Opinion
Support CBJ mining ordinance revisions
Mines in Alaska undergo extensive federal and state permitting processes with federal and state regulators, after which is…
Opinion
The pseudo-effectiveness of Alaska’s Congressman at large
In a press release on Tuesday U.S. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, bragged that he had been named the…
Opinion
The tailings of two cities
For those who regularly read this column, you may be familiar with my use of Charles Dickens references.…
Opinion
Income tax would hurt Alaska’s economy
The budget debate in Juneau this year focuses on questions of how big government should be, how much…
Opinion
Genital mutilation bill raises concern
With less than two weeks left in the state Legislature’s extended session, Rep. David Eastman, R-Wasilla, introduced a…
Opinion
Navy’s Gulf of Alaska training impacts marine mammals, salmon
The claims by the Navy and Alaska Command and the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson that the Northern Edge 2017…
Opinion
Offshore announcement a win for Alaska families
After years of limitations on natural resource development in our state, President Trump’s decision to revisit and reverse…
Opinion
Legislation puts Alaska eyes at risk
If the Alaska State Medical Association, Alaska State Medical Board, Alaska Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons and…
Opinion
9 nonreligious reasons to come to church
You’re not religious? You don’t believe in a Great White Father in the Sky who watches everything you…
Opinion
The high cost and low benefits of state timber sales
In his State of the State Address, Gov. Bill Walker said that Alaska should export finished products, not…
Opinion
British Columbia is the problem
There’s a saying that “you fall in love with Alaska, but marry Montana.” Obviously, based on Alaska’s population…
Opinion
Why redundancy should be removed from the mining ordinance
In 2010, then-Mayor Bruce Botelho appointed a committee to consider the conditions under which the City and Borough…
Opinion
Proposed mining ordinance should have been DOA
Should the Alaska-Juneau Mine be regulated by the same requirements as the Greens Creek and Kensington mines? The…
Opinion
The Science of Sustainability
What is sustainability, why does it matter, and how can we work to promote a more sustainable Alaska?…
Opinion
Stop treating one another like the enemy
As we venture deeper into the new realities of a Donald Trump presidency, many people across this great…
Opinion
The stigma of mental illness is a shame game no child should have to play
In 2013, former President Obama designated May as National Mental Health Awareness Month. He brought candid conversations on…
Opinion
Stop Capitol corruption and pass SB 5
There’s a very important bill stuck in the Democrat-led House Majority Coalition that needs to be on the…
Opinion
Save ‘Shangrilaska’ and fight climate change
On April 7, 2017 Gov. Bill Walker met with China’s President Xi Jinping in Anchorage. During a tour…
Opinion
Say a prayer for Legislators’ wisdom
Watching the Legislature wind down is painful. This year, the Democrats own the House and the Republicans own…
Opinion
Income tax for Alaska
Alaska is the only state that doesn’t require taxes from its citizens to run the government. Alaska has…