Letters to the Editor

(Juneau Empire File)

Letter: Current City Hall is an ongoing money pit

I have been following the ongoing dialog regarding the proposed City Hall project, and a couple of points come to mind. It appears that there… Continue reading

 

(Juneau Empire File)

Letter: Food for thought

As we ready ourselves to go to the polls soon, I invite Juneau voters to keep a few things in mind. While our local government… Continue reading

 

(Juneau Empire File)

Letter: Better ways to enhance Juneau’s capital status than new City Hall

Some promoters of a new City Hall claim our current city buildings do “…not represent the high standard and image a capital city should project,”… Continue reading

 

(Juneau Empire File)

Letter: Considering consolidating high schools into TMHS, making JDHS the new City Hall

The CBJ offices have outlived their lifespan and been in disrepair for a long time. The CBJ offices tour that was offered on Wednesday showed… Continue reading

(Juneau Empire File)
(Juneau Empire File)

Letter: A new City Hall “just makes financial sense” to city manager?

Juneau’s Assembly and our outgoing City Manager are trying to convince voters and property taxpayers that building a new City Hall makes financial sense. As… Continue reading

(Juneau Empire File)
(Juneau Empire File)

Letter: Proposed state medical board changes will decrease access to care

As a physician assistant (PA) who has practiced in Juneau for 20 years, I want to urge all to be aware of the proposed changes… Continue reading

(Juneau Empire File)
(Juneau Empire File)
(Juneau Empire File)
(Juneau Empire File)

Letter: A better solution to glacier flooding than bombs

Since you are entertaining all ideas, including the absurd: What about NOT building a house right next to the Mendenhall River? Listen to nature, she… Continue reading

(Juneau Empire File)
(Juneau Empire File)

Letter: What will it take to implement a cruise ship plan?

It makes no sense to cater to the most environmentally degrading aspects of tourism while also aspiring to prevent the accelerating destruction of our local… Continue reading

(Juneau Empire File)
(Juneau Empire File)

Letter: Unintended consequences of tourism — a plea for a balanced Auke Bay

I am a resident of Auke Bay who has watched our neighborhood undergo a transformation that is difficult to reconcile with the community we once… Continue reading

(Juneau Empire File)
(Juneau Empire File)

Letter: Tourism industry overran Hoonah; don’t let it happen in Juneau

I am a Hoonah tribal member and ANCSA shareholder, Juneau born and raised, and moved to my home village in 1981. I recently moved back… Continue reading

(Juneau Empire File)
(Juneau Empire File)

Letter: Assembly way off track — time for a course correction

My name is Molly Duvall. I was born in Petersburg and am living in Juneau now for the second time since 1990. I’m a working… Continue reading

(Juneau Empire File)

Letter: Permanent Fund needs to stop investing in fossil fuel stocks

Three weeks ago the Empire published an article that raised the specter of the Permanent Fund’s Earning Reserve Account running out of money in the… Continue reading

(Juneau Empire File)

Letter: Knowing your tourism limitations

Reducing driving speed in a school zone protects children. Restricting the catch of king salmon helps manage a fishery, while a prescription drug dosage is… Continue reading

(Juneau Empire File)
(Juneau Empire File)

Letter: Claims of Justice Department being weaponized against Trump don’t make sense

Some Republicans in Congress are claiming that the Justice Department is being weaponized against Trump. If that is so, then how is the Justice Department… Continue reading

(Juneau Empire File)
(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Letter: Lawful vs. disrespectful treatment of U.S. flag

In response to Art Morris’s comments regarding the difference between disrespect and lawful treatment of the American flag: I am well aware of what is… Continue reading

(Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
(Juneau Empire File)

Letter: Why the urgency in appointing Loren Jones to the Assembly?

At the end of the July 10 Assembly meeting (specifically at 10:17 p.m.), after the Assembly honored departing member Carole Triem who resigned, Mayor Beth… Continue reading

(Juneau Empire File)
(Juneau Empire File)

Letter: Clean up after setting off fireworks at Outer Point

Dear Fourth of July Outer Point fireworks revelers: Please know that this is not an anti-fireworks denunciation. I am all for having fun with pyrotechnic… Continue reading

(Juneau Empire File)
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities employees met at Discover Eaglecrest Day on Sept. 17, 2022, to field questions regarding the Juneau Douglas North Crossing Planning and Environmental Linkages Study. This photo shows a map of potential locations proposed so far for the construction of the bridge if it comes to fruition. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire File)

Letter: Second Juneau-Douglas crossing won’t fix low- and middle-income housing woes

The article on the second crossing in the Empire on June 28 dredges up the old statement that “if developed, the crossing would open nearly… Continue reading

Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities employees met at Discover Eaglecrest Day on Sept. 17, 2022, to field questions regarding the Juneau Douglas North Crossing Planning and Environmental Linkages Study. This photo shows a map of potential locations proposed so far for the construction of the bridge if it comes to fruition. (Jonson Kuhn / Juneau Empire File)

Letter: Appreciate the freedom to tell stories, listen and engage

Sincere and multiple kudos to Alexander Dolitsky for his My Turn of June 19, 2023, in his discussion with Rebecca about “What is Freedom?” This… Continue reading