Opinion
Teachers and classrooms first
In his opinion piece Feb. 3 in the Anchorage Daily News, House District 22 Rep. Jason Grenn calls…
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CBJ should intervene in Hydro One sale
Although the question of direct ownership is not before the city, there is still a great deal of…
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Opinion: Hydro One here for Snettisham, a public asset
I am writing to support the City and Borough of Juneau intervention to protect the Juneau public interest…
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Arts, jobs and healing
As 2018 gets underway, the arts continue to present themselves as a crucial means of addressing the challenges…
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Men’s role in the #MeToo movement
Me too … I’ve benefited from the privileges provided from being a male in our society. Me too…
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Tongass timber and the roadless rule
During his State of the State address last week, Gov. Bill Walker said “Alaskans are the ones best…
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90 days that were 30 years in the making for Alaska
Federal approval for a road connecting King Cove and Cold Bay. The presidents of the United States and…
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Infrastructure resiliency is key for Alaska
I recently moved to Juneau from Port Arthur, Texas. In August, my area received more than 50 inches…
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Level the playing field for responsible development near salmon streams
One of the first large projects I ever worked on as an engineer involved over two years’ worth…
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Alaska’s recession is the Legislature’s recession
Just because Tomas Boutin, a Juneau resident who wrote a My Turn on Jan. 19 titled “Walker recession…
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Ask the Assembly to adopt Juneau Renewable Energy Strategy
Let’s encourage the Assembly, at its Jan. 29 Committee of the Whole meeting, to adopt the Juneau Renewable…
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Congress must reclaim the power to declare war
Senate Resolution 361 is a long-winded recitation of North Korean offenses that ends with a statement affirming Congress’…
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Establish a contract to protect the Alaska Permanent Fund’s future
Since 2003, the Board of Trustees has endorsed using a percent of market value (POMV) methodology for determining…
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Stop the petty squabling on the budget
As the legislative session begins, it seems inevitable that we will once more witness the Legislature’s surreal efforts…
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Time to stop playing fiddle on the river
We bought on the Mendenhall in 2001. Nothing was disclosed to us at the time of sale. No…
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The Woman’s March is evolving into a political force
One year in and the Women’s March is still going strong. I was privileged to be a speaker…
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Juneau’s clean energy future starts today
Tonight, our Juneau Assembly will be debating one of the most potentially impactful documents to enter the Assembly…
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Isn’t it time for Alaska to be a leader?
The National Council on Teacher Quality is a thinktank founded in 2000 and based in Washington, D.C. that…
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Juneau tries again to discriminate against the people on Admiralty Island
There are many ways to take land from people. War is one way. In Juneau’s case, they will…
Opinion
The toughest marathon
Suppose you are kidnapped, robbed of all your money, credit cards and personal identification. Then, you are heavily…