Opinion
Bringing the Wild West back to Alaska
Amid Alaska’s deep recession with no end, it is the city of Anchorage that suffers the most. Beyond…
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Medicaid work requirements are cruel and misguided
Recently, our state senate looked at ways to limit Medicaid access with Senate Bill 193, introduced by Sen.…
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Ambler Access Project deserves to play out
A recent House Resources Committee hearing on the Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Project served as a reminder…
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The deception of Stand for Salmon
The Alaska Chamber of Commerce has long been an outspoken voice for pro-business policies that grow our economy…
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Are we safer with or without the Iran deal?
By pulling out of the Iran nuclear agreement (JCPOA), the White House is hoping, without any rational basis,…
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Contraceptives effort may have unintended consequences
I write to express my concerns about the State of Alaska’s intent to fund a study on a…
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Build the infrastructure this country deserves
In Alaska it feels we are collectively holding our breath when it comes to deciding whether to invest…
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A governor free from the conflicting interests of party
Gov. Bill Walker called himself a “traditional Alaskan Republican” when declaring his independent run for governor in 2013.…
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‘Criminal Fund’ bill was a win
The Alaska Legislature just united 60 to zero to strike a great blow for restitution for the victims…
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Fund Base Student Allocation
I ‘m writing to ask readers to write the legislature with this urgent request: please provide adequate funds…
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In support of free speech
I’m glad Jack Cadigan prefaced his letter to the editor with a lengthy statement about how staunch a…
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A billion wasted dollars
I sincerely hope scientific minded young people in Alaska step up to replace the bought and paid for…
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Eaglecrest and climate change silence
Like many in Juneau, winter at Eaglecrest is the high point of my year. The frosted trees, the…
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We must work together to keep auto program alive
I am dismayed to hear that the superb Juneau-Douglas High School auto shop program is on the verge…
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Winning the battle and losing the war on oil tax credits
As the Alaska Legislature completes its annual task of setting next year’s budget, conversations about oil tax credits…
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A complaint about the Trillium Landing mail service
I am a tax-paying senior citizen recently relocated to Juneau and residing in Trillium Landing, a new complex…
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No debt for paper: barbarous banks are at Alaska’s gates
A National Public Radio headline caught my attention the other day because it seemed part of a larger…
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The competing strains of winter wheat
“For we are sowing winter wheat That other hands will harvest That they might have enough to eat…
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Public safety is priority No. 1
Currently, our City and Borough of Juneau Assembly members and staff, as well as concerned citizens, are meeting…
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Vote for Sara Hannan
Sara Hannan and I first met as worthy opponents on a basketball court. Sara is taller than I…