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Voices of Alaska: A call to fishermen

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Voices of Alaska: A call to fishermen

Things are getting sideways out there in the ocean. Nearly every fishermen who’s motored in recent years along…

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Voices of Alaska: Don’t settle. Alaskans can get the job done

“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” — Wayne Gretzky Since the State of Alaska…

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Editorial: Navigating fish board nominations

When the Legislature returns to work Monday after a break for Easter weekend, the first hearing on the…

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Voices of Alaska: Balancing net neutrality and expanded access

Alaskans are fond of reminding outsiders that “Alaska is different.” Our vast geography, strategic location, diverse communities, abundant…

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What others say: Enshrining PFD in constitution is unwise

The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend is not an entitlement. Nor should it become one. Yet that is what…

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Voices of Alaska: Alaskans weigh in on economic issues

Since 1953 the Alaska Chamber has been the voice of Alaska business large and small across Alaska with…

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Editorial: Reach out with your heart

On Dec. 21, 2012, the Peninsula Clarion ran the following editorial after a horrific school shooting in Newtown,…

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Op-ed: The Russian (S)election

Perhaps Vladimir Putin was using his experience meddling in U.S. elections to meddle in his own. Putin “won”…

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Voices of Alaska: Getting more resources against trafficking our kids

Most Americans and Alaskans think that human trafficking is a problem that happens in other, far-away places. And…

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Voices of Alaska: A worldwide market for Alaska’s resources

Future economic development in Alaska relies on outside customers – Alaska’s resources are so vast that their market…

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What others say: Assistance appreciated

The presence of illegal drugs in the Ketchikan area isn’t just a local issue — most of these…

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Op-ed: Bill Clinton redux

Stormy Daniels could have stepped right out of the 1990s. She would have been a natural in a…

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Op-ed: The unbalanced California FACT Act

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether pro-life pregnancy help centers in California should be…

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What others say: Keep the sun shining

The belief that good government flourishes when it is well-supervised by citizens has been deeply held in this…

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What others say: Truth is the responsibility of government

Citing “false” and “misleading” public statements by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…

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Voices of Alaska: Time for conversation on climate change, resource development is now

For too long, there has been an awkwardness in the way Alaskans talk about climate change and resource…

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Op-ed: Chaos theory in action

“‘Cheer up,’ they said. ‘Things could be worse.’ So I did, and sure enough, they were.” It’s a…

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Op-ed: The dumbest firing

Unsurprisingly for the former host of “The Apprentice,” Donald Trump has given us every variety of firing. There…

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Voices of Alaska: A clear trajectory for Alaska LNG

“This schedule is a necessary step forward for the AK LNG project and provides a clear trajectory for…

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Editorial: Out of the frying pan, and into the fire

No sooner had we recovered from our swoon over the announcement that the Board of Fisheries would meet…