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EDITORIALS

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NATIONAL COLUMNISTS

Supreme Court wisdom on DNA

The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Monday, June 17:
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter: Sportfishing nets short shrift

Just read the latest emergency closure on the Kenai, not surprised in the least! People need to understand the Kenai is managed for maximum output of red salmon with very little consideration for the kings.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter: Many ways to minimize bites, including prayer

I enjoyed your article on how this summer’s mosquitoes are making mincemeat of us all. I’ve come across some natural tips on deterring the pests that may prove helpful.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter: Skeeters just doing their jobs

Mosquitoes, mosquitoes! There ain’t any such pest. It’s all in your imagination. They’re such pretty little creatures, you should enjoy!
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter: Hockey done; now about AD

Now that the “hockey community” has bludgeoned the university into hiring its guy here in Anchorage, can we have our athletic director back?
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Letter: Flags were flying on Friday

Johnny Rusch (“Not Many flags flown on Flag Day,” June 17) must not have gone down Tudor, Old Seward or Dimond on Flag Day because all of our shops had flags up. We have family and customers who are military and feel extremely blessed to live in America, land of the free.
NATIONAL COLUMNISTS

Mary Sanchez: Stand Your Ground laws a shaky basis for justice

The Trayvon Martin murder case will boil down to one claim known by mothers everywhere.
NATIONAL COLUMNISTS

U.S. Fish and Wildlife proposal to reclassify captive chimps as 'endangered' rather than 'threatened' is a smart move

The following editorial appeared in the Los Angeles Times on Monday, June 17: