Opinion
ANWR’s open. Now what?
Congress’ decision to allow drilling in ANWR as part of the GOP tax reform package is a monumental…
Opinion
Alaskans must preserve our government services, benefits
I have been a resident of this great land since 1949. I married a local born and raised…
Opinion
CBJ annexation would hurt Funter Bay
On Jan. 3, the City and Borough of Juneau Committee of the Whole voted to proceed with the…
Opinion
Dualing Federalism: The little big man syndrome
In this Age of Trumpism massive divisions afflict the nation, even divisions that suddenly arise from nowhere and…
Opinion
America’s outdated election laws
Sen. Dennis Egan doesn’t think the Legislature will act to close the fiscal gap this year. The problem,…
Opinion
Walker recession is longest in Alaska history
As the 30th Alaska Legislature begins its second session to approve 2019 operating and capital budgets, we can…
Opinion
Half a billion plastic straws are used and discarded every day. What an unacceptable waste.
The following editorial first appeared in the Los Angeles Times: Every day Americans use — and almost immediately…
Opinion
Even in an Alaska winter, salmon are here
When winter’s first cold snap turns my fishing town into a frosty icebox, there’s a lively glee in…
Opinion
Watergate revisited: Casting call for statesman
My father, a military judge in the Air Force who survived 28 bombing missions during World War II,…
Opinion
Taku salmon (and the process) are in deep trouble
Dire expectations for Southeast Alaska Chinook salmon in 2018 anticipate total returns near or below the worst on…
Opinion
The liberal undermining of the special counsel
First, “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” became Amazon’s top selling book even before the official…
Opinion
The case for fewer rules and more transparency
In Alaska, amid much fanfare, an application for a voter initiative purporting to address legislative conflicts was certified…
Opinion
We oppose oil and gas drilling in the Bering Sea, our home
The Bering Sea Elders Group strongly condemns the action by the Trump Administration to include the northern Bering…
Opinion
MLK served Americans, and so will we on Monday
We all know there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but this coming Monday, Jan. 15, anyone…
Opinion
Offshore leasing plan bodes ill for American waters
Nowhere is the Trump administration’s historic assault on our natural environment more worrisome than his reckless push for…
Opinion
Consider the problems of islands’ annexation
After attending the Jan. 3 Assembly work session regarding the City and Borough of Juneau’s plan to annex…
Opinion
Harvest time in the Millennial robber baron era
It is inconceivable to the GOP that “tax reform” will cause massive additional debt, provide relatively little to…
Opinion
State-tribal education compacts are an opportunity to transform education in Alaska
I was blessed to have parents who were lifelong educators in Alaska. In 1936, my father was born…
Opinion
Improved prevention and response capabilities coming to Prince William Sound in 2018
In 2017, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company marked 40 years of operating the Trans Alaska Pipeline System. And thanks…
Opinion
Alaska’s affluency in a geographic third world
Will 2018 be the year that Pete Kelly’s wrecking crew finally gives serious consideration to a state income…