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Don't defund public broadcasting
To the editor: The U.S. Senate may soon deal a devastating blow to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which funds public broadcasting across the country. On July 18, 2025, the Senate window will close to either approve or reject a rescission measure that will claw back $1.1 billion in previously appropriated funds for CPB, eliminating the entirety of its federal funding. The U.S. House has already narrowly passed the measure.
OPINION: Convening Alaskans to spark climate dialogues
As Alaskans, we are on the front lines of climate and adaptation. Nearly every community across the state has felt its impacts — from salmon declines to disappearing glaciers to the displacement of entire communities. In light of the pressing challenges climate change presents, we were honored to join The Nature Conservancy in Alaska, or TNC, at two recent events in the Alaska Climate Talks series.
Standing together for Alaska on the climate
By the time we’re in our 50s, the Arctic will see ice-free summers. We may be seeing our kids off to college, settled into our careers, beginning to need reading glasses for the first time. And the climate in which we live will be vastly different than the climate lived in by our parents, grandparents and our ancestors. Climate change isn’t some hypothetical boogeyman to us — it’s our future and, as we see increasingly intense wildfire seasons, ocean acidification, and warming winters, our present.
Juliana v. United States still seeking its day in court
Plaintiffs and attorneys of Juliana v. United Statesare often asked where the case stands now. With a new motion filed Tuesday before U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken, we hope it’s back in Eugene, positioned for trial in a local courtroom. Juliana was brought by 21 young plaintiffs, myself included, against the executive branch of the federal government for actively exacerbating dangerous climate change. We are represented by Our Children’s Trust, based in Eugene.
Cost of $3,000 PFD
To the editor: Alaskans, how much is your one-time $3,000 PFD worth to you? Is it worth the effective dismantling of our leading Arctic university, one of the largest employers in the Interior? The disregard for our seniors? The loss of culture and arts? Is it worth the loss of roughly $1.1 billion annually in statewide economic activity directly tied to UA, a large chunk consisting of outside money that directly benefits our economy?
What we owe children
FAIRBANKS DAILY NEWS-MINER LETTER TO THE EDITOR:I’m a first-grade teacher. Last week, my class was reading books about the “undersea world.” The children were happy and animated, pointing out their favorite pictures of sea anemone, clown fish, exotic corals, sharks, etc.I was delighted by their enthusiasm, but in the exact same moment, I found it heartbreaking. Why? Because I know what they don’t know (yet).
Keep UAF skiing | Letters To Editor | newsminer.com
The Daily News-Miner encourages residents to make themselves heard through the Opinion pages. Readers' letters and columns also appear online at newsminer.com. Contact the editor with questions at letters@newsminer.com or call 459-7574.Send Community Perspective submissions by mail (P.O. Box 70710, Fairbanks AK 99707) or via email (letters@newsminer.com). Submissions must be 500 to 750 words.
School nurses a good investment
News-Miner letter to the editor: To the editor: As a student of the Fairbanks school district, I found the recent news article on possible plans to cut 80 percent of school nurses quite unnerving. I am a reasonably healthy person and I don’t have significant health problems that require constant monitoring.
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