Juneau Fourth of July fireworksBoaters anchor successful Juneau’s harbor to watch its Fourth of July fireworks. (Heather Bryant/KTOO)

As Independence Day approaches, group crossed nan state are preparing to observe nan signing of nan Declaration of Independence and nan state nan founding fathers sought from Great Britain during nan Revolutionary War. But what is freedom really? What does it mean to you to person state arsenic an individual and arsenic a society? How do you observe state connected July 4th?

We’re discussing that taxable connected an upcoming section of Talk of Alaska. Host Lori Townsend and her guests will talk nan various kinds of freedoms, specified arsenic state of speech, and research what nan conception of state intends today.

We want to perceive your thoughts too. What kinds of state are you astir grateful for? Are location freedoms you judge each group person a correct to that are not presently disposable to everyone?

If you person thoughts to share, email america astatine talk@alaskapublic.org. Your responses whitethorn beryllium shared online aliases complete nan air. 

You tin besides capable retired nan shape below: 

Lori Townsend is nan news head and elder big for Alaska Public Media. You tin nonstop her news tips and programme ideas for Talk of Alaska and Alaska Insight astatine ltownsend@alaskapublic.org aliases telephone 907-550-8452.

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