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Opinion, The Alaska Current

Opinion, The Alaska Current
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Celebrate Women’s History Month by Voting for Strong Women

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Look at the Criminals Who Donald Trump is Pardoning

It is astounding who Donald Trump has been pardoning.

Opinion: Why is this our only solution to helping evacuees from Typhoon Halong?

Last week, a fall storm hit the Western coast of Alaska, its focal point hitting the communities of the Seward Peninsula and Kotzebue Sound.

Alaska’s Far-Right Echo Chambers

Bigotry coming from the mayor's office emboldens hate speech by others, in a time when our leaders across the state and nation stoke the flames.

Lawmakers across the political spectrum should help more Alaskans vote

A host of laws to make voting easier would benefit Independent, Republican, and Democratic constituents.

OPINION: We must fully fund WIC in Alaska

In Alaska, a state known for its rugged beauty and resilient people, there is a challenge that often goes unnoticed: food insecurity among our...

OPINION: Read Banned Books

As efforts intensify to remove books from libraries across Alaska, let me double down on this simple life ethos: read banned books.  My earliest memories of...

Taking Stock of the Albertsons-Kroger Merger

With the two largest grocery chains in Alaska proposing a merger, shoppers and state leaders alike have shared concerns of a monopoly leading to...

OPINION: Bipartisan Legislative Coalition Pushes Back on AG’s Support for Pebble Mine

Attorney General Taylor: As lawmakers, we are deeply concerned with your decision to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency’s veto...

OPINION: Eaglexit Would Bring Self-Governance Closer to Residents

Eaglexit is a group comprised of people from the greater Chugiak-Eagle River area.  We are Assembly District 2 (AD2) within the Municipality of Anchorage. ...

OPINION: Fairbanks, We Need More Full-Time Citizens

“Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no  court can save it.” – Justice...

OPINION: SEACC Workers Deserve the Right to Unionize

In December 2022, Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC) workers announced they were forming a union. Non-management staff publicly declared a supermajority of support and submitted a request...

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