Opinion

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Opinion: Protecting Juneau’s future depends on protecting Juneau’s environment

Let’s use this break to figure out some reasonable limits on cruise traffic.

  • May 25, 2021
  • By Eileen Wagner
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Opinion: Cruise ballot initiatives promote negative perception of capital city

Is this the image we want to project as our capital city?

  • May 25, 2021
  • By Wayne Jensen
(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
Pedestrians walk along South Franklin Street in July 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: The tourism cabal looks out for itself

“The problem is that there are simply too many tourists.”

  • May 25, 2021
  • Ray Preston
Pedestrians walk along South Franklin Street in July 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
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Opinion: Juneau is a shining star and model for other visitor destinations

Our community is a model for destinations around the world on how to responsibly manage tourism.

  • May 22, 2021
  • By Mike Tibbles
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Opinion: How many cruise ship tourists would be acceptable?

People don’t want to live in Disneyland.

  • May 21, 2021
(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
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Opinion: The plague of intellectual laziness

What’s become increasingly lazy, is our political discourse.

  • May 21, 2021
  • By Rich Moniak
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This photo shows University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau.  (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: We can’t run our businesses without the University of Alaska

We rely on UA grads to power our workforce.

  • May 19, 2021
  • By Laura Bruce
This photo shows University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau.  (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion:We can do better for our community and visitors

We can do better.

  • May 18, 2021
  • By Linda M. Blefgen
(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
A fishing vessel is dwarfed by the Norwegian Cruise Lines’ Norwegian Jewel and Norwegian Pearl in Juneau’s downtown harbor in September 2014. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: How many cruise ship tourists are enough?

If the passenger numbers increase, the number of disgruntled residents will grow even faster.

  • May 18, 2021
  • By Mike Pilling
A fishing vessel is dwarfed by the Norwegian Cruise Lines’ Norwegian Jewel and Norwegian Pearl in Juneau’s downtown harbor in September 2014. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Let’s keep the discourse civil during cruise debate

I truly hope all of us who love Juneau can rise above the rancor.

  • May 17, 2021
  • By Sue Schrader
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Opinion: Juneau needs more community events

Even though tourism brings cash flow into Juneau, tourism keeps locals out of downtown.

  • May 17, 2021
  • By Dawn Dulebohn
(Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire File)
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Biden’s ‘30 x 30’ conservation plan falls short

Given the encouraging first 100 days of the Biden administration, the plan is disappointing.

  • May 14, 2021
  • By Rick Steiner
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Opinion: Dunleavy’s subservience to Trump continues

By Rich Moniak A few weeks ago, Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld the tech company’s decision to suspend Donald Trump’s account after the now former president… Continue reading

  • May 14, 2021
  • By Rich Moniak
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The Norwegian Pearl cruise ship, right, pulls into the AJ Dock in Juneau in September 2018. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Alaska Ocean Center opposes Cruise Ship Limitation Initiatives

Juneau is a special place. We all work to protect it.

  • May 13, 2021
  • By Alaska Ocean Center Board of Directors
The Norwegian Pearl cruise ship, right, pulls into the AJ Dock in Juneau in September 2018. (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire File)
Unless something changes at the federal level, Juneau's waterfront may be devoid of cruise ships for another summer. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: How the cruise ballot initiative process went wrong

Juneau voters should care enough not to sign on to this ill-conceived effort.

  • May 13, 2021
  • By Win Gruening
Unless something changes at the federal level, Juneau's waterfront may be devoid of cruise ships for another summer. (Michael S. Lockett / Juneau Empire File)
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Opinion: Downtown Juneau needs a new baseball field

The economic benefits are so obvious.

  • May 12, 2021
  • By Larry Johansen
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Opinion: Doing tourism better takes clear vision, not extremes

We risk creating a situation where it will be hard to meet in the middle.

  • May 12, 2021
  • By Cameron Byrnes
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Opinion: Why is CON Still in Alaska?

CON laws are little more than expensive and time-consuming barriers to care.

  • May 11, 2021
  • By Dr. Darcy Nikol Bryan and Matthew D. Mitchell
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Opinion: Reject the cruise control initiatives

I write to express my opposition to the three initiatives now circulating…

  • May 11, 2021
  • By Bruce Botelho
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Opinion: Lost revenue is severely impacting local decisions

It’s a different kind of crisis.

  • May 10, 2021
  • Alaska mayors
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