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Opinion: If you know youth who vape, help them understand the risks

Remember Joe Camel, the 1980s and 90s advertising mascot for Camel cigarettes? Or the Journal of the American…

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Letter to the Editor: Rethink the LNG pipeline

Forget that $55 billion pipeline to get LNG from Prudhoe. All we need to do is let that…

Larry Persily gives a presentation at the Kenai/Soldotna joint chamber luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Alaska Voices: Current PFD formula is not a responsible way to make budget decisions

Legislature should exercise its budget powers in setting this year’s dividend.

Alaska Voices: Dunleavy’s budget: Malfeasance or misfeasance?

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Alaska Voices: Dunleavy’s budget: Malfeasance or misfeasance?

Governor fails to submit a revenue plan, refuses to contemplate one.

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Alaska Voices: Investment in public preschool reaps high returns for our children and our economy

Alaska can make that has a projected 7-10% per year return on investment.

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Letter to the Editor: Protect the PFD

We must protect the Permanent Fund dividend for generations to come. Alaskans’ PFDs should be paid in full…

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Voices of the Peninsula: The gravy train is over

My parents came to Alaska in 1948 to teach. They moved to Moose Pass on the Kenai Peninsula…

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Letter to the Editor: Don’t be a conservative in name only

THINK YOU ARE A CONSERVATIVE? Maybe you vote, maybe not. Maybe you voted for President Donald Trump, Gov.…

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Letter to the Editor: Take care of our citizens

We’ve lived in Alaska for 50 years and have never seen anything like this.

Opinion: To find the right budget, Alaskans must get involved

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Opinion: To find the right budget, Alaskans must get involved

Spending more money is not improving education for our children.

Voices of the Peninsula: Dunleavy asks fishing communities to subsidize the oil and gas industry

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Voices of the Peninsula: Dunleavy asks fishing communities to subsidize the oil and gas industry

In order to “balance” the budget Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants to redirect local fish landing taxes from fishing…

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Letter to the Editor: Dunleavy’s budget prioritizes profit over people

There is a popular saying in politics; “Don’t tell me what your priorities are. Show me your budget…

In this photo taken April 9, 1989 photo, a local fisherman inspects a dead California gray whale on the northern shore of Latouche Island, Alaska. The whale was found in the oil-contaminated waters of Prince William Sound. (John Gaps III | Associated Press File)

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Opinion: Thirty years since the Exxon Valdez spill and our current ship of state

Governor’s budget is creating a hazardous fiscal reef.

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Letter to the Editor: Sending prisoners Outside is bad for communities

“Those of you who want to do prison ministry can go do it in Arizona” was the comment…

In this Aug. 17, 2018 photo, family and friends who have lost loved ones to OxyContin and opioid overdoses leave pill bottles in protest outside the headquarters of Purdue Pharma, which is owned by the Sackler family, in Stamford, Connecticut. (Jessica Hill | Associated Press File)

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Opinion: Solving the opioid epidemic starts with cracking down on fentanyl

It’s a problem we can solve with smart and proactive policy choices.

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Opinion: Now is not the time to change oil tax policy

Talking oil taxes is almost a state sport

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Letter to the Editor: The complex lifecycle of salmon

The complex lifecycle of salmon

Larry Persily gives a presentation at the Kenai/Soldotna joint chamber luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

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Alaska Voices: Permanent fund must reflect today’s fiscal reality

When revenues are down, so goes the dividend. Just like in the real world.

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Opinion: 30 years later, applying hard-learned lessons in Prince William Sound

Exxon Valdez changed the way industry, regulators, states and nations looked at marine oil transport

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Opinion: Sustainable fiscal plan, reliable funding crucial for K-12 education

A budget isn’t just about what certain things cost; it’s about what people value