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U.S. House Independent candidate Alyse Galvin waves to cars with supporters at Northern Lights Boulevard and Minnesota Drive on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Anchorage, Alaska. Galvin, an independent, is trying to unseat U.S. Rep. Don Young, Alaska’s sole member of the U.S. House and in office since 1973. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

Too early to call rematch for House seat

Young, the longest-serving Republican ever in the U.S. House, was seeking his 25th term in Tuesday’s election.

U.S. House Independent candidate Alyse Galvin waves to cars with supporters at Northern Lights Boulevard and Minnesota Drive on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Anchorage, Alaska. Galvin, an independent, is trying to unseat U.S. Rep. Don Young, Alaska’s sole member of the U.S. House and in office since 1973. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP)
Incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, left, with his wife Julie, speaks to the media after casting his ballot at the Alaska Zoo Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)

Wait is on in Senate race as ballot count continues

Early results in Alaska’s U.S. Senate race favor Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan.

Incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, left, with his wife Julie, speaks to the media after casting his ballot at the Alaska Zoo Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020 in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen)
Alaska U.S. Senate candidate Al Gross speaks to supporters at an event at a downtown park in Juneau, on Saturday, as his wife, Monica Gross, at right, looks on. The event, held on a rainy, windy morning, is among those Gross is holding in the lead-up to the Nov. 3 general election, in which Gross, an independent running with Democratic backing, is facing Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Campaigns make last push for votes in state

As of early Monday, more than 150,000 voters had cast their ballots, most by absentee.

Alaska U.S. Senate candidate Al Gross speaks to supporters at an event at a downtown park in Juneau, on Saturday, as his wife, Monica Gross, at right, looks on. The event, held on a rainy, windy morning, is among those Gross is holding in the lead-up to the Nov. 3 general election, in which Gross, an independent running with Democratic backing, is facing Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
Sen. Mike Shower (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Ballot Measure 1 — Why I am a ‘no’ vote

Alaskans are voting on important issues to determine our next steps in dealing with the budget, resource allocation, taxes, and citizens’ general welfare. I know… Continue reading

Sen. Mike Shower (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Virginia Walters (Courtesy photo)

Life in the Pedestrian Lane: The race is on

Here we are 33 weeks later wondering how we are going to celebrate the grandest time of the year.

Virginia Walters (Courtesy photo)
Robin Brena (courtesy)

Opinion: Existing production tax system hopelessly flawed

Vote “yes” on Ballot Measure 1

Robin Brena (courtesy)
Nikiski resident Jesse Bjorkman represents Nikiski in the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly. (Photo courtesy Jesse Bjorkman)

Voices of the Peninsula: Voters claim power with ‘yes’ on 2

Ballot Measure 2 does three main things that give the voter more power.

Nikiski resident Jesse Bjorkman represents Nikiski in the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly. (Photo courtesy Jesse Bjorkman)
Will Morrow (courtesy)

Keeping myself in stitches

The pandemic hit, and we all brushed off some skills we hadn’t thought about in a while.

Will Morrow (courtesy)
Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce is photographed at the Kenai Peninsula Clarion office in Kenai, Alaska, on Sept. 25, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Voices of the Peninsula: Ballot Measure 1 will hurt the Kenai economy; I’m voting ‘no’

This year has been bad for everyone, across the board.

Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce is photographed at the Kenai Peninsula Clarion office in Kenai, Alaska, on Sept. 25, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Sen. Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Ballot Measure 1: Our last chance to save the PFD and critical state programs

The contentions of Ballot Measure 1’s opponents about jobs and the PFD are easily refuted.

Sen. Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Rep. Chuck Kopp, R-Anchorage. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)

Reclaiming Alaska, our political process, and our souls

Alaska needs leaders to show up for their communities, put forward real solutions, and work with anyone who shares those same values and a commitment to a better future

Rep. Chuck Kopp, R-Anchorage. (Ben Hohenstatt | Juneau Empire)
This photo shows the Alaska State Capitol. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
This photo shows the Alaska State Capitol. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
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Opinion: Vote against judicial overreach

Alaskans have a rare opportunity to push back against a liberal activist court

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Loren Leman (courtesy photo)

Alaska Voices: The empty promises of Ballot Measure 2

I reviewed Ballot Measure 2 — all 25 pages of it — and conclude that instead of what its proponents say, it is complex, obscure and unfair.

Loren Leman (courtesy photo)
Cameron Hunt is the general manager of the Marathon Petroleum Kenai Refinery, which produces quality transportation and other fuels for Alaska for over 50 years. (courtesy photo)

Ballot Measure 1’s impacts won’t be good

We need more oil production in Alaska, not less.

Cameron Hunt is the general manager of the Marathon Petroleum Kenai Refinery, which produces quality transportation and other fuels for Alaska for over 50 years. (courtesy photo)
Eivin Kilcher with his children and their flotsam treasures on Ushagat Island in August 2020. (Photo by Eve Kilcher)

Refuge Notebook: Flotsam ‘treasure’ harbors wealth of wildlife knowledge

This August, Eivin Kilcher was beachcombing on Ushagat Island when he saw something unusual. “I was thinking, whoa, that looks like a massive-something-important.” He and… Continue reading

Eivin Kilcher with his children and their flotsam treasures on Ushagat Island in August 2020. (Photo by Eve Kilcher)
The author and her voting sticker. (Photo by Kat Sorensen)

Tangled Up in Blue: I voted

I feel like I’ve been talking about voting for weeks, months … maybe more like 1,451 days, but I can’t stop talking about voting. I… Continue reading

The author and her voting sticker. (Photo by Kat Sorensen)
Image via Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

Remote learning extended for 35 schools

Central, southern, eastern peninsula and Susan B. English schools continue to operate remotely.

Image via Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
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Opinion: Ballot Measure 1 must be defeated in an historically bad year

No one has been exempted from the 2020 roller coaster.

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Bob Shavelson (courtesy photo)

Voices of the Peninsula: It’s time for Alaskans to stop playing the oil industry’s games

The big oil companies keep moving the ball, because they don’t want us to know the truth.

Bob Shavelson (courtesy photo)