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Outside editorial: An antibiotic wake-up call

The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Friday:
On the growing roster of antibiotic-resistant diseases, gonorrhea is the one that has most recently captured the attention of public health officials.

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My Turn: Brower: An honorable DA

David Brower is an honorable district attorney trying to do a difficult job. A DA (DA) is charged with upholding the laws written by the Legislature. Three cases have recently raised comment about Brower's performance as a DA.

by TOM WAGNER
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Governor addresses concerns over education funding in Alaska

I sincerely regret that my word choice caused offense to Maureen Hall, a hard-working school nurse. Ms. Hall wrote an op-ed column expressing concern regarding education funding.

by Sean Parnell

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

My Turn: Finding common ground in improving education

There are many ideas being discussed on how to improve the quality of education here in Alaska.
By JACOB BERA

My Turn: Realizing the benefits of REEs

Rare Earth Elements (REE's), while receiving more worldwide attention in recent years, still remain a mystery to much of the public. REE's are a group of 17 chemical elements that occur together ...
By REP. PEGGY WILSON

Empire editorial: Runaway train

"What are you thinking?" It's a question a lot of people are asking while talking about the actions of District Attorney David Brower. Brower's first year in office has been marked by some ...

Are speciesists stupid? Ask the scientists

Excuse me for stating the obvious, but racists are dumb. That's not just my opinion. It's the conclusion of a provocative new study published in the journal Psychological Science.
By PAULA MOORE

Monday, Feb. 20, 2012

A school nurse weighs in on education funding in Alaska

The budget cuts that Governor Parnell, is forcing upon school districts around this state are an abomination.
By MAUREEN HALL

Santorum's surge - to a deadlocked GOP convention?

When this year's presidential campaign began, Rick Santorum looked like a fringe candidate, consigned permanently to the outside edge of an overcrowded debate stage.
By Doyle McManus

Outside editorial: The President’s budget doesn’t make enough tough choices

Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012

A Bishop's Perspective: JDHS's stage comes alive

It seems to me that everyone has heard the name "Susan Boyle", the unsuspecting talent that showed up on the doorstep of "Britain's Got Talent" - shocking everyone with her powerful voice and ...
By BISHOP EDWARD J. BURNS

Alaska editorial: Martial economics

This editorial first appeared in the Anchorage Daily News: Alaska's military installations are part of both the nation's front-line defense and key deployment points for overseas duty. Alaska is ...

TOE 'Toon: Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012

Beyond the Komen controversy

By PEGGY ORENSTEIN / Los Angeles Times

Friday, Feb. 17, 2012

Alaska editorial: A welcome expansion

The sale of Alaska Ship & Drydock is the only way to build Ketchikan Shipyard into a world-class facility. Make no mistake, the shipyard has that potential.

Helping would show U.S. is serious about preventing a nuclear-armed Iran

WASHINGTON - The United States faces a cold reality: even stepped-up U.S. and Western sanctions of recent weeks have not persuaded Iran's radical regime, which is driving ever closer to nuclear ...
By LAWRENCE J. HAAS

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012

Does refilling a prescription need to be class warfare?

When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child. When I got sick, my mom got me medicine at a local drugstore by handing a nice man a prescription and paying ...
By KEVIN HORRIGAN

3-year bump to BSA badly needed

The Juneau School District will cut 66 positions for the next school year. Or, maybe not.
By Charles Ward

Alaska editorial: Darn tootin' it's public

Alaska's Native heritage

Most Alaskans live in Anchorage, Fairbanks, or Juneau. Only a few of us who immigrated north from the “Lower 48” have ever had much opportunity to visit, let alone live for any extended time, in ...
By PAUL BERG

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012

Outside editorial: FDA should encourage medical innovation

The following editorial appeared in the San Jose Mercury News: Most Americans have no idea what biosimilars are, much less that they could save us $25 billion a year in prescription drug costs ...

My Turn: The value of Alaska's fisheries

Juneau residents are no stranger to the spectacle of Xtra Tuff boots parading on our sidewalks this time of year, but if you've noticed an uptick this week it's likely because-at least ...
By LINDSEY BLOOM

Building bridges through student diplomacy

"The one most important thing I learned and appreciate about the U.S. and want my country to follow is that America accepts differences. It finds similarities and respects differences, which I ...
By Rich Moniak

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Letters to the Editor

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012

Great work

Emily Russo Miller's article about the victimization of a family by the District Attorney's Office, who criminally charged a young man for accidentally shooting his brother is the kind of ...

Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012

Dog leash rules on park trails

True colors

Governor Parnell and his supporting policy makers have shown their true colors over and over and as a result, I have absolutely no confidence in their ability to manage all of Alaska's natural ...

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012

School nurses serve a vital role

As a nurse and a parent, I was concerned to learn of the Juneau School District's recent proposal to eliminate 6 out of 10 full time school nurses and to replace them with health assistants as one ...

Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012

Women need equal access to insurance benefits

While I have no intent to debate the Catholic Church's policies towards family planning with Bishop Edward J. Burns in the context of a Letter to the Editor, I am compelled, however, to respond to ...

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