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Point of View: Home is where the heart is

In 1985, I traveled to California for a job interview and thought, since I’m close, I’ll visit my…

Larry Persily (Peninsula Clarion file)

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Alaska Voices: Santa may be on the ballot, but Palin more of a joke

Just what Alaska needs in Congress: Another set of Twitter thumbs to hitch a ride to likes and…

This photo shows a stack of pocket constitutions at the Alaska State Capitol. (Peter Segall/Juneau Empire file)

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Alaska Voices: We should be proud and thankful for Alaska’s constitution

Why is our constitution such a good one?

Alex Koplin is a founding member of Kenai Peninsula Votes. (courtesy photo)

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Voices of the Peninsula: Everyone has a right to vote

It’s important that anyone who wants to vote be able to get that opportunity.

Alaska Department of Revenue Commissioner Lucinda Mahoney (Photo via the State of Alaska Department of Revenue)

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Now is the time to establish firm fiscal policies

Limit spending into the future and ensure that our reserves are replenished and protected

Josh Revak is a member of the Alaska State Senate. (Courtesy photo)

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We are making Alaska’s Purple Heart Trail the longest in the US

The MOPH began efforts in Alaska in 2008 with the designation of the highways between Alaska-Canada

Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety Jim Cockrell is seen here in an undated photo. (Courtesy photo/Office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy)

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Opinion: Addressing the high rates of missing and murdered Indigenous persons

The Alaska Department of Public Safety is developing new approaches to these investigations

Michael O’Meara.

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Point of View: Never forget the Exxon Valdez oil spill

It’s time for a wider remembering than my own

Peter Zuyus

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Point of View: Ranked choice voting is not difficult

Let’s stop telling people how difficult it is, how complicated it is and explain this in the simple…

Alex Koplin is a founding member of Kenai Peninsula Votes. (courtesy photo)

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Voices of the Peninsula: 48 candidates and it’s dinner time

Guess who’s coming to dinner?

Les Gara, left, is running for Alaska governor; Jessica Cook is running for lieutenant governor in the 2022 gubernatorial race. (Photo provided)

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Alaska Voices: Our vision of a state with better schools, better jobs

We want to move Alaska forward again

Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks to a joint session of the Alaska State Legislature in late February. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

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Opinion: It’s time for Sen. Murkowski to protect Bristol Bay

She could end the fight and give Alaskans peace of mind that she has our best interests in…

Tiffany Hall is the executive director of Recover Alaska. (photo provided)

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SB 9 will help us achieve a healthier Alaska

Alcohol requires additional laws and policies to keep people as healthy and safe as possible

A map from the Alaska Redistricting Board shows proposed House Districts in Anchorage, two of which were the subject of a lawsuit against the board for their being paired together in a single senate seat.The Alaska Supreme Court Ruled Friday the board acted unconstitutionally in one of its Senate district pairings. (Screenshot / Alaska Redistricting Board)

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Opinion: Gerrymandering — the cooked books of redistricting

Proposal prioritized party’s electoral goals over democratic principle.

Jason Grenn (courtesy photo)

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Opinion: Alaskans are ready for our new election system

This is an opportunity to take advantage of the benefits of the system

Shown is a primary demonstration ballot at the Alaska Division of Elections office in Anchorage, Alaska, on Jan. 21, 2022. Alaska elections will be held for the first time this year under a voter-backed system that scraps party primaries and sends the top four vote-getters regardless of party to the general election, where ranked choice voting will be used to determine a winner. No other state conducts its elections with that same combination. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

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Voices of the Peninsula: It’s a very special election

This is an open primary meaning all party and unaffiliated candidates will be on one ballot.

Faith Myers stands at the doors of API. (Courtesy Photo)

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Opinion: New goals and oversight are needed to protect disabled psychiatric patients

Reduce unnecessary trauma that people face during treatment inside locked psychiatric facilities.

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Opinion: As Alaska Native women, we stand in support of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination mirrors many of the experiences of minorities in the U.S.

Michael McCarthy. (Photo provided)

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Voices of the Peninsula: Don’t allow directional drilling

The environmental risk of opening Kachemak Bay to fracking is incomprehensible.

Michael Schallock. (Photo provided)

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Point of View: Understanding daylight saving time in Alaska

It would be healthiest if Alaska adjusted our clocks back two hours this fall