Opinion
Where the House stands on budget talks
This week, in the absence of a true and complete fix to the state’s fiscal crisis from the…
Opinion
It’s all about the AJ Mine
On Monday night, the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly Finance Committee approved moving toward revising the borough’s…
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House health care bill fails Alaskans
Alaskans should be very concerned with the health care bill the U.S. House of Representatives passed last month.…
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Pulling together to close the gap
“Can’t we all just get along?” I keep thinking of Rodney King’s famous plea during the 1992 Los…
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Alaska in wonderland
Bengt called recently to tell me of a conversation he overheard in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport. (I mentioned…
Opinion
Mining ordinance: Don’t re-open this can of worms
The Juneau Assembly is talking about the AJ Mine again. It is shocking that, after all of the…
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It’s time to accept the governor’s compromise
It’s time to accept the governor’s compromise. We must end the standoff in Juneau because the option of…
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Honoring the prime directive
The Alaska-Juneau Mine is back and proponents are requesting changes to the City and Borough of Juneau Mining…
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Support the Senate version of HB 111
Prior to the current legislative session, Governor Bill Walker cited as one of his key objectives the need…
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Oil tax fairness
Paying oil companies billions from our dwindling state savings, while cutting schools, help for seniors and those who…
Opinion
Time for compromise
I am honored to serve along all the other good people of sound conviction elected to represent you…
Opinion
Winning isn’t the same as effective governance
“Taxes, taxes and more taxes” the Alaska Republican Party whined in a Facebook post this week. Then they…
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Revising, implementing Juneau’s mining ordinance will be a public process
As mining critics gear up to oppose community efforts to streamline Juneau’s mining ordinance, they cite a lack…
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Governor’s plan would kick the fiscal can
For years, Republicans in the Legislature have stonewalled all efforts to create a stable, durable fiscal plan. This…
Opinion
Single payer health care: Make Alaska great again
The Affordable Care Act extended health care coverage to 20 million previously uninsured people but has not controlled…
Opinion
Fighting against tobacco
May 31 was World No Tobacco Day. However, the fight against tobacco extends to every day of the…
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Keep young families in Juneau and support youth
As more people in Juneau begin to buy home security systems and fret over how to battle addiction…
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The clock is ticking on a stable, economic future for Alaska
The clock ticks. The June 30 deadline to fund Alaska’s budget marches closer. A state government shutdown looms. Because…
Opinion
‘This is no way to run a state’
We are frustrated. All Alaskans are frustrated as we watch preparations for a government shutdown while our neighbors,…
Opinion
The cover-up of the USS Liberty
“I am compelled to speak out about one of U.S. history’s most shocking cover-ups. On June 8, 1967,…