Evan Swensen
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Opinion: The $100,000 question is on the Alaska ballot (opens the original)
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Two Alaskans recently traded arguments about campaign contributions in this newspaper. Drake Thomas grew up in Kenai and now lives in California, where he works on the safety team at an artificial intelligence company. He gave $100,000 to a candidate for governor, the largest single check in the race, and wrote a commentary explaining why. His mother still lives in Kenai. She gave to the same campaign. Isaac Schlosser is 23, Yupâik, born and raised in Juneau and works for the state. He wrote a
Opinion: What is your dividend for? (opens the original)
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The deposit lands in October. By November it is a set of studded tires, or the propane bill, or half of what the roof needs. This year the amount is $1,000, with a $200 energy payment beside it. The formula still written in Alaska law called for more than $3,800. In April, Rep. Jeremy Bynum of Ketchikan built that larger dividend out of two pieces. About a billion dollars from the general fund. The rest, closer to a billion and a half, from the state savings account, which cannot be opened witho
Opinion: Who really owns your home? (opens the original)
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There is a quiet ceremony most homeowners never forget: the last mortgage payment. No brass band plays. No one hands you a ribbon to cut. You write one final check, and a debt you have carried for 30 years is gone. The house is yours. Free and clear. You have earned the phrase Americans save for this moment: âI finally own my home.â It is worth pausing on âI finally own my homeâ because it carries an assumption most of us have never examined. Think about the other things we own. A dining
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