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Republican platform has a simple wrong answer for any complicated problem

Commentary Dermot Cole -
No one who reads the platform — a collection of bubble-brained slogans and simple wrong answers — will be fooled into thinking that the leading minds of Trump’s party have any idea what they are shouting about.
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Reversal of home-school ruling is not quite the victory Dunleavy claims

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
“This is a huge win for public education and a huge win for families,” Dunleavy said.
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‘We have a housing shortage, so what?’

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
The question, to me, is what does preserving the city’s quality of life even mean?
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Not our problem, state says about claims of unconstitutional education spending

Commentary Dermot Cole -
Senate Bill No. 100, from Gov. Mike Dunleavy, allows educational services to be purchased from private and religious organizations.
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Arts and Culture The Alaska Current -
The Alaska Current is a nonprofit collective of journalists, creatives and content creators dedicated to reflecting the diverse interests and communities of our state.
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Sycophant Sullivan claims Trump’s trial is Stalin-like sham

Commentary Dermot Cole -
Sen. Dan Sullivan is now claiming that Trump’s trial is “eerily similar to the show trials Stalin launched against his political opponents.”
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OPINION: AIDEA are losers. It’s time to cut their funding.

Opinion The Alaska Current -
For decades, the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority has operated with impunity. It’s steadily chipped away at legislative oversight and lost big on the majority of its investments. That wasn’t what was promised when AIDEA was created in...
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Fairbanks schools deserve our support

Commentary Dermot Cole -
This election is also about saving our schools, the quality of which has everything to do with what kind of future Fairbanks will enjoy or endure.
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Senate plans confirmation hearing on Dunleavy’s education point man Monday

Commentary Dermot Cole -
Gov. Mike Dunleavy nominated Bob Griffin for a second five-year term on the state school board.
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AIDEA’s job-creation claims fall flat, veteran Alaska economists conclude

Commentary Dermot Cole -
This story is republished from dermotcole.com with permission. In September 2022, Alaska economists Gregg Erickson and Milt Barker, two of the leading experts on the history of Alaska’s state government, did a financial analysis of the Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority. As I...
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