Letters to the Editor
Letter: Stop by the new Mendenhall Valley library
Have you stopped by the new Mendenhall Valley library? It’s so easy to have a full schedule and…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Suicide is preventable
With the recent suicides and media coverage around the state, the Juneau Suicide Prevention Coalition wants to reassure…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Groups working to end domestic violence
October was an especially significant month for Alaskans. It was National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, when community groups…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Get money out of politics by executive order
The inexplicable U.S. Supreme Court decisions on Citizens United and McClutcheon are turning our nation into a deadly…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: I was at Sulphurets Creek
During the past four years, I have been heaing many untruths surrounding the potential KSM mine on Sulphurets…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: We need to make changes to mental health care
Alaska has tried just about every program and approach to address the negative effects of depression, mental illness…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Totem pole return warrants celebration, not recrimination
The Oct. 23 Associated Press article about the return of the Tuxecan totem pole (Alaska tribal members to…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: When we confuse exploitation with choice
During the past few months, I have been gratified to see so many community members reaching out, talking…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Time to change our ways on trapping
“She’s upset, she’s emotional about it,” said Zane Wilson, attorney for the trapper, in his closing arguments during…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Time to honor Prop. 10
About 45 years ago (on the 1970 ballot), Alaskans were asked to approve Proposition 10 — the State…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Juneau is fortunate to have rescuers
I am writing to express my sincere gratitude to the Alaska State Troopers, Juneau Mountain Rescue, Temsco Helicopters…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Lawmakers are taking away the marine highway
Do you remember the friendly days of our state’s ferry system? The Alaska Marine Highway System would change…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Tie receipt of PFD to voter registration
Juneau’s voter turnout is 23.5 percent. Sad, isn’t it? Last week Juneau City Clerk Laurie Sika offered an…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Alaska doesn’t have to be a one-trick pony
Is Alaska a one-trick pony, as one participant in the recent discussion at Centennial Hall about Alaska’s fiscal…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Second Amendment rights: Everyone should have a gun
I’m a firm believer in the Second Amendment and this talk of gun restrictions has me deeply disturbed.…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Failure to communicate
Individuals with a cognitive impairment (clients) won a major victory in the Alaska Supreme Court in 1994, but…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Stuff doesn’t just happen
Thank you reporter Alissa J. Rubin and all the other news people who contributed to the New York…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Against stricter trapping regulations
I would like to respond to the Oct. 2 Letter to the Editor submitted by Michelle Anderson pleading…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: For education, for Fisk
I have two sons happily attending Gastineau Community Public Elementary School. Their teachers are welcoming, enthusiastic and caring.…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Return Story to school board for another term
Thank you, Andi Story, for your 12 years of volunteer public service on the Juneau Board of Education.…