Opinion
What others say: Communities should opt in to smoke ban, rather than out
A bill that seeks to ban smoking in bars, restaurants and public places may finally get a vote…
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Voices of Alaska: University of Alaska provides Alaskans with affordable workforce training
As the primary provider of the state’s workforce, the University of Alaska is identifying more affordable ways to…
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Editorial: Soldotna thinking globally, acting locally
Change has to start somewhere, and in the case of plastic grocery bags on the central Kenai Peninsula,…
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What others say: Ketchikan Daily News
Forecasts for low returns of wild king salmon to the Unuk River and other king spawning waterways in…
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Op-ed: Searching and seizing
“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches…
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Op-ed: The last special counsel
Donald Trump shouldn’t fire Robert Mueller, but Mueller should be the last special counsel. The Mueller probe just…
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Letter: Bravo for ‘My Fair Lady’
Bravo for ‘My Fair Lady’ Wow! What a great performance Joe Rizzo and a Peninsula All Star cast…
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Editorial: On the road again
This past week, the Clarion reported on a number of road construction projects expected to begin in the…
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What others say: Keep pressure on to change banking laws
It’s unrealistic to expect a quick change to federal banking laws regarding money made in the marijuana industry.…
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Op-ed: The unwilling exit strategy
In spite of all the controversy about Scott Pruitt’s cushy D.C. condo, it’s entirely appropriate that he was…
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Op-ed: Free speech takes another hit
Fox News host Laura Ingraham has apologized, as has the network, for nothing more serious than her tweet:…
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Op-ed: Syria, Trump and isolationism
The isolationist spirit — a reluctance to become involved in foreign entanglements — goes back in U.S. history…
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What is your vision for the future of Alaska’s youth?
Alaska, in many ways, is still a frontier. We have opportunities that no other state in our country…
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Op-ed: The teenage demagogues
All you needed to know about student activist David Hogg’s speech at the “March for Our Lives” in…
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Editorial: Still a need to ‘choose respect’
In what has become an annual event, the Choose Respect March took place Wednesday afternoon in Kenai. Dozens…
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Voices of Alaska: Alaska must encourage investment, not drive it away
On March 12, 1968, Alaska forever changed. That was the day a team of geologists, engineers and drillers…
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What others say: Expelling Russian diplomats balances earlier faux pas
The Trump administration deserves credit for expelling 60 Russian diplomats (spies, actually, claimed the White House) and for…
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What’s wrong in Washington (and America)
KEY LARGO, Florida — At dinner with friends, I was asked what is wrong with Washington. The question…
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What others say: Congress breaks cycle of fire costs
The oddest thing happened last week in Washington, D.C., as members of Congress (and then President Donald Trump)…
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What others say: If you aren’t paying, you are the product
Across the world, the hashtag #DeleteFacebook has been trending on Twitter, Google and, most ironically, on Facebook itself.…