Neighbors
Gimme a Smile: Good advice you might not want to take
Everywhere you go, you will find someone who longs to give you advice — sometimes even good advice.…
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Letters to the Editor
LETTER: Alaska needs campaign finance limits
The campaign finance bill Gov. Dunleavy recently vetoed has strong support across the political spectrum. Alaska’s old law…
Letters to the Editor
OPINION: Why I decided to end my campaign for Alaska’s House seat
Last week I withdrew from the race for Alaska’s seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. What a…
Opinion
OPINION: Commemorating the president comes down to a coin flip
President Donald Trump is infatuated with gold, from bathroom fixtures in the White House to gold coasters, ceilings,…
Opinion
I went to the Woods: Big deal or little deal?
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about catastrophic failure.
Opinion
OPINION: Trump’s warnings a prelude to a strategy of election fraud
Trump isn’t warning us that the election will be rigged. He is building the rigging, one purge, one…
Neighbors
OPINION: Ranked choice voting in Alaska and ‘Decoy Dan’
When Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) was first pitched to Alaskans in 2020, sponsors promised “more choice, more voice…
Opinion
MY TURN: Packing some Alaska art and philosophy for a Swiss writing retreat
The first week of July I called Juneau artist Bill Spear’s order phone number. Josh answered. He’s a…
Opinion
OPINION: He chose war … retaliation risks rise
Trump has long relied on spectacle as a political weapon, says Van Abbott
Opinion
I went to the woods: Family, fishing and fabricating
This summer I’ve settled into a tidy rotation of cabin building, fishing, and family. There’s not much beyond…
Opinion
MY TURN: Washington’s one-size labor law doesn’t fit Alaska
Alaska is on the verge of something historic. Major energy and infrastructure projects are advancing across the state,…
Opinion
OPINION: Alaska’s delegation wants you to look away
While Trump turns corruption into policy, Sullivan and Begich turn silence into strategy
Opinion
OPINION: Undermining one leg of Alaska’s seafood sector puts whole system at risk
Alaska’s commercial fishing economy works because of a simple truth: it is built on interdependence.
Opinion
LETTER: Community, not the building, is what’s important
In the recent letter, Juneau’s history is worth maintaining, it says “The Arts Council stuck in a mildew-infested…
Opinion
OPINION: Fourth of July is a good time to talk about taxes
I’m sorry to say this column is about taxes. Oil and gas taxes. Corporate taxes. Legislative debate over…
Opinion
OPINION: Alaska has a rare opportunity to transform rural health
When people hear that Alaska has been awarded $272 million per year for five years through the Rural…
Opinion
OPINION: America celebrates Black athletes while undermining Black rights
America roared for Black excellence in the arena while Trumpism quietly tightened its grip on the ballot box.
Opinion
OPINION: Alaska’s LNG future requires creative thinking
Many Alaskans have grown increasingly skeptical that the proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline is not moving forward…
Opinion
OPINION: All coupons have an expiration date, even for a gas pipeline
Businesses routinely offer discounts and coupons as enticements to get people to spend money or to buy something…
Neighbors
Gimme a Smile: How to enjoy summer vacation when you don’t have any money
Fuel costs are up. It costs more than a week’s worth of groceries to go out to a…