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My Turn: Move beyond oil and find the next economic driver

I recognize, as we all should, that oil resources and production in our state has been a blessing.

by FOREST KVASNIKOFF
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The Alaska oil comeback

Alaska's oil comeback has begun.
It's been just over a month since the Legislature passed Senate Bill 21, the More Alaska Production Act. We're already seeing the positive effects of our new tax regime.

by GOV. SEAN PARNELL

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Repeal and replace the giveaway

Alaska is on the cusp of another historic mistake with the signing of the governor's oil wealth giveaway - a much bigger mistake than the Seward grain terminal or the Anchorage fish plant.
By REP. BETH KERTTULA

Oil flow decline key factor in oil tax reform

In his May 15 opinion piece that argued in favor of repealing the Legislature’s recent reforms to Alaska’s current oil production tax, ACES, state Senator Hollis French never mentions the most ...
By DAN SULLIVAN

My Turn: Goodbye dividends, hello tax

If Senate Bill 21 is not repealed it will soon be goodbye dividends and hello income tax.
By RAY METCALFE

Monday, May 20, 2013

Alaska Editorial: Lofty Language: President's Arctic policy sets an expansive tone

This editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: President Obama made public his National Strategy for the Arctic Region on Friday.

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Alaska Editorial: IRS must stay out of partisan politics

This editorial first appeared in the Anchorage Daily News: Americans need to know their IRS inflicts pain fairly Americans will never love the Internal Revenue Service. But we need to be able to ...

TOE Toon Sunday, May 19, 2013

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Hitting 400 ppm in CO2 marks a milestone for the millions. What is our response?

Although we certainly wanted heat and sunshine last summer, 2012 was the hottest year on record for the Lower 48. With all that heat, the US saw prolonged drought, leading to major crop loss and ...
By Kate Troll

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Empire Editorial: A time and policy warp that's dangerous for America

A government agency goes after enemies of the president's policies. Covert operations kill civilians abroad. Phone records are seized and reporters' privacy at home and at work is invaded.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Oil tax rates: the strange case of Norway

Two recent news items out of Norway caught my attention. The first happened April 30 when Governor Parnell went there to discuss tax policy. The second was the announcement on May 6 that Norway ...
By Sen. HOLLIS FRENCH

Alaska Editorial: Deal between Cook Inlet producers should set example

My Turn: Road to Umiat - a bad idea with far-reaching potential consequences

Why do they keep trying to make roads all over Alaska? I thought Alaska was the "Last Frontier". I am strongly against the road to Umiat because it intersects the caribou migration route.
By JALEN SHELDON

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

No 'invisible hand' in health care

Imagine while visiting friends in the remote Alaska community of Bethel that you're experiencing the severe symptoms of a urinary tract infection.
By Rich Moniak

Benghazi deserves real review

The following editorial appeared in the Baltimore Sun: Whether the House investigation into the attack on the U.S.

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Referendum on the Oil Tax Bill

Petitions are circulating in Juneau and throughout Alaska to hold a referendum on the oil tax bill recently passed by the legislature. I urge you to sign. A referendum will allow the voters to ...
By GORDON HARRISON

My Turn: Shrine of St. Therese: A labor of love

Last Sunday evening the Jasper Quartet, as part of the Juneau Jazz & Classics Festival, performed in the chapel of the Shrine of St. Therese.
By By Bishop Edward J. Burns

TOE Toon Sunday, May 12, 2013

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Letters to the Editor

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Disrespect

First off, thank you to the Juneau Jazz & Classics for bringing the tremendous talent Booker T. Jones to Juneau. What a rare treat it was to experience such a blues legend in person.

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Parents and grandparents - protect school nurses from cutbacks

Friday, May 10, 2013

Thanks for the LGBTQ series

There are a great many people in this community who want to thank you and your staff, especially Melissa Griffiths, for the series of articles on the subject of LGBTQ.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Don't raise utility rates, just be careful where you spend city money

There is a woman in Juneau I have concocted. I know no real woman who's the one I have made up, but she stands for many residents. I think of her as "The Single Mom Who Lives in a Trailer House.

Same sex marriage should not be legalized

The frequency of the pro-homosexual articles seen in Juneau Empire recently has excluded two important reasons why same sex marriage should not be legalized. The first reason is God designed ...

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