Letters to the Editor
Letter: What’s wrong with this picture?
At 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, I and several other moms and grandmas went to the Alaska Senate…
Opinion
Opinion: Final Draft – Civic education and the problem with standardized testing
There’s a lot of intense disagreements with the education bill that the House Majority failed to advance on…
Opinion
My Turn: Focus on saving teacher jobs, not buildings or nostalgia, to fix school district crisis
The numbers are bad. Really bad. Even dire.
Opinion
My Turn: Figure out new possibilities from district restructuring, rather than trying to fight it
My children are 8 and 9. Both have been fortunate enough to attend Montessori Borealis since they were…
Opinion
My Turn: Palestinian residents are helpless victims in attacks made by leaders
In 1948 the United Nations gave the country of Palestine to European Jews escaping hundreds of years of…
Opinion
My Turn: Defined benefits and economic freedom for state workers
I moved to Alaska 12 years ago. The allure of the Last Frontier to newcomers who enjoy nature,…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: JDHS is a much better facility for high school students
The Douglas Bridge was completed in 1935, unifying our community in more ways than one. By 1956, Juneau-Douglas…
Opinion
My Turn: Redevelop our government, not our history with Telephone Hill
At the last Committee of the Whole (COW) meeting, the Juneau Assembly decided on Option C out of…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Alaskans favoring secession aren’t thinking things through
I live in Virginia and have no firsthand experience with Alaskan affairs. I was therefore surprised by the…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Legislature needs to rein in Dunleavy’s power-grab
It’s not surprising to witness so many Republican politicians who’ve been capitulating to this heinous MAGA destruction of…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: JDHS was the high school during stable times; keep it that way if consolidation occurs
In order to financially maintain the high quality of education, tradition and standards of Alaska, Juneau-Douglas High School:…
Opinion
Opinion: Risky business not the state’s business
The advice for Las Vegas gamblers is don’t bet more than you can afford to lose. It’s generally…
Opinion
Opinion: Sullivan defends democracy abroad, but not at home
On Tuesday, Sen. Dan Sullivan uncharacteristically defied Donald Trump. He along with 21 other Republicans and almost 50…
Opinion
My Turn: Moving the needle forward for Alaskan agriculture and local food security
As a follow-up to a recent “My Turn” article in the Juneau Empire by Colin Peacock on prioritizing…
Opinion
Opinion: Juneau Assembly wrestles with school district funding
During a CBJ Assembly Finance Committee meeting on Feb. 7, opinions about how to handle a sizable deficit…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Concerned about country’s future under Trump
Ex-president Donald Trump said that if he is reelected, he would be a dictator on day one. I…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Leave the pro-life flag flying at the Governor’s Residence
Please leave up the pro-life flag at the Governor’s Residence. It represents my choice and the choice of…
Opinion
My Turn: APFC remains focused on continuing legacy for generations of Alaskans
The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. is honored to have its headquarters in Juneau. Since the corporation’s establishment in…
Opinion
Opinion: The gaping hole in Sen. Hughes’s Safe School Act
Sen. Shelly Hughes (R-Palmer) thinks one trained volunteer carrying a concealed weapon in a school will effectively augment…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Governor should ‘Choose Respect’ and take down pro-life flag from official residence
Please take down the anti-choice flag displayed at the governor’s mansion. I have lived in Alaska for 24…