Fellow Alaskans,

Throughout the history of the United States there have been moments of national loss that remind us of the values that bind us together as Americans.

Today, I write this as not only your governor, but as a citizen of our great country who is mourning the passing of Charlie Kirk. He was a son, husband, and father of two small children whose life was cut short by an act of senseless violence. Yet his courage and the life he lived must call each of us to a higher standard of civic responsibility.

Charlie was a fierce defender of the First Amendment. Free speech was not an abstract principle to him, but a lived commitment. He understood that the right to speak freely, to debate, and to disagree without fear is not merely one freedom among many. It is the cornerstone on whic

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