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Opinion: Equity-based, social solutions are needed for the unsheltered

We are now experiencing heart-wrenching houselessness across our nation.

  • Jul 31, 2021
  • By Dana Dardis in partnership with Alaska Poor Peoples Campaign
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Letters to the editor: Different ways people vote

Different ways people vote What kind of voter are you? David Redlawsk, a political science professor from the University of Iowa, researched how people make… Continue reading

  • Jul 27, 2021
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PRO Act is needed labor law reform

Young people across the peninsula need middle-class jobs that provide fair wages, good benefits, safe workplaces and a dignified retirement. The best way to achieve… Continue reading

  • Jul 24, 2021
  • By Joshua Yeh Sterling, Alaska
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Point of View: Fix the Permanent Fund dividend now

The other day I was discussing politics with an old friend who told me I perceived the technicolor world in black-and-white terms. This was a… Continue reading

  • Jul 21, 2021
  • By Clem Tillion For the Homer News
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PRO Act will harm Alaska workers, businesses

As Alaskans first and foremost, but also as small business owners who’ve worked across the state in a variety of sectors, we write in opposition… Continue reading

  • Jul 20, 2021
  • By DAVID and LINDA HUTCHINGS
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Soldotna police, fire departments make for special memorial

Recently we attended the funeral for Lee Aley, it was an intimate family and friend affair, and on the way to Lee’s Veterans Memorial, Dan… Continue reading

  • Jul 17, 2021
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Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at an Anchorage news conference on Dec. 11, 2020. (Courtesy photo/Office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy)

Dunleavy: Still fighting for Alaskan families

“I was left with little choice but to veto both the PFD and legislative per diem.”

  • Jul 12, 2021
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Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at an Anchorage news conference on Dec. 11, 2020. (Courtesy photo/Office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy)
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Opinion: The politics of vaccination hesitancy

If variant causes hardships, politicians are partly to blame.

  • Jul 10, 2021
  • By Rich Moniak
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An election official lays out more “I voted” stickers on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Stickers for the 2020 general election featured designs by Alaskan artist Barbara Lavallee. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Ranked-choice voting isn’t that simple

The change isn’t simple, and Alaskans need to prepare for it.

  • Jul 8, 2021
  • By Win Gruening
An election official lays out more “I voted” stickers on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Stickers for the 2020 general election featured designs by Alaskan artist Barbara Lavallee. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)
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Opinion: Infrastructure package could mean opportunities for Alaska

We have some opportunities coming up that can help us with our perennial budget problems.

  • Jul 8, 2021
  • By Robert Myers
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Alex Koplin is a founding member of Kenai Peninsula Votes. (courtesy photo)

Voices of the Peninsula: Honor America’s roots by voting

We need all our citizens to have their voices heard.

  • Jul 6, 2021
  • By Alex Koplin
Alex Koplin is a founding member of Kenai Peninsula Votes. (courtesy photo)
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Opinion: Dunleavy’s fiscal credibility gap

Serious solution shortfall.

  • Jul 6, 2021
  • By Rich Moniak
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Voices of the Peninsula: Don’t blame Alaskans for state’s environmental failures

Officials are opening doors to rampant corporate pollution under Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s “Unlocking Alaska” initiative.

  • Jul 6, 2021
  • By Bob Shavelson
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Point of View: Pandemic lock-down offered Christian Scientists time to reflect

In this year often defined by uncertainty, I have been blessed by the continued support of the Christian Science Society here in Homer, Alaska. This… Continue reading

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Cultural and symbolic significance of the American flag

Lesson learned, lesson appreciated and lesson respected.

  • Jul 5, 2021
  • By Alexander B. Dolitsky
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Faith Myers stands at the doors of API. (Courtesy Photo)

Opinion: More needs to be done to protect the disabled

A state standard of patient care and a state enforcement of rights must be added to proposed bills.

  • Jul 1, 2021
  • By Faith J. Myers
Faith Myers stands at the doors of API. (Courtesy Photo)
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Opinion: If you want to attract teachers, increase pay

The truth is that until money is supplied to teachers, people like me, who love and care for educating our children, will not be able to work in the education field.

  • Jun 29, 2021
  • By Anthony Rhodes
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Greg Brush passes Kenai conservation on to the next generation of anglers by releasing a king salmon. (Photo courtesy Greg Brush)

Voices of the Peninsula: Decision devastating for dwindling king populations

We have fewer Kenai River chinook than we used to and they are smaller on average than they once were.

Greg Brush passes Kenai conservation on to the next generation of anglers by releasing a king salmon. (Photo courtesy Greg Brush)
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Opinion: Student free speech Supreme Court cases offer teachable moments

Basic civics should be a mandatory part of high school education.

  • Jun 26, 2021
  • By Douglas K. Mertz
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