Opinion
What others say: Alaska not ready to accept an income tax
It’s difficult to gain public support for a new tax. However, some elected state officials are using the…
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What others say: Issue needs more than a hashtag
No, sexual harassment isn’t just for celebrities. Of course, we knew that all along, even if it did…
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Will there be a Manafort cave?
It’s a cliche in the legal world: A prosecutor could persuade a grand jury to indict a ham…
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“Encouraging investment” code for tax breaks
“Encouraging investment” code for tax breaks From the commentary by Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre and Fairbanks…
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Saying goodbye to Kenai Peninsula United Way
Saying goodbye to Kenai Peninsula United Way The nonprofit agencies on the Kenai Peninsula would like to say…
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Op-ed: Shocking but not surprising
It should surprise no one that when it comes to sexual harassment, members of Congress and their staffs…
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What others say: We like it like that
It’s a done deal and one that Alaska likes. No disrespect intended toward Ohio, but this is Alaska,…
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Op-ed: Intense tents
Some will remember that Ronald Reagan used to describe the GOP as a “big tent,” meaning it had…
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Editorial: Want to influence an election? Vote
With the bulk of absentee and questioned ballots from Tuesday’s run-off election for borough mayor counted, Charlie Pierce…
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Op-ed: Trump is the GOP mainstream
The showdown between President Donald Trump and Sen. Jeff Flake turned out to be no contest. It wasn’t…
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Op-ed: A taxing situation
Federal income tax was first introduced under the Revenue Act of 1861 to help defray war costs. Congress…
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Editorial: Nothing ‘neutral’ about it
When the Alaska Board of Fisheries says it wants to meet in a “neutral” location, just what does…
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Op-ed: The Facebook farce
The Kremlin knows a bargain when it sees it. We are supposed to believe that it bought the…
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What others say: Bipartisan health-care bill fills immediate need
The Alexander-Murray health-care bill is a rare bipartisan effort on a topic that has generated white-hot political controversy.…
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Voices of Alaska: Bloodied but unbowed in the fight to protect PFDs
Now is the time to enshrine Permanent Fund Dividends in the Alaska Constitution to protect your share of…
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Letter to the editor: Legislature should further consider oil tax regime
Legislature should further consider oil tax regime Would you like us to chop off your index finger, confiscate…
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Letter to the editor: Hutchings a mayoral candidate with a positive outlook, community concern
Hutchings a mayoral candidate with a positive outlook, community concern I am so grateful to live in the…
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#MeToo: My daughter and granddaughter, too
While trying not to indulge in schadenfreude over those hypocritical Hollywood elites who’ve claimed to stand for “women’s…
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What others say: Colorado’s intriguing tale of two drugs
America has been trying and failing to forcibly prevent people from using their drugs of choice since before…
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Op-ed: The Arkansas shtick
Sarah Huckabee Sanders is from Arkansas, and she frequently likes to spout regional sayings as she deflects tough…