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    OPINION: If you care about our God given liberties, support Kelly Tshibaka for U.S. Senate

    Opinion Mike Coons - 22
    I am a huge supporter of Kelly Tshibaka for the US Senate. I want to lay out a few issues that you may or...
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    Palmer police don’t need a controversial community oversite board

    Opinion Pam Starrett-Melin - 17
    An uproar hit Palmer last week when an article and a social media announcement reported that a group called Mat-Su Moms for Social Justice...
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    Alaska-Siberia Air Route heroes played a key role in World War II

    Culture Alexander Dolitsky - 2
    “The structure of world peace cannot be the work of one man, or one party, or one nation … it must be a peace...
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    Russian immigrant recalls first days in America: ‘How lucky I am to be here’

    Culture Alexander Dolitsky - 6
    There are decisive episodes, dreams, words, scenes, facial expressions, meetings, smell and other physical and spiritual phenomenon that are deeply recorded in our memory....
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    FBI raid on Homer couple inspires deafening silence from Alaska’s elected leaders

    Opinion Bob Bird - 21
    The news of the renegade FBI raid at the Hueper household in Homer on April 28 is into the nationally oriented conservative and even...
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    What can be learned from the FBI raid on an innocent Homer couple?

    Freedom Bob Bird - 25
    Wednesday’s rogue FBI raid on an innocent couple in Homer is an example of what happens when a lawless and completely illegitimate political party...
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    It was blind luck, but AOC was right in her complaint about judicial overreach

    Opinion Bob Bird - 1
    You have probably heard the saying, "Even a blind pig occasionally finds an acorn." Columnist Brad Polumbo of the allegedly conservative Washington Examiner headlined recently...
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    What’s really behind the defacing of Forrest Dunbar’s political signs?

    Opinion Glen Biegel - 6
    There is something odd about the defacing of Forrest Dunbar signs across Anchorage.   Let me give the ideological, logical, and prosecutorial arguments against these being...
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    Open Letter: Anchorage School Board is on a dangerous & divisive path

    Education Dean Cannon - 10
    All decent Americans watched with horror the video of George Floyd’s tragic death last May. I could not bring myself to watch it a...
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    Socialize Deliberately

    Culture Joel Davidson - 8
    Alaskans are known for sucking the marrow out of summer. Camping, fishing, hiking, bonfires, cookouts all kick into high gear from May to mid-September. This...
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    Anchorage has reached herd immunity – 70% vaccination rate unnecessary

    Opinion Alaska Roundtable - 25
    Anchorage's acting mayor has extended her emergency COVID order until residents of the municipality have reached the minimum of 70% vaccinated. The inference is that...
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    Bronson’s libertarian streak is the new direction Anchorage needs

    Opinion James Wojciehowski - 17
    My wife of 46 years and I have always felt we were informed voters with a libertarian streak. We research candidates, try to meet...
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    Anchorage assemblywoman urges colleagues to end acting mayor’s endless quest for emergency power

    Opinion Jamie Allard - 21
    Editor’s note: The following is from a memo issued by Anchorage Assemblywoman Jamie Allard in favor of a resolution to deny Acting Mayor Austin...
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    Anchorage voters must repudiate Dunbar’s so-called ‘fact based’ leadership

    Opinion Glen Biegel - 11
    Let us consider what Anchorage mayoral candidate Forrest Dunbar really means by enacting a “fact-based” mayorship. But before we go there, consider a few of...
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    Observations, concerns and suggestions about Anchorage’s election

    Opinion Joel Davidson - 16
    From oddly marked ballots and disappointing voter turnout, to election integrity and political friendly fire, there is a lot to glean from Anchorage’s most...
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    Starfish: I made a difference for that one…

    Abortion Craig Campbell - 3
    A few weeks ago I wrote a piece outlining some initiatives our state legislature should undertake during this legislative session to restore the Alaskan...
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    Recalling Soviet intimidation at my U.S. encounter with Vladimir Vysotsky

    Culture Alexander Dolitsky - 4
    I first arrived in America Feb. 1, 1978. An agent of the Immigration and Naturalization Services greeted me at the John F. Kennedy Airport...
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    How long will pro-life Alaskans endure token political gestures?

    Abortion Bob Bird - 7
    Prolife voters have remained loyal supporters of the Republican Party for decades and, apart from local and token legislation in heavily prolife states, have...
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    4.5 > Banning Vaccine Passports

    Freedom Jake Libbey - 24
    Rand Paul recently had a heated sparring match with Anthony Fauci where Paul cited study after study showing that there is zero, literally zero...
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    OPINION: Mike Robbins has a long-term vision for Anchorage

    Opinion Janice Brewer - 0
    There are many issues plaguing Anchorage that presently dominate our time and energy.  From the economy, to crime, to homelessness, to education, to burdensome...
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