Letters to the Editor
Letter: Sen. French the winner in duel over reform of state’s oil taxes
Having read Sunday’s Compass piece by Sen. Hollis French and the predictable comment by Paul Jenkins, (both concerning reform to state oil tax structure), I proclaim a clear and decisive victory for Sen. French.
Letters to the Editor
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letter: Our democracy has holes in it
Alaska’s Republican Party threw out the legitimately elected chairman before he was in office because the power brokers lost control fair and square. Just sour grapes?
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Letter: A strong Title 21 will pay off
Richard Florida’s brilliant speech to over 1,500 businessmen and women at the AEDC annual luncheon could not have been more relevant to one of our city’s most pressing issues.
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Letter: Consider guns without rhetoric
As a light weapons infantryman paratrooper who qualified expert without exception, I know the attraction of firepower.
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Letter: Education vouchers are fair
I think education vouchers for private and religious schooling is only fair. Why should I foot the entire bill for my kids’ education just because I choose a private school so my children don’t have to be with a bunch of undisciplined brats. I drive them to school and volunteer there...
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Letter: Shouldn’t voters have a say on cruise ship discharge?
Whether you approve or disapprove of the law regulating cruise ship discharge, the people of Alaska voted overwhelmingly to protect our waters in 2006. Now our lawmakers have rolled back this law with House Bill 80.
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Letter: Our senators should be united
Wouldn’t it be great if our two senators decided to lead the way to change our current political paralysis by holding a joint press conference announcing their support of, say, background checks for purchasers of guns at gun shows?
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Letter: Skate park proposal is great, but include all age groups
I’m writing in response to the proposed Sitka Street skate park and those involved in the planning.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letter: Liberals created today’s woes that conservatives can solve
I read a letter to the Daily News (Jan. 30) proclaiming liberals “solved” the country’s problems and would do so again. I did not know whether to laugh or cry. Do you really believe this?
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letter: Mount McKinley controversy will eventually just disappear
Regarding the Mount McKinley name controversy, the Compass article by E.J.R. David (Feb. 2) pushed me over the edge. Now anyone who dares to express a preference for McKinley is branded a racist.
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Letter: Homosexual men have no business leading Boy Scouts
It is way too easy to sit back and not rock the boat as our society keeps erasing the lines in the sand we once thought uncrossable.


