Opinion
Outside Editorial: Now, more than ever, Americans need to see Trump’s tax returns
The following editorial first appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The news that President Donald Trump won’t actually…
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Rep. Reinbold: The simple truth of the state of the budget
The conversation around the state budget hasn’t been exactly truthful. The “cuts” have been exaggerated in an attempt…
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For Denali’s 100th anniversary, state should permanently protect park wildlife along the boundary
Next month (Feb. 26) will mark the 100th anniversary of Alaska’s most iconic tourism destination — Denali National…
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Letter: Progress looks different when you’re standing on the edge of a fiscal cliff
Thanks to KTOO for helping me listen to Monday assembly meetings. Just like how most folks tune into…
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Letter: We cannot thrive and suffer by the price of oil
Thanks for publishing Alexander Hoke’s piece about Alaska’s finances on Jan. 24. His proposal has considerable merit. It…
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Alaska Editorial: The discoveries that almost didn’t happen
This editorial first appeared in the Alaska Journal of Commerce: We aren’t hearing much from the opponents of…
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Letter: What normalizing Trump means
A request to accept the presidency of Donald Trump provokes some questions: Do we “normalize” cruelty? Do we…
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Opinion: March on, women and fellow resisters
Being “among the most dishonest human beings on Earth,” as our new president described journalists, although himself a…
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Letter: An open letter to Alaska’s Congressional delegation
Social Security is just what it says. I have been paying into it for years. It is mine;…
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Outside Editorial: White House press corps must demand truth from Trump, surrogates
The following editorial first appeared in The Dallas Morning News: What kind of press do the American people…
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My Turn: Support for camping ordinance and compassion for my community are not mutually exclusive
I am growing frustrated with the suggestion that those who support the camping ordinance lack compassion for those…
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My Turn: Solidarity trumps a return to the past
The marches and demonstrations that took place across the country and worldwide on Donald Trump’s first day in…
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Alaska Editorial: Interference with state’s wildlife
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News: It’s in Alaskans’ best interest to manage the…
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Letter: Stand with Planned Parenthood
You don’t have to look far to find a headline detailing the troubles Alaska is currently facing. Whether…
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My Turn: Alaska’s fiscal crisis is not just a math problem
Proposed plans for resolving the Alaska fiscal crisis have one thing in common: They treat our crisis as…
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My Turn: Downtown Juneau crime is everyone’s problem
Downtown Juneau is home to many residents and local businesses that care about their neighborhood and the people…
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Letter: Moving the homeless ‘down the sidewalk’ doesn’t make the problem go away
Homeless people are people. There was a recent study that most Americans couldn’t afford to pay an unexpected…
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My Turn: The free ride is over
I moved to Alaska very shortly after the personal state income tax was abolished and deep inside I…
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A story of how the PFD program almost never was, as told by former Gov. Hammond’s top aide
There is no question that the 2017 legislative session will focus in large part on using Permanent Fund…
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Letter: Let the homeless stay
As a lifelong Juneau resident I, too, have been concerned about the rise in high profile homelessness in…