Alaska Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer (courtesy photo)

Alaska Voices: Alaska’s tourism industry needs help

Alaska has suffered a triple whammy of no cruise ships, a closed Canadian border and a limited supply of rental cars.

Alaska Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer (courtesy photo)
Alex Koplin is a founding member of Kenai Peninsula Votes. (courtesy photo)

Voices of the Peninsula: Why not make voting fun?

I think the public should demand more measures to make voting easier.

  • May 24, 2021
  • By Alex Koplin
Alex Koplin is a founding member of Kenai Peninsula Votes. (courtesy photo)
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Show us the money, redux: Alaskans respond to the chance to balance the budget

Our purpose was to engage Alaskans in a process to better understand the challenges and difficult choices ahead.

  • May 22, 2021
  • By Cheryl Frasca and Eric Wohlforth
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Opinion: The plague of intellectual laziness

What’s become increasingly lazy, is our political discourse.

  • May 22, 2021
  • By Rich Moniak
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This photo shows University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau.  (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: We can’t run our businesses without the University of Alaska

We rely on UA grads to power our workforce.

  • May 20, 2021
  • By Laura Bruce
This photo shows University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau.  (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
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Point of View: There’s no more need for the SAT

The test says very little about what really matters to colleges, the effort and ability of the students to succeed.

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Homer Foundation logo

Point of View: Help and conversation

At the hospice office we see the value in conversation, and we make an effort with everyone.

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Opinion: Dunleavy’s subservience to Trump continues

What’s profoundly frightening for America is that Dunleavy and most of his fellow Republicans have imposed silence on themselves.

  • May 16, 2021
  • By Rich Moniak
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Biden’s ‘30 x 30’ conservation plan falls short

Given the encouraging first 100 days of the Biden administration, the plan is disappointing.

  • May 15, 2021
  • By Rick Steiner
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U.S. Small Business Administration

SBA’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund: Apply now!

The American Rescue Plan Act established the RRF to provide funding to help restaurants and other eligible businesses keep their doors open.

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Opinion: Lost revenue is severely impacting local decisions

It’s a different kind of crisis.

  • May 11, 2021
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Opinion: Why is CON Still in Alaska?

CON laws are little more than expensive and time-consuming barriers to care.

  • May 11, 2021
  • By Dr. Darcy Nikol Bryan and Matthew D. Mitchell
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McKibben Jackinsky. (Photo courtesy of McKibben Jackinsky)

Point of View: Caregivers Support Group shows others willing to help

Caregiving is a 24-hour job and can be overwhelming at times.

McKibben Jackinsky. (Photo courtesy of McKibben Jackinsky)
George Bennett pictured shortly after arriving in Vietnam in 1967. Mr. Bennett served in the 2/12th Infantry 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and was assigned to Dau Tieng Base Camp. (Photo courtesy George Bennett, Sr.)

Opinion: It’s time to correct a Vietnam-era injustice

Let’s give our Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans the land they’re owed and honor their legacy of service before it’s too late.

  • May 8, 2021
  • By Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Sen. Dan Sullivan
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George Bennett pictured shortly after arriving in Vietnam in 1967. Mr. Bennett served in the 2/12th Infantry 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and was assigned to Dau Tieng Base Camp. (Photo courtesy George Bennett, Sr.)
Alex Koplin is a founding member of Kenai Peninsula Votes. (courtesy photo)

Voices of the Peninsula: What’s in a number?

The more we promote the importance of voting, the more we improve our civic health.

  • May 6, 2021
  • By Alex Koplin
Alex Koplin is a founding member of Kenai Peninsula Votes. (courtesy photo)
Former Alaska representative Les Gara, left, and Amanda Metivier, associate director of the Child Welfare Academy. (courtesy)

Fostering more important than ever

We have fewer foster homes today than we did before COVID.

  • May 6, 2021
Former Alaska representative Les Gara, left, and Amanda Metivier, associate director of the Child Welfare Academy. (courtesy)
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Reports show value of UA workforce development programs

The economic value of training and education is abundantly clear

  • May 6, 2021
  • By Teri Cothren
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The MV Matanuska awaits repairs at the Auke Bay Ferry Terminal on Thursday as lawmakers at the state Capitol debated whether the Alaska Marine Highway System was actually a highway. A bill that would shape long-term planning for the system passed out of committee. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)

Opinion: The feigning champions of the ferry system

Token improvements aren’t anything to brag about.

  • May 2, 2021
  • By Rich Moniak
The MV Matanuska awaits repairs at the Auke Bay Ferry Terminal on Thursday as lawmakers at the state Capitol debated whether the Alaska Marine Highway System was actually a highway. A bill that would shape long-term planning for the system passed out of committee. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
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Opinion: 3 questions about ending America’s ‘Forever War’

Every American should ask themselves three questions

  • Apr 28, 2021
  • By Jeffrey G. Moebus
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Air Force veteran and MST coordinator Suzanna McClendon (Photo courtesy Alaska VA Healthcare System)

Alaska Voices: Vets dealing with military sexual trauma, you are not alone

Sexual assault and sexual harassment can be many things.

  • Apr 28, 2021
  • By Katie Yearley
Air Force veteran and MST coordinator Suzanna McClendon (Photo courtesy Alaska VA Healthcare System)