Opinion
Opinion: Murkowski must get off the ‘none of the above’ fence
Sen. Lisa Murkowski isn’t your typical undecided voter. She’s not only extremely well informed about the presidential candidates…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Clear and present flooding danger – unaddressed
I Zoomed in to last Monday’s CBJ Assembly Committee of the Whole meeting. The Assembly discussed current actions…
Opinion
My Turn: Consider realities of present vs. past on Ship-Free Saturday initiative
I write to encourage all Juneau residents to deeply consider the implications of their vote on the Ship-Free…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Vote yes on Prop. 2 to give Juneau one day off a week
Every Saturday free please. Vote yes. By voting yes on Proposition 2 in the municipal election Oct. 1…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Economic arguments against Ship-Free Saturday don’t reflect reality for many people
I’m curious about the logic behind the economic arguments against Megaship-Free Saturdays (call it what it is) and…
Opinion
My Turn: Figuring out the Ship-Free Saturday ballot initiative
Opponents of Proposition No. 2 — Ship-Free Saturday make many bold, reference-free claims on the purported impacts of…
Opinion
Opinion: A school shooting exposes Republican impotence. Again.
“I don’t like to admit this. I don’t like that this is a fact of life,” Republican vice-presidential…
Opinion
My Turn: Supporting Angela Rodell for mayor due to financial expertise, questioning of status quo
I’m supporting Angela Rodell for mayor. Her experience as commissioner of the Alaska Department of Revenue, and then…
Opinion
Opinion: Juneau voters weigh three ballot propositions
As the Juneau Assembly addresses several looming economic issues, voters will decide three significant ballot propositions in the…
Opinion
My Turn: Here’s what I would do with Ship-Free Saturdays
I’m a 30-year Juneau resident voting “yes” for Ship-Free Saturday (and July 4) to support Juneau’s recovery from…
Opinion
Opinion: Schools alone aren’t the problem
According to the results of this year’s academic readiness tests only a third of all Alaska students are…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: The tragedy of the commons
The commons in Juneau are many. We share clean air, clean water, wildlife, tranquility and easy access to…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Waiting for an answer
Thanks so much to Kathy Coghill for her My Turn, “Cruise ships are shifting air pollution into Juneau’s…
Opinion
My Turn: Poor taxation and spending policies by city leaders reason to vote no on bond measures
Is it coincidental that CBJ increased assessed values on private property when intending to sell bonds against property…
Opinion
My Turn: Cruise ships are shifting air pollution into Juneau’s marine waters
Cruise ships have been in the news a lot recently. In Barcelona, locals used water guns against tourists…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: A word of caution if paying CBJ property tax bill online
It is less than a month until CBJ property taxes are due. The city tells you that bills…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: When politics was fun
With the state and nation so divided, politics are no fun. Here’s a memory of a time when…
Opinion
Opinion: Amid Juneau disaster recovery, attention turns to mitigation of future floods
By now most Alaskans have heard of a jökulhlaup, a phenomenon where unstable lakes are formed from retreating…
Opinion
Opinion: Ranked Choice – a scapegoat for losers
Turnout was understandably low in last week’s primary election. The results were almost meaningless. With the exception of…