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A spruce tree showing heavy damage from spruce bark beetles stands on Saturday, April 28, 2018 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ben Boetttger/Peninsula Clarion file)

Opinion: Spruce beetle outbreak will require all hands, all lands solutions

This time, the beetle’s rate of spread appears to be outpacing the last outbreak

A spruce tree showing heavy damage from spruce bark beetles stands on Saturday, April 28, 2018 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ben Boetttger/Peninsula Clarion file)
The Berkeley Pit abuts the City of Butte on Silver Bow Creek in southwestern Montana. (Courtesy Photo)

Opinion: As Alaskans consider Pebble Mine, a cautionary tale from Montana

In our state, we live with mining’s other legacy: permanent pollution.

The Berkeley Pit abuts the City of Butte on Silver Bow Creek in southwestern Montana. (Courtesy Photo)
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Pioneer Potluck: About bears and more bears

Mexicali goulash, Mexican hot dish, Southwestern potato pepper jack cheese soup, Mexican moose steak

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Letter to the Editor: Alabama sets the stage for a Constitutional fight on abortion

Alabama did something courageous, but they still haven’t quite got it right.

In this March 7, 2019 photo, Mouhcine Guettabi, associate professor of economics at the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska Anchorage, speaks to the Senate Finance Committee at the Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Time for some budget humility

Economists are failing Gov. Dunleavy.

In this March 7, 2019 photo, Mouhcine Guettabi, associate professor of economics at the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska Anchorage, speaks to the Senate Finance Committee at the Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Sandhill cranes feed in Beluga Slough on May 11, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Unhinged Alaska: To tweet or not to tweet

The annual Shorebird Festival in Homer is now over so the guests of honor should arrive any day now. The expected migratory pulse of feather… Continue reading

Sandhill cranes feed in Beluga Slough on May 11, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
Harmful species coordinator Rosie Masui takes samples at the Homer Harbor in July 2017 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo provided)

Point of View: What we stand to lose

Funding for research is money well-spent

Harmful species coordinator Rosie Masui takes samples at the Homer Harbor in July 2017 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo provided)

Letter to the Editor: This is not about abortion, but controlling women

In my medical records, it says I had an abortion: spontaneous. Most know that to be a miscarriage, but for a long time, every time… Continue reading

Larry Persily gives a presentation at the Kenai/Soldotna joint chamber luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Opinion: Alaska needs to stop dreaming and solve real problems

We love thinking about big projects, but unattainable big projects distract us from reality.

Larry Persily gives a presentation at the Kenai/Soldotna joint chamber luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Cindy Harris (Right) receives the Advocate of the Year Award from the Alzheimer’s Association during their annual forum in Washington, D.C. on April 1, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Cindy Harris)

Letter to the Editor: Join the fight against Alzheimer’s

I understand firsthand the enormous burden this disease has on the families and the economy.

Cindy Harris (Right) receives the Advocate of the Year Award from the Alzheimer’s Association during their annual forum in Washington, D.C. on April 1, 2019. (Photo courtesy of Cindy Harris)
Refuge notebook: Alaska’s state bird is one of a kind

Refuge notebook: Alaska’s state bird is one of a kind

I saw a small flock of willow ptarmigan along the Seward Highway near Summit Pass last week. I had to take a hard look as… Continue reading

Refuge notebook: Alaska’s state bird is one of a kind
Alaska House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, left, speaks to House Minority Leader Lance Pruitt before the start of the House floor session on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, Juneau, Alaska. Wednesday marked a constitutional deadline for the end of the regular session. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Dunleavy plans special session amid dividend debate

Dunleavy said there has been interest in meeting in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley

Alaska House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, left, speaks to House Minority Leader Lance Pruitt before the start of the House floor session on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, Juneau, Alaska. Wednesday marked a constitutional deadline for the end of the regular session. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
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Opinion: Murkowski’s oversight failure on Pebble is troubling

We need leadership now when it comes to Bristol Bay.

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Opinion: Prepare, attract and retain quality educators for Alaska’s future

Constant employee turnover takes time, money, and energy away from educating young people.

Alaska: Our quality of life is at stake

Alaska: Our quality of life is at stake

Total philanthropic giving in Alaska in 2018 added up to approximately $135 million.

Alaska: Our quality of life is at stake
Pioneer Potluck: About the advancement of the telephone

Pioneer Potluck: About the advancement of the telephone

This week: Quick topping for vanilla ice cream, Mexicalli-chicken Pot Pie, Bob’s spaghetti sauce

Pioneer Potluck: About the advancement of the telephone
Alaska House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, center, speaks to reporters after the House failed to accept a Senate rewrite of a crime bill, Tuesday, May 14, 2019, in Juneau, Alaska. Also pictured are state Reps. Matt Claman, left, and Chuck Kopp. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Alaska House refuses to accept Senate crime bill

“Rubber-stamping changes of this magnitude is irresponsible.”

Alaska House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, center, speaks to reporters after the House failed to accept a Senate rewrite of a crime bill, Tuesday, May 14, 2019, in Juneau, Alaska. Also pictured are state Reps. Matt Claman, left, and Chuck Kopp. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
Alaska House and Senate negotiators meet for a conference committee on the state operating budget on Monday, in Juneau. The Legislature is trying to finish its work with a deadline for doing so looming. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Alaska lawmakers face looming deadline, big decisions

Wednesday will mark the 121st day of the regular session, the constitutional limit

Alaska House and Senate negotiators meet for a conference committee on the state operating budget on Monday, in Juneau. The Legislature is trying to finish its work with a deadline for doing so looming. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
Emergency response crews transport an injured passenger to an ambulance at the George Inlet Lodge docks, Monday, May 13, 2019, in Ketchikan, Alaska. The passenger was from one of two sightseeing planes reported down in George Inlet early Monday afternoon and was dropped off by a U.S. Coast Guard 45-foot response boat. (Dustin Safranek/Ketchikan Daily News via AP)

NTSB to investigate in Alaska after deadly plane crash

Four people were killed after the floatplanes carrying cruise ship tourists collided

Emergency response crews transport an injured passenger to an ambulance at the George Inlet Lodge docks, Monday, May 13, 2019, in Ketchikan, Alaska. The passenger was from one of two sightseeing planes reported down in George Inlet early Monday afternoon and was dropped off by a U.S. Coast Guard 45-foot response boat. (Dustin Safranek/Ketchikan Daily News via AP)