Opinion

Jacquelyn Martin / Associated Press Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., questions Navy Adm. Lisa Franchetti during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Sept. 14 on Capitol Hill.

Opinion: Music to the ears of America’s adversaries

Russia and China have interest in seeing America’s democracy and standing in the world weakened

 

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Opinion: Imagine the cost of health and happiness if set by prescription drug companies

If you didn’t have heartburn before seeing the price, you will soon — and that requires another prescription

 

A rainbow appears over downtown as residents check out rows of electric vehicles at Juneau’s EV & E-bike Roundup on Sept. 23. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: We should all pay more for the privilege of driving

Alaska has the lowest gas tax in the country

 

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Opinion: Sports saves

ASAA has decided to take a vulnerable subgroup of these youth and reinforce that they are different and unwelcome

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U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks to a joint session of the Alaska State Legislature at the Alaska State Capitol on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Gazing at the stars while democracy burns

Sullivan’s refusal to address Trump’s shenanigans is matched by his reluctance to compliment Biden

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks to a joint session of the Alaska State Legislature at the Alaska State Capitol on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
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Opinion: How to protect individuals from financial damage caused by irresponsible elected officials

Think of the several million dollars the state treasury, the Kenai Peninsula Borough and Municipality of Anchorage have paid out the past few years

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Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during an April 27 news conference at the Alaska State Capitol in which options for a long-range fiscal plan were discussed. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Alaska’s rudderless fiscal ship

The Alaska Permanent Fund dividend Alaskans are set to receive is again a paltry sum compared to what Gov. Mike Dunleavy promised five years ago.… Continue reading

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during an April 27 news conference at the Alaska State Capitol in which options for a long-range fiscal plan were discussed. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)
Ben Carson (center) visits Iditarod Elementary School in Wasilla with Gov. Mike Dunleavy (to Carson’s right) on Tuesday. (Official photo from the Office of the Governor)

Opinion: Embarrassing Alaska through neglectful governance

When Gov. Mike Dunleavy learned Dr. Ben Carson would be speaking in Alaska, he made time on his calendar to spend with the former U.S.… Continue reading

Ben Carson (center) visits Iditarod Elementary School in Wasilla with Gov. Mike Dunleavy (to Carson’s right) on Tuesday. (Official photo from the Office of the Governor)
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Point of View: Les Gara for governor, for Alaska’s children, and our public education system

Les Gara has already displayed his commitment to Alaska’s youth during his time in the state Legislature.

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University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen in 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: State’s budget climate puts value of Alaska’s higher education at risk

Thousands of students could be affected by a governor veto.

University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen in 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Support Mead Treadwell in primary

Support Mead Treadwell in primary Mead Treadwell is a Republican candidate for governor and I’m supporting him. Here’s why: First of all, the only candidates… Continue reading

User groups must band together to help kings

User groups must band together to help kings Regarding the article “Kings need our help” that ran in the Anchorage Daily News, 7/26/18. In his… Continue reading

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 have decided to add a second day… Continue reading

Letter to the editor: Children must be protected by adults

Children must be protected by adults There are certain things accepted in the current culture that merit adult outcry for children. In other words, people… Continue reading

Letter to the editor: Thanks for support at Soldotna seniors’ bazaar

Soldotna Area Senior Citizens, Inc. would like to thank everybody involved in our Summer Bazaar and Quilt Show this past weekend. A huge shoutout to… Continue reading

Voices of the Peninsula: Alaskans should stand for salmon, their resource

As Alaskans, we have a home to be proud of. We have more land per capita than most other inhabited places in the world and… Continue reading

What others say: Avoid shortcuts to drilling ANWR

The administration of President Donald Trump is moving quickly on lease sales in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge now that the… Continue reading

What others say: The price of Alaska

It’s a refrain echoed by nearly all recent arrivals to Alaska: “Why is everything so expensive here?” Like many questions, there’s an easy answer and… Continue reading

Letters to the editor: Human error leads to bears’ deaths

Referencing the article in the Anchorage Daily News, “Three bears killed in area of mauling.” I can’t conceive in my mind’s eye which to be… Continue reading

What others say: DEA to finally tighten oversight of opioid manufacturing

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency announced that it will more closely monitor the number of opioid pills manufactured annually. This is welcome news in a… Continue reading