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EDITORIAL

Our view: They're ba-a-a-ck

If gasoline prices remain substantially higher here, Alaskans may cut to the chase and demand relief, not hearings.

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Our view: Conflict of interest

Public trust trumps the right of Alaska lawmakers to invest as they please.

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Who's up / Who's down

Winners and losers in last week's news

Our view: Palin calls it quits

Governor's explanation for resignation doesn't make sense.

Our view: Get lean, get healthy

The U.S. government wants to decrease costs and increase effectiveness of health care. Better diets and more exercise will get us part of the way there.

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Our view: Chester Creek

Nice job on this $12 million makeover.

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Our view: Misconceptions plague debate over gas line proposals

In the gas line debate, some arguments are totally off-base.

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Our view: Exxon

After 20 years, the end is in sight for people whose lives were damaged by the Exxon Valdez oil spill.

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Our view: Claman

Matt Claman was more than just a caretaker mayor.

ALASKA NOTEBOOK

Portland wannabes

Whenever the Portland guys come to town, I get both inspired and depressed.

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Our view: Street sweeping

Taking half the summer to sweep state roads and sidewalks is not acceptable.

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Our view: Arctic stewards

Sen. Begich has good ideas for what the U.S. should be doing in the Arctic.

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Who's up / Who's down

Winners and losers in last week's news

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Our view: Street deaths

The information on recent street deaths has been slow in coming, which has led to fears that someone was killing the men.

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Our view: Stimulus for local schools

The Anchorage district has a good plan to boost graduation rates with federal stimulus funds.

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Our view: Fiscal certainty

The state shouldn't be rushed into talking about new fiscal terms for a North Slope gas line.

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Our view: City finances

Mayor-elect Sullivan has picked an experienced financial team. They've got a hard job ahead.

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Our view: No bridge

AMATS should stop wasting money on the Knik bridge project, not just put it off until 2018.

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Our view: Enough

The Assembly should wrap up the public hearing on sexual orientation and take a vote.

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Our view: Less asphalt

City code doesn't have to require so much parking.

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Our view: Missile defense

The nation's defense won't suffer if the expansion of the unproven missile system at Alaska's Fort Greely is delayed.

READER-SUBMITTED

Good, bad, and ugly

Check out readers' opinions of the good, bad and ugly of Anchorage and post your own photos.

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AK Voices

Intelligent discussion about Alaska issues from informed commentators.

READER-SUBMITTED

Letters: Web extra

We receive far more letters than we can publish in the newspaper. Some of the extras appear here.

READER-SUBMITTED

Guest columns: Web extra

We receive far more guest commentaries (also known as "Compasses") than we can publish in the newspaper. Some of the extras appear here.

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Inside Opinion

ADN's editorial writers take you behind the scenes of the Opinion section.

POLITICS BLOG

Palin and the stimulus

The governor defends her handling of the federal stimulus money.

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