Site Logo
tease

Opinion

Opinion: Ballot Measure 2 puts voters first

This is a law creating transparency.

In this May 7, 2020 photo, Sen. Dan Sullivan wears a mask at a hearing in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch / Pool)

Opinion

Opinion: Alaska is fortunate to have Dan Sullivan

The stakes have never been so important.

teeze

Opinion

Opinion: Name Sully As 737 Max test pilot

Here’s why it makes sense.

tease

Opinion

Opinion: Oil made Alaska rich, now it’s making us poor

It doesn’t need to be this way

President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in Washington. Trump said Wednesday he would "listen to both sides" after his eldest son and a campaign adviser urged him to intervene to block a proposed copper and gold mine in Alaska's Bristol Bay region. (AP Photo / Andrew Harnik)

Opinion

Opinion: The Tongass and Trump’s dishonest, lazy style of governance

Administering NEPA that way is dishonest and lazy

Former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire in May 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Environmental groups should have to disclose their funding sources

Those natural resources of our frontier state are oil, gas, minerals, fish, timber and tourism.

Teaser

Opinion

Opinion: Not now, not ever. Just say no.

Upcoming ballot measures “actually pose a threat to Alaskan values and our economic well-being.”

Robin O. Brena is a lifelong Alaska who grew up in Skagway and is an original sponsor of Ballot Measure 1, chair of the Oil and Gas Transition Committee for the Walker administration and founder of Brena, Bell and Walker, a longtime Alaskan law firm. (Courtesy Photo / Robin O. Brena)

Opinion

Opinion: Ballot Measure 1 means jobs in Southeast Alaska

Alaskans should not be intimidated out of a fair share for our oil.

Opinion: Thank Sullivan when Alaska writes a check to an oil company

Opinion

Opinion: Thank Sullivan when Alaska writes a check to an oil company

Let’s look at what he actually does.

Opinion: More compromise and less conflict is the right path for Montana Creek

Opinion

Opinion: More compromise and less conflict is the right path for Montana Creek

As if 2020 hasn’t been enough already!

Greg Smith has served on the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly for nearly one year. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion

Opinion: Finding good stories and inspiration in 2020

By Greg Smith

Opinion: We are at risk of undermining the foundations of our communities

Opinion

Opinion: We are at risk of undermining the foundations of our communities

To address pandemic and climate change, listen to science and mobilize our nation’s resources.

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg applauds after a performance in her honor after she spoke about her life and work during a discussion at Georgetown Law School in Washington in April 2018. The Supreme Court says Ginsburg has died of metastatic pancreatic cancer at age 87. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Opinion

Opinion: Honoring RBG’s final wish for Americans

The president and the Congress must honor the will of the people.

Opinion: Panic and lying are the new ‘gold standard’

Opinion

Opinion: Panic and lying are the new ‘gold standard’

The pandemic has caused more U.S. deaths in a year than in all U.S. conflicts since the Civil…

Opinion: A balanced approach is needed for oil tax rates

Opinion

Opinion: A balanced approach is needed for oil tax rates

For the good of Alaska and the future of the state, please vote no on Proposition 1.

People gather for a candlelight vigil for the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg near Dimond Courthouse on Saturday, Sept. 19. People shared remarks about some of Ginsburg’s most famous decisions during the event. Some expressed hopes her seat would not be filled until after Election Day. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

Opinion

Opinion: Loyalty to Alaska citizens not to the Republican Party, please

This is not a rush decision to be made in a month before election.

Opinion: Election transparency is right for Alaska

Opinion

Opinion: Election transparency is right for Alaska

A message from some North Dakota grandmas.

Opinion: Alaska and America’s very survival are at stake this election year

Opinion

Opinion: Alaska and America’s very survival are at stake this election year

There’s only one choice for this Marine and others who treasure our democracy.

Opinion: Let’s honor RBG and shine up our precious democracy

Opinion

Opinion: Let’s honor RBG and shine up our precious democracy

We the people can help by voting Yes on 2 on Nov. 3, or as soon as our…

Opinion: Ballot Measure 1 — The Very Fair Share Act

Opinion

Opinion: Ballot Measure 1 — The Very Fair Share Act

I am betting the oil industry can afford to pay a greater share.