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The Alaska State Capitol is seen on Sept. 24, 2021. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file)

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Opinion: The peninsula deserves better than Babcock

If conservative peninsula voters want to see Republicans have the best chance of controlling the Senate in Juneau…

Shelley Hughes, Palmer-R, Senate Majority Leader, has served four years in the Alaska House of Representatives and six years in the Alaska State Senate. (Photo provided)

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Opinion: David vs. Goliath

Before voting on state a constitutional convention, these are the questions we need to answer

Kassandra Taggart (Photo provided)

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Alaska Voices: The Landlord’s Almanac is creating a better community for landlords and renters

It became a place where landlords could go and say: “Hey I need advice; how can I get…

Rep. Andi Story, D-Juneau, talks with then-Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka Tuesday morning following a House Administration Committee Finance Subcommittee meeting in 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: The real Tshibaka sows division and discord

Kelly Tshibaka wants Alaskans to believe that Sen. Lisa Murkowski has “been complicit with the left’s agenda”

Rep. Don Young smiles during a sit-down in the Juneau Empire’s offices last June. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: Former staff and friends of Rep. Young back Peltola

“Mary Peltola respects Congressman Young’s legacy of service…”

Rep. Ben Carpenter, R-Nikiski, speaks to constituents during a town hall at the Funny River Community Center in Funny River, Alaska on Jan. 9, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion file)

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A ‘yes’ vote for a constitutional convention is a ‘yes’ vote for justice

The issue of justice reform unites Alaskans from rural villages and urban centers alike

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Opinion: In defense of free speech for all

Selective defense of free speech shreds vital connection to Equal Protection Clause.

A voting booth for the Kenai Peninsula Borough and City of Homer elections at Cowles Council Chambers on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

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Be an educated voter

What’s on the ballot?

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin addresses supporters at the opening of her new campaign headquarters in Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen,File)

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Opinion: Alaska is at a crossroads

The upcoming midterm elections is way more important than some feel.

This public domain images shows former House Majority Leader Hale Boggs. Boggs was traveling in an airplane with Alaska Rep. Nick Begich in 1972 that went missing and has never been found.

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Opinion: On 50th anniversary of disappearance, time to search for missing Boggs-Begich plane

Hale Boggs was my grandfather.

U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks during a meet-and-greet Oct. 12 at Louie’s Douglas Inn. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

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Opinion: Murkowski understands and prioritizes the seafood industry and coastal Alaska

Around here, the blue economy is not just a trendy phrase.

Jessica Cook, left, and Les Gara stand in The Peninsula Clarion’s offices on Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Opinion: A governor should solve crises, not create them

Across Alaska we’re losing teachers and courses, and closing schools

(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file)

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Opinion: Bailed out by federal spending and a war

No one should believe the current fiscal picture will last.

Reps. Clavin Schrage, I-Anchorage, left, and David Eastman, R-Wasilla, discuss a bill on the floor of the Alaska House of Representatives to enact limits on individual contributions to political campaigns, on Monday, March 14, 2022. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: The Oath Keepers and Eastman’s political future

” … even though he condemned the violence on Jan. 6, he had passively given aid to the…

Gov. Mike Dunleavy holds a press conference at the Capitol on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Juneau Empire file photo)

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Opinion: Latest crime statistics report shows policies are working

Alaska’s overall crime rate is now at the lowest level in 41 years

Ryan Smith, South Peninsula Hospital Chief Executive Officer. (Photo courtesy of South Peninsula Hospital)

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Point of View: Having hospitalists ‘means all good things’

A hospitalist is a dedicated physician who works exclusively in the hospital to provide inpatient care.

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Opinion: Why is a convention referendum on the ballot this fall?

Alaska’s framers understood that the process of ordinary and higher lawmaking should be different.

Peter Zuyus

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What about Alaska’s seniors in the 2022 governor race?

When 130,000 seniors speak, candidates will listen.

This image available under the Creative Commons license shows the outline of the state of Alaska filled with the pattern of the state flag.

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Opinion: Bringing broadband to all Alaskans

Too many Alaskans face barriers accessing the internet.

Michael O’Meara.

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Point of View: Tell BOEM how you feel

It seems like BOEM should prioritize input from people most likely to be affected if leases are sold