Opinion
Why Alaska Natives like me oppose the landless bill
The 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) has never addressed Native claims. ANCSA is an industrial-rooted tool…
Opinion
My Turn: Unintended consequences of the school district reorganization plan
During school board public comment sessions on proposed school reorganization options, many people suggested ways to keep both…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Legislature will best serve Alaskans by rejecting Dunleavy’s executive orders
Dunleavy’s executive orders have nothing to do with “streamlining” and everything to do with destroying.
Opinion
My Turn: Israel/Gaza and historic, religious and ethnic challenges of global terrorism
Dixie Belcher’s article titled “Palestinian residents are helpless victim in attacks made by leaders” published in the Juneau…
Opinion
Opinion: A primary election of ill-informed voters
On Tuesday, Republicans across the state will help anoint Donald Trump as their party’s nominee for president. But…
Opinion
My Turn: The Legislature should rein in AIDEA
This story has been updated to correct the photo caption, which originally stated AIDEA was presenting a check…
Opinion
Opinion: Juneau School District edges closer to balanced budget, but what’s next?
After a marathon public hearing last week, the Juneau School District (JSD) Board of Education voted 5-2 to…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: What’s wrong with this picture?
At 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, I and several other moms and grandmas went to the Alaska Senate…
Opinion
Opinion: Final Draft – Civic education and the problem with standardized testing
There’s a lot of intense disagreements with the education bill that the House Majority failed to advance on…
Opinion
My Turn: Focus on saving teacher jobs, not buildings or nostalgia, to fix school district crisis
The numbers are bad. Really bad. Even dire.
Opinion
My Turn: Figure out new possibilities from district restructuring, rather than trying to fight it
My children are 8 and 9. Both have been fortunate enough to attend Montessori Borealis since they were…
Opinion
My Turn: Palestinian residents are helpless victims in attacks made by leaders
In 1948 the United Nations gave the country of Palestine to European Jews escaping hundreds of years of…
Opinion
My Turn: Defined benefits and economic freedom for state workers
I moved to Alaska 12 years ago. The allure of the Last Frontier to newcomers who enjoy nature,…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: JDHS is a much better facility for high school students
The Douglas Bridge was completed in 1935, unifying our community in more ways than one. By 1956, Juneau-Douglas…
Opinion
My Turn: Redevelop our government, not our history with Telephone Hill
At the last Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting, the Juneau Assembly decided on Option C out of…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Alaskans favoring secession aren’t thinking things through
I live in Virginia and have no firsthand experience with Alaskan affairs. I was therefore surprised by the…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Legislature needs to rein in Dunleavy’s power-grab
It’s not surprising to witness so many Republican politicians who’ve been capitulating to this heinous MAGA destruction of…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: JDHS was the high school during stable times; keep it that way if consolidation occurs
In order to financially maintain the high quality of education, tradition and standards of Alaska, Juneau-Douglas High School:…
Opinion
Opinion: Risky business not the state’s business
The advice for Las Vegas gamblers is don’t bet more than you can afford to lose. It’s generally…
Opinion
Opinion: Sullivan defends democracy abroad, but not at home
On Tuesday, Sen. Dan Sullivan uncharacteristically defied Donald Trump. He along with 21 other Republicans and almost 50…