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Alaska Voices: Oil taxes, what oil taxes?

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Alaska Voices: Oil taxes, what oil taxes?

Alaska needs a fair share from the sale of oil to economically recover and have a meaningful future.

Point of View: Pebble and Dunleavy: How the commercial fishing “essential service” declaration reveals irony at its finest

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Point of View: Pebble and Dunleavy: How the commercial fishing “essential service” declaration reveals irony at its finest

“Why is the governor supporting the Pebble Project?”

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Point of View: Be strong and pass it on

Being strong is a balancing act.

Point of View: Parents — You are essential workers

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Point of View: Parents — You are essential workers

Parenting is always a full-time job, and under typical circumstances can be challenging.

Voices of the Peninsula: Making friends and connecting to people

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Voices of the Peninsula: Making friends and connecting to people

Without my foreign exchange year I am convinced that I would not have become the person I am…

Church of the Rock Homer Pastor Aaron Weisser, Ph.D. (Photo courtesy Aaron Weisser)

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Point of View: Opportunities for kindness and caring have never been as ripe

It has been truly amazing to see so many people from our community rally to support each other.

Ryan Smith, South Peninsula Hospital CEO. (Photo courtesy of South Peninsula Hospital)

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Point of View: South Peninsula Hospital is preparing for pandemic

“Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.”

Larry Smith

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Point of View: Follow Hammond’s advice by adjusting oil taxes to redeem state’s share

The recently established POMV formula lacks the controls advocated by Gov. Jay Hammond.

Bonita Banks in a photo taken in June 2019 in Connemara, Ireland. (Photo courtesy Bonita Banks)

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Voices of the Peninsula: The Importance of Social Wellness

The social dimension of wellness plays a significant role in many aspects of one’s health.

Point of View: The true dilemma — Truth is on shaky ground

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Point of View: The true dilemma — Truth is on shaky ground

Do you long for those days when you could have a good honest debate and express your arguments…

Point of View: Cook Inlet commercial fisheries feed Alaskans

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Point of View: Cook Inlet commercial fisheries feed Alaskans

Alaska needs a diversity of access opportunities to truly feed its people.

Colonel Bryan W. Barlow, Director of the Division of Alaska State Troopers (Photo courtesy of Alaska State Troopers)

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Point of View: Focusing on the fundamentals

An introduction from new state trooper director

Hal Shepherd. (Photo courtesy of Hal Shepherd)

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Point of View: This is a bad time to harass Kachemak Bay wildlife

In 2019 several thousand common murres starved to death in the Kachemak Bay.

Suzanne Greenwood. (Photo provided)

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Point of View: Disamenity and invention

Jet Skis are not right for the bay

Opinion: The 2010s were a decade of perseverance for small businesses

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Opinion: The 2010s were a decade of perseverance for small businesses

True to the entrepreneurial spirit and American dream, small businesses persevered.

Point of View: Say ‘yes’ to Alaska Fair Share Oil Tax

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Point of View: Say ‘yes’ to Alaska Fair Share Oil Tax

Constantly living from your savings account has been a bad idea.

Shelley Gill

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Point of View: Alaskans should recall Dunleavy for ‘destroying the life’s work of a generation’

What kind of leader will not even consider cutting oil subsidies at a time of fiscal hardship?

McKibben Jackinsky. (Photo by Janelle Orth)

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Voices of the Peninsula: Don’t let Big Oil shut you up

We’ve all attended meetings where QA is the final agenda item.

A collection of marine debris found at a clean-up in 2013 at Gore Point, Alaska. (Photo by Tim Steinberg)

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Voices of the Peninsula: Marine debris is a rising problem

Mammals are perishing because of ingesting plastics.

A Welcome from Superintendent O’Brien

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A Welcome from Superintendent O’Brien

The 2019 - 2020 school year is here and we are ready. The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District…