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AJOC EDITORIAL: Slumbering press finally wakes up to Obama’s lies

From this view, watching the mainstream media finally discover the depth of the dishonesty emanating from the Obama White House calls to mind the second-most famous line in the American classic “Die Hard.”

Dems worry Obamacare rollout will be a ‘train wreck’

The Affordable Care Act is getting closer to implementation, less than half a year. But there are a great many questions still lingering and no clear road map from the Obama administration as the clock ticks.

FISH FACTOR: Exchange rates make 2013 a mixed year for seafood exports

Between 60 and 70 percent of Alaska’s seafood is exported to customers around the globe, and the strength of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar plays a big role in annual sales.

AJOC EDITORIAL: Opponents of tax reform still don’t get it

On the opposite page you’ll find that Rep. Les Gara has his knickers in a twist over the spurt of positive news flowing from the North Slope in the aftermath of the latest legislative session that ended with passage of a comprehensive oil tax reform bill.

EDITORIAL: State forced to fund federal railroad mandate

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GUEST COMMENTARY: Imagine...Obama as a Republican

Remember the 1996 movie, “A Time to Kill”?

FISH FACTOR: Shipping ‘iceless’ salmon; Bristol Bay dollars go national

National Maritime Day May 22 marked another maritime benchmark.
The Bookworm Sez: Don’t make your employees sick

The Bookworm Sez: Don’t make your employees sick

You set goals at the beginning of the fiscal year and you already know that your employees won’t make them.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Eye on Wall Street: Will April flowers bring May showers?

U.S. equities continued on a roll with the S&P 500 gaining almost 2 percent in April. It is up 12.7 percent year to date.

FISH FACTOR: Salmon season ready to open with Copper River celebrations

It might still feel like winter but Alaska’s 2013 salmon season will officially get under way on May 16, when the first runs of reds and kings are scheduled to arrive at Copper River.