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.

  • Oct 27, 2020
Bob Shavelson (courtesy photo)
This undated file photo shows the Trans-Alaska pipeline and pump station north of Fairbanks, Alaska. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)FILE - This undated file photo shows the Trans-Alaska pipeline and pump station north of Fairbanks, Alaska. The future of Alaska’s unique program of paying residents an annual check is in question, with oil prices low and an economy struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)

Alaska Voices: Meet the people behind Ballot Measure 1

I simply want you to understand the kind of Alaskans we are.

  • Oct 26, 2020
  • • By Merrick Peirce
This undated file photo shows the Trans-Alaska pipeline and pump station north of Fairbanks, Alaska. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)FILE - This undated file photo shows the Trans-Alaska pipeline and pump station north of Fairbanks, Alaska. The future of Alaska’s unique program of paying residents an annual check is in question, with oil prices low and an economy struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)
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Opinion: Alaskans should choose Alaska’s future

Ballot Measure 2 helps open up the primaries so that we can vote for people — not parties.

  • Oct 26, 2020
  • By Ben Kellie
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Pamela Parker (courtesy photo)

Voices of the Peninsula: A tale of 4 rankings

If I can’t have my first choice, I’d at least like input on my second, or even third choice.

  • Oct 26, 2020
  • By Pamela Parker, local business owner and Soldotna resident
Pamela Parker (courtesy photo)
Members of the Huggins family. Left to right: Chad, Hallie, Becky, Charlie, Cody. (courtesy photo)

Alaska Voices: Ballot Measure 2 un-American

The American conception of republican government is one where the people rule.

  • Oct 26, 2020
  • Charlie Huggins and Becky Huggins
Members of the Huggins family. Left to right: Chad, Hallie, Becky, Charlie, Cody. (courtesy photo)
Jason Grenn (courtesy photo)

Alaska Voices: Knocking down barriers to competition of ideas

Ballot Measure 2 offers a practical set of reforms to give voters more choice, voice and power.

  • Oct 26, 2020
  • By Jason Grenn
Jason Grenn (courtesy photo)
This undated file photo shows the Trans-Alaska pipeline and pump station north of Fairbanks, Alaska.(AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)

Alaska Voices: Going from the owner to the donor state

Vote “yes” on Ballot Measure 1 and prevent us from becoming poor people living on a rich land.

  • Oct 24, 2020
  • By Mark Myers
This undated file photo shows the Trans-Alaska pipeline and pump station north of Fairbanks, Alaska.(AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)
Social distancing measures to address the coronavirus pandemic, such as marked spots for jurors, are photographed inside a courtroom at the Kenai Courthouse in this October 2020 photo. (Photo courtesy Judge Jennifer Wells)

Voices of the Peninsula: How the Kenai Court continues to serve

The court system has not shut its doors for a single day since the pandemic began.

  • Oct 24, 2020
  • Kenai Superior Court Judge Jennifer Wells
Social distancing measures to address the coronavirus pandemic, such as marked spots for jurors, are photographed inside a courtroom at the Kenai Courthouse in this October 2020 photo. (Photo courtesy Judge Jennifer Wells)
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Opinion: Supporting health degree programs is a smart investment

For Alaskans ready to start a career or return to work, this is a unique opportunity.

  • Oct 24, 2020
  • Jared C. Kosin, J.D., M.B.A., president and CEO of the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association
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Sen. Peter Micciche (R-Soldotna) listens to testimony in Juneau, Alaska in this undated photo. (Photo courtesy of Peter Micciche)

Voices of the Peninsula: Ballot Measure 1 is a race to the bottom

Now is literally the worst time to pass an experimental new tax scheme.

  • Oct 24, 2020
  • By Sen. Peter Micciche
Sen. Peter Micciche (R-Soldotna) listens to testimony in Juneau, Alaska in this undated photo. (Photo courtesy of Peter Micciche)
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Keep Alaskans out of the COVID-19 ditch this winter

For those who require care on a ventilator in the ICU, more than a third of people die.

  • Oct 22, 2020
  • By Michael Bernstein, M.D., and Preston M. Simmons, DSc, FACHE
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A justice who adheres to constitutional principles

I strongly call for retaining Justice Susan Carney as an independent jurist

  • Oct 22, 2020
  • Maida Buckley
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Kelly Tshibaka (courtesy photo)

With Sullivan in D.C., Alaska can be 1st again

Sen. Sullivan understands Alaskans and will continue to serve us well in D.C.

  • Oct 22, 2020
Kelly Tshibaka (courtesy photo)
Mia Costello is a senator in the Alaska Legislature representing Senate District K – West Anchorage. (Courtesy photo)

Alaska Voices: Amy Coney Barrett should be confirmed by the Senate

Her qualifications for the job are obvious and unquestioned.

  • Oct 21, 2020
  • By Mia Costello
Mia Costello is a senator in the Alaska Legislature representing Senate District K – West Anchorage. (Courtesy photo)
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Alaska Voices: The importance of an independent Alaska judiciary

Our civic discourse and the orderly process by which we self-govern is at risk.

  • Oct 20, 2020
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Opinion: Attorneys general: Retain Justice Susan Carney

Carney has served the people of this state with distinction.

  • Oct 20, 2020
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Voices of the Peninsula: Voting matters

Be prepared when you fill out your ballot.

  • Oct 20, 2020
  • — Alex Koplin, Homer
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Tony Knowles (Courtesy photo)

Alaska Voices: Vote for an independent who will work to build unity

Dr. Al is ready to take on Washington.

  • Oct 19, 2020
  • By Tony Knowles
Tony Knowles (Courtesy photo)
Sen. Peter Micciche (R-Soldotna) listens to testimony in Juneau, Alaska in this undated photo. (Photo courtesy of Peter Micciche)

Voices of the Peninsula: Don’t fix what isn’t broken

Vote “no” on Ballot Measure 2

  • Oct 19, 2020
  • Alaska Sen. Peter Micciche
Sen. Peter Micciche (R-Soldotna) listens to testimony in Juneau, Alaska in this undated photo. (Photo courtesy of Peter Micciche)
In this 2007 file photo, an oil transit pipeline runs across the tundra to flow station at the Prudhoe Bay oil field on Alaska’s North Slope. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)

Alaska Voices: Ballot Measure 1 makes important improvements

Our current tax policy is flawed in several respects and should be amended and improved.

  • Oct 19, 2020
  • By Ken Alper
In this 2007 file photo, an oil transit pipeline runs across the tundra to flow station at the Prudhoe Bay oil field on Alaska’s North Slope. (AP Photo/Al Grillo, File)