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Rep. Sara Hannan, D-Juneau, speaks in favor of HB 2002 on a reconsideration vote at the Capitol on Monday, July 22,2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Alaska Voices: Governor’s vetoes don’t reflect Alaska’s values

Massive cuts will dismantle services, organizations, and programs that took decades to build.

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Alaska Voices: Dichotomies of a false narrative

Alaskans are at risk of becoming underpaid workforce slaves.

Voices of the Peninsula: Our health care rights are in jeopardy

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Voices of the Peninsula: Our health care rights are in jeopardy

Cuts will have a detrimental impact on providers, large and small, and set a dangerous precedent.

Kelly Tshibaka, commissioner Department of Administration (courtesy photo)

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Opinion: DMV uses technology innovatively

Technological advancements now allow the DMV to verify if a motor vehicle has insurance coverage.

Opinion: The national measles outbreak has spread to Alaska — Please get vaccinated!

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Opinion: The national measles outbreak has spread to Alaska — Please get vaccinated!

One of the most contagious diseases in the world, measles can lead to severe complications.

<strong>• By LARRY PERSILY</strong>

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Alaska Voices: Let’s stop with the meaningless political labels

It’s time we thought about our communities more than our politics.

Letter to the Editor: Restore funding for legal services to low-income Alaskans

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Letter to the Editor: Restore funding for legal services to low-income Alaskans

The attorneys of ALSC help achieve justice and create a better Alaska.

Clinton Campion

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Opinion: Alaska Supreme Court ruling on sex offender registry won’t make Alaska less safe

It’s strikes a good balance.

Tammy Green

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Opinion: We can’t ‘veto’ away our state’s Medicaid program

Alaskans deserve better.

Voices of the Peninsula: Use fat PFDs to pay it forward for arts, other cut programs

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Voices of the Peninsula: Use fat PFDs to pay it forward for arts, other cut programs

In Alaska, arts and culture are a $1.3 billion dollar industry.

Opinion: Restore reasonable funding for the university of Alaska

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Opinion: Restore reasonable funding for the university of Alaska

Precipitously cutting these scholarships is a significant violation of trust.

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Letter to the Editor: A bad deal for Alaska

The question is, do you care about Alaska’s fisheries resources?

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Letter to the Editor: Students, not taxpayers, should be paying for college

There has been a lot of press regarding the $130 million cut to the University of Alaska. I,…

A brush fire burns in South Anchorage, Alaska, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. (Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

Opinion

Opinion: How we fight wildfires needs to change

The time for action is now.

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Point of View: You can make a difference at the border; July 11 fundraiser will help you know how

There will be a fundraiser from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 11, at Grace Ridge Brewing in Homer.

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Letter to the Editor: A shoutout to resolving an issue

There is not one public boat launch along the 36-mile Funny River Road corridor

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Letter to the Editor: Dunleavy’s budget betrays Alaskans

There is no denying the effect that these cuts will have on communities throughout Alaska.

In this June 28, 2018, photo, Democrat Mark Begich poses outside a downtown office building in Juneau. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

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Alaska Voices: Do not let the dividend divide us

Here we go again, another special session causing uncertainty and angst for all Alaskans all because our leaders…

Pioneer Hall at the Kachemak Bay Campus, Kenai Peninsula College, University of Alaska Anchoarge, as seen on July 2, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

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Point of View: Governor’s budget cut threatens KPC and postsecondary education on Peninsula

What happens if the veto is not overturned?

Senate President Cathy Giessel (Courtesy photo)

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Opinion: Striking a balance for Alaska’s future

To fund a $3,000 dividend into the future, similar sized cuts will be necessary again next year.