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COMPASS: GUEST COLUMNISTS
Compass: Alaskans should back in-state gas line project
Lawmakers Mike Chenault and Mike Hawker say instate gas line bill holds promise of affordable energy for Alaska.
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COMPASS: GUEST COLUMNISTS
Compass: Alaska must do better than oil tax giveaway
Compass writer Beth Kerttula argues for repeal of the governor's oil-tax bill -- and replacement with reform that works for Alaska.
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ELISE PATKOTAK
Elise Patkotak: In both scandals and response, Obama disappoints
Columnist Elise Patkotak says the recent flurry of scandals and the president's detached response disappoints those who put faith in him.
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NATIONAL COLUMNISTS
John Kass: Tornadoes sound like eerie silence � then evil
Does a killer tornado really sound like a freight train?
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NATIONAL COLUMNISTS
Life and death in Tornado Alley
The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Wednesday, May 22:
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letter: Obama administration has been deceptive and vindictive
After the November election, I wrote that the second term of the Obama administration would represent four more stagnant years for our nation if he didn’t move to the right. The prognosis for the economy was correct, but the executive branch has not been dormant.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letter: Oil industry requires exploration
In response to Rep. Gara’s letter on Tuesday, if all of the other states and countries would not allow the oil companies to invest any of their profits outside of their state or country, there would have been no North Slope oil ever discovered.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letter: No cashing in on Memorial Day
Shame! Shame! Shame! On every business that has a sale this weekend. This is Memorial Day weekend, reserved for all Americans to stop and be thankful for what we have because of the men and women who gave their lives in the call of military service. It is not a weekend for businesses to profit on...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letter: Corporations don’t deserve tax breaks
I read in your article about Apple avoiding income taxes that “in 2011, individual income taxes contributed $1.1 trillion to federal coffers, while corporate taxes added up to $181 billion.”






