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What others say: Congress must advance prison reforms bill
A prison reform bill that passed the House with a strong bipartisan majority is slowly dying in the…
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What others say: Dimond incident reminds that hazing is always harmful
On a trip to Fairbanks for a game against Lathrop last weekend, members of the Dimond High School…
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The Spirit of 1968
The Battle of Michigan Avenue is finally over, and it was won by the protesters.
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Edible Alaska
When the governor signed a seed bank bill in Palmer, it’s likely Ketchikan hardly noticed.
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What others say: Changing coal rules a great leap backward for environment
The Trump administration is committed to saving coal, when what it really needs to do is save the…
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What others say: EpiPen a case study in government, business pushing drug prices up
A couple of years ago Washington fell into anaphylactic shock over the high cost of EpiPens, devices that…
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What others say: Tariffs have real impacts on agriculture
It’s a good thing U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has two ears. On the subject of Donald…
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What others say: Space Force may not be a bad idea, just not a high priority
Earlier this month, President Trump’s administration doubled down on his earlier proposal to create a Space Force as…
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What others say: FBI credibility takes a hit
The news that the FBI fired Peter Strzok broke recently, and with that, we can begin to see…
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What others say: Young voters may take the reins this year
Following the horror and chaos of the shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School, young people across the…
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What others say: Arctic defense is a must for America
Passage of the fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act earlier this month came with much fanfare by Alaska’s…
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Political sign enforcement justified
Understanding the wisdom of a recent Department of Transportation enforcement action removing illegal campaign signs from road rights…
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What others say: One step forward, two steps back on North Korea denuclearization
The U.S. and North Korea are again publicly disagreeing about progress toward the North’s denuclearization, and that’s no…
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Voices of Alaska: Judge Brett Kavanaugh deserves better
The United States Senate would serve our country by confirming Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Judge Kavanaugh’s…
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What others say: The Pope says no to death penalty
Pope Francis’s condemnation of
capital punishment is simple and unambiguous: It is inadmissible. No exceptions for especially heinous…
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Voices of Alaska: GCI invests in the peninsula
While Alaska’s economy has shown signs of rebounding, the past few years have been marked by job and…
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Voter suppression doesn’t matter if voters don’t care
Have you heard? Turnout for the November general election is expected to be so high that election officials…
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What others say: Mourn the lost, but then do something about climate change accelerating fires
The devastating Carr fire in Northern California continues to ravage the countryside, nearing — if not already surpassing…