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Point of View: The real reason people don’t trust elections
I am saddened to see so many people still believe that the 2020 election was stolen. The 2020…
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Opinion: Someday, it will come down to sales vs. income tax
This is a tax tutorial for gubernatorial candidates, for legislators who will report to work next year and…
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Alaska lovebirds go their own way
During a month of endless summer light, a mated pair of shorebirds teaches their four chicks how to…
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Opinion: Protecting the purpose: Why funding schools must include student activities
High school sports and activities are experiencing record participation. They are also experiencing unprecedented pressure — pressure that…
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Term limits ensure fresh leadership and accountability
75 years after the 22nd amendment, let’s finish the job and term limit Congress.
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Opinion: Ferry system swims or sinks with federal aid
The Alaska Marine Highway System has never fully paid its own way with ticket revenues; it’s always needed…
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The scent of barren ground grizzly
Unlike most of us, Jordan Pruszenski has held in her arms the following wild animals: wolves, caribou, beavers,…
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Opinion: It’s time to end Alaska’s fiscal experiment
For decades, Alaska has operated under a fiscal and budgeting system unlike any other state, and some could…
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20 years of Arctic report cards
Twenty years have passed since scientists released the first version of the Arctic Report Card, now a staple…
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Opinion: World doesn’t need another blast of hot air
Everyone needs a break from reality — myself included.
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Opinion: Dunleavy writing constitutional checks he can’t cover
Gov. Mike Dunleavy, in the final year of his 2,918-day, two-term career in the job, is picking at…
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Opinion: Federal match funding is a promise to Alaska’s future
Alaska’s transportation system is the kind of thing most people don’t think about until it stops working. But…
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Carl Benson embodied the far North
Carl Benson’s last winter on Earth featured 32 consecutive days during which temperatures in his chosen town did…
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The physics of skating and slap shots
When two NHL hockey players collide, their pads and muscles can absorb enough energy to power a 100-watt…
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Opinion: Alaskans must proceed with caution on gasline legislation
Alaskans have watched a parade of natural gas pipeline proposals come and go, as in go nowhere. They…
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Looting the republic
A satire depicting the systematic extraction of wealth under the current U.S. regime.
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Opinion: It’s OK not to be one of the beautiful people
This is for all of us who don’t have perfect hair — and for those of us with…