. We love Americans.” It was a restauranteur hustling customers outside his establishment here in…
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Letter: Grateful for community support
On behalf of all of us at the Kenai Watershed Forum I wanted to say thanks to everyone…
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What others say: What to make of Don Young’s career
Rep. John Conyers, D-Michigan,
resigned from office Tuesday in light of sexual misconduct allegations against him. Rep. Conyers…
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Op-ed: No king but Caesar
In September 1862, a group of Chicago ministers sent a “memorial” (or long letter) to President Abraham Lincoln…
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Letter: Thank you to State Farm
It’s December 8, 2017, 10:15 a.m … It’s frosty and clear here in Nikiski, AK… The roads are…
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Op-ed: No, Michael Flynn didn’t violate the Logan Act
In December 2016, Michael Flynn was three weeks from becoming the national-security adviser to the next president of…
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Op-ed: Moral morass
Here’s how to become a principal in Washington: be unprincipled. In order to stand any chance of advancing…
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Op-ed: Memo to Jared Kushner
President Trump’s son-in-law and designated Middle East peace envoy, Jared Kushner, told the Brookings Institution’s Saban Forum last…
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Editorial: The dreaded ‘Z’ word
What do commercial cannabis establishments and gravel pits have in common? In the Kenai Peninsula Borough, both are…