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Mayor hopes to preserve decades of friendship with sister city during ‘time of political uncertainty.’ Project declared dead by Gov. Walker in 2017 to get another look, along with ferry options. HESCO barriers are on their way to Juneau. Funding to study a long-term solution is not guaranteed. President Donald Trump fa

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juneauempire.com > 09/12/2026 > letter-vice-president-cant-deflect-from-wars-costs

LETTER: Vice president can???t deflect from war???s costs

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (229+ words) LETTER: Vice president can’t deflect from war’s costs Juneau Empire LETTER: Vice president can’t deflect from war’s costs Published 11:30 am Saturday, September 12, 2026 Vice President Vance took a page directly from Vladimir Putin’s playbook when he said “I wouldn’t call it…...

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juneauempire.com > 09/10/2026 > opinion-closing-sales-tax-loopholes-is-good-for-juneau

OPINION: Closing sales-tax loopholes is good for Juneau

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (633+ words) Published 5:30 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 A significant vote in a recent CBJ Finance Committee meeting signaled long-overdue action that will make Juneau’s sales tax code fairer and more equitable – and bring in over $3 million to the city treasury. For well over…...

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juneauempire.com > 09/07/2026 > opinion-the-form-that-takes-away-your-health-care

OPINION: The form that takes away your health care

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (654+ words) Published 3:30 am Monday, September 7, 2026 Dan Sullivan and Nick Begich voted to make Medicaid coverage conditional on proving, month after month, that a recipient has met a government work requirement. Beginning in 2027, under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, certain adults…...

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juneauempire.com > 09/06/2026 > opinion-crooked-path-may-be-only-straight-answer-for-gas-pipeline

OPINION: Crooked path may be only straight answer for gas pipeline

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (629+ words) Published 2:30 am Sunday, September 6, 2026 President Donald Trump has a lot of irresponsible ideas: Igniting a trade war with Canada because I figure he never liked hockey; declaring that Lake Ontario should forever more be called Lake America because it’s easier…...

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juneauempire.com > 08/29/2026 > opinion-when-the-deportation-machine-turns-inward

OPINION: When the deportation machine turns inward

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (695+ words) Published 3:30 am Saturday, August 29, 2026 Stephen Miller is not merely expanding ICE; he is helping build a federal enforcement machine while teaching it to see political dissent through the lens of national security. That should frighten Americans of every political persuasion…...

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juneauempire.com > 08/24/2026 > letter-candidates-extend-heartfelt-thanks-to-supporters

LETTER: Candidates extend heartfelt thanks to supporters

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (326+ words) Published 3:30 am Monday, August 24, 2026 From the bottom of our hearts, thank you. To every person who believed in us, volunteered, donated, shared a post, put up a sign, made a call, sent a text, offered advice, opened a door, or…...

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juneauempire.com > 08/22/2026 > opinion-sullivan-trump-and-the-price-of-political-loyalty

OPINION: Sullivan, Trump and the price of political loyalty

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (545+ words) Published 5:30 am Saturday, August 22, 2026 Dan Sullivan has hitched Alaska’s political wagon to Donald Trump as Trump’s presidency is showing its deepest cracks. Trump’s approval rating has fallen to 33 percent, the lowest of his presidency, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll…...

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juneauempire.com > 08/19/2026 > letter-why-i-vote-democratic

LETTER: Why I vote Democratic

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (241+ words) Published 1:30 am Wednesday, August 19, 2026 The first time I ever voted, I chose all Republican candidates. Growing up, I was deeply influenced by my conservative (and loving) grandfather. However, the Republican Party in those years was very different from the party…...

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juneauempire.com > 08/18/2026 > opinion-how-trumps-iran-war-continues-washingtons-costliest-tradition

OPINION: How Trump???s Iran war continues Washington???s costliest tradition

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (436+ words) Published 4:30 am Tuesday, August 18, 2026 War poverty begins the moment America chooses another foreign war over its own future. Donald Trump promised to rebuild America. Instead, his expanding military confrontation with Iran repeats one of Washington’s oldest habits: finding massive money…...

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juneauempire.com > 08/15/2026 > letter-senate-candidate-a-long-way-from-home

LETTER: Senate candidate a long way from home

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (157+ words) Juneau Empire LETTER: Senate candidate a long way from home Published 2:30 pm Saturday, August 15, 2026 As a South Dakota resident, Carol Hafner, who is running to represent Alaska in the U.S. Senate, can use her knowledge of South Dakota agriculture to help…...