News-Miner Editorials
Federal Grinch: Overreaction destroys holiday cheer in Alaska
The U.S. Postal Service surely had the best of intentions when it decided to stop distributing letters to Santa Claus to volunteers who would answer them. The decision, however, is an overreaction...
The U.S. Postal Service surely had the best of intentions when it decided to stop distributing letters to Santa Claus to volunteers who would answer them. The decision, however, is an overreaction...
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Federal sanctions
Fairbanks is facing federal sanctions to include the loss of highway funding for its so-called air quality. This amounts to nothing more than blackmail by the government. They compare us to cities...
Fairbanks is facing federal sanctions to include the loss of highway funding for its so-called air quality. This amounts to nothing more than blackmail by the government. They compare us to cities...
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Partisanship
I am disappointed with Gov. Parnell for showing his lack of respect for the president of the United States by failing to attend a speech by the president at Elmendorf Air Force Base. I am saddened...
I am disappointed with Gov. Parnell for showing his lack of respect for the president of the United States by failing to attend a speech by the president at Elmendorf Air Force Base. I am saddened...
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Accept Jesus
Dear reader, I am writing this letter because there is something very important you should know. It determines where you will live, forever. Heaven is a real place where the streets are paved with...
Dear reader, I am writing this letter because there is something very important you should know. It determines where you will live, forever. Heaven is a real place where the streets are paved with...
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Watch the fire: Cold weather raises fire danger in Fairbanks
With the arrival of the winter’s first truly cold weather, residents of Fairbanks should review whether the heating devices in their homes are operating safely. They also should check smoke alarms...
With the arrival of the winter’s first truly cold weather, residents of Fairbanks should review whether the heating devices in their homes are operating safely. They also should check smoke alarms...
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Air action: Federal rule should prompt state-borough agreement
The federal declaration that Fairbanks doesn’t meet air quality standards for fine soot had passed through so many steps before Friday’s announcement that it barely qualified as news. Finally, it ...
The federal declaration that Fairbanks doesn’t meet air quality standards for fine soot had passed through so many steps before Friday’s announcement that it barely qualified as news. Finally, it ...
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Fixing Alaska: Governor’s repair plan is a good start
Gov. Sean Parnell’s proposal to dedicate $100 million of next year’s construction and public works budget to overdue maintenance work is a smart move. Any good executive — in business or governmen...
Gov. Sean Parnell’s proposal to dedicate $100 million of next year’s construction and public works budget to overdue maintenance work is a smart move. Any good executive — in business or governmen...
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Geared to the jet age
Editor’s note: The following editorial concerning a new hangar and office building planned by Alaska Airlines appeared in this space on Nov. 5, 1959. As we recognize the 50th anniversary of Pre...
Editor’s note: The following editorial concerning a new hangar and office building planned by Alaska Airlines appeared in this space on Nov. 5, 1959. As we recognize the 50th anniversary of Pre...
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Movie-maker hit bottom with fake news Web site
The media are under regular assault —have been for generations, actually — on matters of credibility, accuracy and integrity. Sometimes the criticism is deserved, many times not. It’s just a part ...
The media are under regular assault —have been for generations, actually — on matters of credibility, accuracy and integrity. Sometimes the criticism is deserved, many times not. It’s just a part ...
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Fallen wolves
Nov. 11, 2009 To the editor: I’m the father of Pfc. Cody Eggleston. He is one of the Fallen Wolves that were honored Oct. 7, 2008. I, my wife, Vicky, and my daughter, Amber McKenzie, just had to w...
Nov. 11, 2009 To the editor: I’m the father of Pfc. Cody Eggleston. He is one of the Fallen Wolves that were honored Oct. 7, 2008. I, my wife, Vicky, and my daughter, Amber McKenzie, just had to w...
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Tourism aid: Governor, legislators should help tourism industry
The snow is falling outside, and the summer months might seem too far off to be talking about right now. But talking about them is what we need to be doing. In particular, we need to be talking ab...
The snow is falling outside, and the summer months might seem too far off to be talking about right now. But talking about them is what we need to be doing. In particular, we need to be talking ab...
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Honor veterans
On the final page of “The Thousand-mile War,” which told the remarkable story of World War II’s Aleutian Island battles, author Brian Garfield quoted a poem written by Warrant Officer Boswell Boom...
On the final page of “The Thousand-mile War,” which told the remarkable story of World War II’s Aleutian Island battles, author Brian Garfield quoted a poem written by Warrant Officer Boswell Boom...
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Unvarnished voice: Former mayor served Fairbanks well
Former borough Mayor Juanita Helms, who died Saturday, was the sort of down-to-earth, straightforward person we often think of as a “real Alaskan.” Helms wasn’t a born politician, but she wanted t...
Former borough Mayor Juanita Helms, who died Saturday, was the sort of down-to-earth, straightforward person we often think of as a “real Alaskan.” Helms wasn’t a born politician, but she wanted t...
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Buy local: Keep the money here when holiday shopping
The holiday gift-giving season is upon us. Yes, Halloween is still a fresh memory, but the trappings of the November-December holiday period are visible in retail spots around town. And as the urg...
The holiday gift-giving season is upon us. Yes, Halloween is still a fresh memory, but the trappings of the November-December holiday period are visible in retail spots around town. And as the urg...
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No to annexation
Nov. 5, 2009 To the editor: If the proposed annexation of the Fred Meyer West subdivision by the city of Fairbanks is approved, we are all going to lose. It doesn’t matter if you are a resident li...
Nov. 5, 2009 To the editor: If the proposed annexation of the Fred Meyer West subdivision by the city of Fairbanks is approved, we are all going to lose. It doesn’t matter if you are a resident li...
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