Opinion
Include Chilkat River in mining conversation
Alaska’s congressional delegation clearly understands that Alaska has much to lose and little to gain from Canadian mines…
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Stay strong, Sen. Murkowski
Alaskans aren’t known for choosing the easy road. We wouldn’t live here if the goal was to go…
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The EPA should remedy past misdeeds
On most issues there are multiple perspectives. This is the case with Pebble. Eric Forrer recently wrote about…
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Sex and bigotry remains an important issue
I have been trying to write about sex and religion, because I’m convinced that Catholic teaching about sex…
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Alaska can lead the way on racial issues
In the aftermath of the violence and hatred on display in Charlottesville this weekend, I found myself in…
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Work to preserve Alaska’s ‘permanent fund’ of fish and wildlife
As we struggle towards a sustainable, long-term balanced budget plan, everybody knows this is an urgent and critical…
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AEL&P will keep operating as it has been
Each year, when we finally get our few days of real summer, I tend to wonder how many…
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Bill Walker is the right person to lead Alaska
“Governor Walker governs from the far left,” Tuckerman Babcock said after an April poll found his approval rating…
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Juneau’s Assembly is boring with a purpose
The “business of governing” is such a misnomer because government rarely acts like a business. If it did,…
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Congress executes the ‘bait, promise, reassure and switch’ strategy
Trump and Republicans want you to believe that no one will lose health care in any manner, and…
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A rebuttal to Wilderness Society
It is really shameful that the Wilderness Society and other environmental groups would criticize a small life-saving gravel…
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Reversing course on Bristol Bay protections a massive betrayal of public trust
During the State of Alaska Frank Murkowski administration (2002-2006), the state government engaged in a process described as…
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Dreaming in America
In our divided and hyper-partisan country there are few things most everyone can agree on: there really doesn’t…
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Keep an eye on electric cars’ effects on Alaska
Surprising news from two different sources: Analysts now believe consumers will purchase electric vehicles at a much faster…
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Remembering the people behind the Prudhoe Bay achievement
The 40th anniversary of production from the Prudhoe Bay field — which along with other North Slope fields…
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Project Playground rebuilding efforts are underway
Summer 2017 in Juneau has been cold and wet, but at least we’ve not been bothered by forest…
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Trump’s business experience taught him nothing
What should Americans take to heart following the Senate’s multiple failures to repeal and replace Obamacare? Not that…
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Please support the new JACC
In 1980, Juneau celebrated the 100th anniversary of gold and the founding of the city. With a bow…
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Regulation is needed to fight addiction
On Tuesday, Governor Bill Walker signed legislation aimed at Alaska’s opioid epidemic. It was a bill he initially…
Opinion
It’s time to end the Permanent Fund Dividend
The Permanent Fund Dividend appropriations unconditionally give away state assets, raising serious constitutional questions whether providing for an…