Opinion
Is Juneau digging a deeper hole in cruise line lawsuit?
In December, City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) staff asked the CBJ Assembly to appropriate an additional $250,000…
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Finding the good as 2017 ends
The inspiration for this column comes from two places. One is that it’s the end of year and…
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The paradoxial necessity of opposition
If it wasn’t the week before Christmas, I’d probably be lodging my complaint with the tax bill Congress…
Opinion
The Empire Editorial Board’s Christmas List
Dear Santa, We have been good this year (well, most of us) and think we are deserving of…
Opinion
Make Alaska’s public schools great for all students
In his Dec. 13 Juneau Empire “My Turn,” Jeremy Price of the Koch brothers-funded Americans for Prosperity offered…
Opinion
Divest the Permanent Fund
Organizations around the world are divesting from fossil fuels, and a lot of the talk is about the…
Opinion
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
This holiday season, Alaskans can have a renewed sense of hope for good jobs, larger paychecks, stronger growth,…
Opinion
Safer, Stronger, Smarter: Building the future for Alaska
I believe in Alaska. Our state and our people have set the course for a good, secure future.…
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Change in hydraulic fracking procedure
When southern Kenai Peninsula residents heard BlueCrest’s plans for the Cosmopolitan project just north of Anchor Point, it…
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More stream protection is unnecessary
Protecting salmon habitat is a proud accomplishment of many industries in Alaska, including the timber industry, since long…
Opinion
A better future for the holidays
Alaskans are on the verge of seeing the oil-rich coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR)…
Opinion
Let’s end 2017 on a high note
Health care dominated the headlines this summer and although the cameras turned off and the media largely tuned…
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Are you being fooled?
Have you ever wondered why every year since Gov. Bill Walker took office the state’s estimated budget deficit…
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Clean up, closure of the Tulsequah Chief is long overdue
Toxic acid mine drainage (AMD) leaking from the abandoned Tulsequah Chief Mine in British Columbia has been flowing…
Opinion
How the oil industry benefited from tax progressivity
Don’t kick an industry that’s down on its luck. That’s one of the main messages two advocacy organizations…
Opinion
Don’t dampen Alaska’s innovation
Imagine you’re starting a business in a new field. For years, you work to hone your product. You…
Opinion
How Alaskans can help save the state’s distillery industry
The Alaska craft spirits industry is stronger than it’s ever been, with new distilleries opening each year providing…
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Grateful for what we have
With all the negative economic news making headlines in Alaska, sometimes it’s tough to stay positive. But we…
Opinion
Alaska’s budget and fiscal report card
This week, the Walker-Mallott Administration will release its fiscal year 2019 budget proposal. Ahead of that release, we…
Opinion
There’s no better gift than a great education
It’s not on the kids’ holiday wish lists. It’s not something they whisper in Santa’s ear. But it’s…