Opinion
Bob Franken: The slam sham
I’m not ready to say that President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders are in cahoots. I don’t know…
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Opinion: Marijuana Board should not allow onsite marijuana consumption
The Alaska Marijuana Control Board is considering proposed regulations to allow retail marijuana establishments to add “marijuana consumption…
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Bob Franken: The fake-potpourri column
The word “potpourri” has a few definitions, but for a columnist it means writing about a bunch of…
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George H.W. Bush: Man of character
I first met the man who would become America’s 41st president in 1968. He was a Houston congressman…
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Rich Lowry: Sorry, you can’t protect Mueller
Mitch McConnell just did our constitutional order an enormous favor by burying the so-called Robert Mueller protection bill,…
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Bob Franken: Discrimination for the ages
Forgive my self-indulgence, but at the very start I need to point out that while I may not…
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Cal Thomas: Trump vs. Roberts
Chief Justice John Roberts has been drawn into President Trump’s web.
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Cal Thomas: The Florida fiasco ends
After two recounts — one by machine, the other by hand — after a concession speech by Andrew…
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Rich Lowry: Trump’s not populist enough
The midterms suggest that President Donald Trump needs to double down on populism, just not the sort that’s…
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Voices of the Peninsula: Time to give up the invocation fight
How much more money is the Kenai Peninsula Borough willing to spend on defending a discriminatory and unconstitutional…
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Bob Franken: The dog-eat-dog world
I’m always amazed that the Washington types I consider to be such jerks are completely different when I…
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Opinion: Polls can only be as consistent as Alaska voters
Pollsters don’t make predictions. We just show how things are at a given moment in time. It’s such…
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Rich Lowry: There’s no ‘neo-Jim Crow’ in Georgia
In the overtime of the 2018 elections, the left can’t decide whether it opposes casting doubt on election…
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Letter to the Editor: Fourth Amendment, not gun rights, at issue in court case
Fourth Amendment, not gun rights, at issue in court case
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Bob Franken: To know him is to not know him
”I don’t know Matt Whitaker.” That was President Donald Trump, unmistakably signaling that Matthew Whitaker won’t be acting…
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Cal Thomas: What’s wrong with Florida elections?
MIAMI — Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) had the best line when it comes to the latest Florida election…
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Letter to the Editor: The Borough Assembly should spend no more money on the invocation issue
We are a nation established on the concept of numerous freedoms including two fundamental protections of:
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Rich Lowry: No, Trump is not diminished
Midterm losses typically humble a sitting president of the United States, but Donald Trump is beyond humbling.
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Letter to the editor: Journalists are not the enemy of the people
On Wednesday afternoon, the President of the United States engaged in another unprovoked verbal attack on the news…
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Bob Franken: Election season is just getting started
Mornings are somewhat brighter, but it’s still a day of mourning. The switch from daylight saving to standard…