Opinion
My Turn: Cruise industry and community collaboration has been and will continue to be effective
I was pleased to read that Kate Troll recognizes the economic importance of the visitor industry, and supports…
Opinion
My Turn: Open letter to restore public trust — the Wells Fargo dilemma
Dear Sen. Kiehl, Rep. Hannan, CBJ Assembly members, city manager, city clerk and mayor:
Opinion
Opinion: An endorsement that puts the Constitution last
Nick Begich III wants another shot at becoming Alaska’s congressman at large. This time he wants to get…
Opinion
My Turn: Israel has always been the homeland of the Jewish people
Pro-Palestinian and anti-Semitic protests in our country are shocking. But it also has been predictable: The same protests…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Complaints about California’s RCV voting are misguided in Alaska
Last Wednesday’s editorial by Trent England and Jason Snead should have been submitted to a California newspaper since…
Opinion
My Turn: Not a failed election
A recent article in the Empire for Dec. 6 was titled “Failed election shows why Alaska should repeal…
Opinion
My Turn: City’s proposed composting program threatens to push out longtime private operator
As the owner of Juneau Composts (JC), I would like to offer some comments about CBJ’s proposed compost…
Opinion
Opinion: How not to build a lasting legacy of failure
Last week the Federal Transit Administration announced it was awarding $131 million in grants for the Alaska Marine…
Opinion
Opinion: Assembly vote to reduce cruise ships risks sending taxes even higher
During a Nov. 6 Committee of the Whole meeting, Assembly members voted informally on whether the city should…
Opinion
Opinion: Failed election shows why Alaska should repeal ranked-choice voting
Most Americans just want elections where it’s easy to vote, hard to cheat and easy to trust the…
Opinion
My Turn: Know who you’re sitting with at the table
As a professional who has sat at many a negotiating table, I am all for sitting down to…
Opinion
Opinion: A constitutional defense of the administrative state
In the summer of 2020, then-Vice President Mike Pence told an audience gathered on the White House lawn…
Opinion
My Turn: Assembly needs to retreat
We might not be privy to what the Assembly’s agenda is, but we need to begin with the…
Opinion
Opinion: Facing transboundary mining, Alaskans shouldn’t buy industry rhetoric
“Rest assured,” writes Michael Goehring, president of the British Columbia Mining Association, to Southeast Alaskans in his recent…
Opinion
My Turn: Murkowski’s bill will dramatically change map of public land in Southeast Alaska
There has been very little reporting on federal legislation that would greatly impact Southeast Alaska. Sponsored by Sen.…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Attorney general’s letter to libraries are an abuse of office
Earlier this month Treg Taylor, Alaska’s attorney general, published a letter to all the school and public libraries…
Opinion
Opinion: Choosing a seat at the table
To advocates for limiting cruise ship tourism and combatting climate change, partnering with the titans of industry seems…
Opinion
Opinion: Troubling trends deserve Assembly attention
The economic indicators report published last month by the Juneau Economic Development Council (JEDC) is a wake-up call…
Opinion
My Turn: “Partnering” with cruise ship industry isn’t in Juneau’s interests
Regarding Jim Powell’s lecture at the Evening at Egan event on Friday, Nov, 10, on partnering with the…
Opinion
Opinion: Music to the ears of America’s adversaries
Two weeks ago, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan made a commendable effort to end Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) one-man…