Opinion
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…
Opinion
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…
Opinion
September is National Recovery Month
September is National Recovery Month, a time to highlight recovery from mental health and substance use disorders. This…
Opinion
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…
Opinion
Corporate taxes should be zero
Tax reform is a priority agenda item in the 115th Congressional session. In the coming months, we will…
Opinion
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…
Opinion
Working on health care reform for all Alaskans
After the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), we began to hear stories from Alaska families and…
Opinion
Forget the year of kindness; fix the problems
In this Year of Kindness we give two weeks for nine homeless people to move off the Alaska…
Opinion
Kindness keeps coming in Juneau
Recently, I joined the Steering Committee of the Juneau Police Department 2017 Year of Kindness Initiative(17YOK). While late…
Opinion
Juneau should welcome more Millennials
“When the Boomers Bail, A Community Economic Survival Guide” is the title of a book written by Mark…
Opinion
Alaska’s independents are back again
Better together. Together again. First and foremost, we want to thank Alaskans for giving us the opportunity to…
Opinion
New JACC and Centennial Hall work together, not against each other
As Co-Chairs of the Partnership Board, which seeks to build the New Juneau Arts and Culture Center (what…
Opinion
Our trails and parks are community assets
According to a recent local survey, the No. 1 recreational activity in Juneau is walking, hiking, biking or…
Opinion
Bed tax increase could negatively affect Juneau’s economy
On October’s ballot, we may see an option to increase Juneau’s bed tax by 2 percent. Some people…
Opinion
Americans and the nation need health care
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, just sent thousands of Alaskans a long letter. It replies to their concerns…
Opinion
Two-pronged madness exists in White House
Did the fire and fury, lock and load rhetoric of President Donald Trump cause Kim Jong Un to…