Opinion
Return Indian Point land to Alaska Native people of Juneau
The City and Borough of Juneau has the special opportunity to join with the Alaska Native community, Goldbelt…
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Walker: Achieving stable, affordable health care is important for Alaska
In Alaska, we pay more for health care than do most Americans. In much of the United States,…
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Pioneer road peaceful, calming and important to Juneau
The west side of Douglas Island has been talked about for many years as an enticing place where…
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Losing my religion
It’s too late for General Custer, too late for Robert E. Lee. Gotta get back on the highway,…
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Do you know how your utility rates are set?
As a privately owned utility, AEL&P is overseen by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (RCA). When AEL&P wants…
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Single-payer health care can be a budget solution
Last week Gov. Bill Walker notified lawmakers that he’ll be calling a fourth special session in October. It’ll…
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Magic formula for transforming local schools into true centers for learning
This week thanks go to Hecla Mining, the operator of Greens Creek Mine on Admiralty Island, after the…
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Please keep food stamp benefits for Alaskans
When you work or volunteer at the Southeast Alaska Food Bank, you can get a sense of the…
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Alaska’s national parks: Policy of economics and common sense, or a state and federal political agenda?
In August 2016, the National Park Service issued wildlife management regulations protecting the natural diversity of wildlife that…
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Use a flat tax for the income tax
The FAIRtax — i.e., H.R. 25 (“FT”) is a progressive scam — we need a simple 10 percent…
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Freedom to join unions can fix this economy
Across the country, and in Alaska, Americans are working longer hours for less money and fewer benefits, despite…
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The ghostly products of economic growth
“This year, they gave up.” That’s how The New York Times reporter Binyamin Applebaum summed up last week’s…
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Do you know what your children are learning?
It’s two weeks into the new school year, and the honeymoon is over. Children and adolescents who were…
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September is National Recovery Month
September is National Recovery Month, a time to highlight recovery from mental health and substance use disorders. This…
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Alaska politicians are raiding your PFD
It’s an article of faith among many politicians that the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD), needs to be reduced…
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Corporate taxes should be zero
Tax reform is a priority agenda item in the 115th Congressional session. In the coming months, we will…
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Women’s Equality Day: What is this all about?
August 26 is a national holiday of substantial import. It started so many years ago but a pivotal…
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Throwing away years of public cooperation in the Arctic would be a mistake
In the glow of the midnight sun, we’re paddling down the wild Utukok River in the National Petroleum…
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My prediction for the coming budget year
This is my analysis of the fiscal mess we are in. What I am about to share with…
Opinion
Finding equality in the education of hard work
This afternoon, all Juneauites, as well as tourists visiting our capital city, are invited to gather at Marine…