Opinion
Letter: Murkowski, Sullivan and Alaska’s interests
I would like to publicly thank U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski for standing up for the future of Alaska’s…
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My Turn: Alaska should support the NEA, ASCA
This is a time of change in Alaska, a direct result of the incontrovertible fact that we are…
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Letter: It’s time for remote property owners, like on Taku and Shelter Island, to petition and withdraw from CBJ
For the third time, Juneau is wasting your tax dollars and their time trying to annex more remote…
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Letter: Are Alaskans paying attention?
Dear Editor, What is barely mentioned in Gov. Bill Walker’s budget this year? Are Alaskans paying attention? We…
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Letter: Save the ACA
Dear Editor, As a result of the Affordable Care Act, the number of insured in Alaska has gone…
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My Turn: What history tells us about the building of the Panama Canal
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure than…
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Letter: Real solutions are needed
It is well known that our state of Alaska is in a fiscal crisis. Real solutions are needed.…
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Letter: Tax me, please
Bob Gillam’s daily anti-income tax ads in the paper got me thinking. Denmark, Norway and Iceland have fairly…
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Alaska editorial: Senate survey shows residents want a full-fledged solution to fiscal gap
This editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: Lawmakers are wise to listen to their constituents, and…
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Letter: Sen. Murkowski’s values
How very special U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is to shop for new office space and to acquire the…
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My Turn: Treatment of live-aboards is unfair, unkind, and unnecessary
In response to “Harbor Department Gives Juneau Live-aboards an Ultimatum: Move out, or Move On”: I moved into…
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Thank you Mohamed
In 2013, after a three month bicycle tour in Southeast Asia, my girlfriend Mary Catharine flew back to…
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Trump’s immigration order will make Americans less safe
President Trump says his sweeping executive order on immigration was meant to make America safer. Yet this ill-conceived…
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Letter: Don’t let DeVos pay-to-play in federal politics
After hearing news stories that Sen. Lisa Murkowski received campaign contributions from Betsy DeVos, I decided to head…
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Outside Editorial: Correcting course on immigration policy is messy work
The following editorial first appeared in the Augusta Chronicle: “Our immigration system has been broken for decades, and…
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Trump’s lies are nothing to shrug off
WASHINGTON — The newest occupant of the White House is a psychiatrist’s dream — a serial prevaricator who…
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Five rules for talking with the other side
Remember Christine O’Donnell, the Delaware woman who oddly found herself, during a U.S. Senate run in 2010, needing…
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Alaska Editorial: Senate survey shows residents want a full-fledged solution to fiscal gap
Lawmakers are wise to listen to their constituents, and at the beginning of this year’s legislative session, the…
Opinion
We must demand Trump’s tax returns
We have the right to demand transparency from our elected officials and anyone seeking elected office. The need…
Opinion
Will Sen. Peter Micciche become a genuine statesman?
Congratulations to Senator Peter Micciche on his election as Majority Leader. Now he is one of the most…