It is time to lower the voting age to 16. We fully accepted that a 16-year-old student can operate a potentially dangerous vehicle safely. I… Continue reading
The addiction to opioid’s in Alaska is an affliction, only playing second-fiddle to the disease of irresponsible gun-ownership! Each are mental health issues often culminating… Continue reading
“Appropriation” is a polite word for theft. When Christy NaMee Eriksen led the charge publicly condemning an artist with it at the Wearable Arts show,… Continue reading
Are teachers really doing what they get paid $50,000 to $90,000 a year to do? Most people would disagree and question if teachers are actually… Continue reading
Two weeks have passed since the brutal 2018 Valentine’s Day massacre of 17 innocent people at a school in Parkland, Florida. It is yet another… Continue reading
Righteous student activists in favor of gun control have reminded me to voice a similar opinion. Stop the violence in our schools and communities. Limit… Continue reading
I listened to Sen. Murkowski’s February 22 speech to the Alaska Legislature. I am addressing her comments about the high cost of health care, especially… Continue reading
Named after a gold miner exploring development opportunities, the city of Juneau has a long history of mining. From the Treadwell to the A.J. to… Continue reading
I would like to respond to the Jan. 26 column by Win Gruening, titled “Isn’t it time for Alaska to be a leader?” I agree… Continue reading
I was disheartened to read that Juneau students were not allowed back to class after their brief tribute to the 17 murdered Florida students. I… Continue reading
AR-15’s, AK-47s and similar rapid firing assault rifles were designed as combat weapons for the use by law enforcement and the military. Like many other… Continue reading
I have been feeling quite perplexed regarding the issue of cultural appropriation, as it has arisen around the recent Wearable Arts entry. Where does the… Continue reading
In the wake of recent accusations of racism and misuse of others’ cultures, I must ask: “Are pale-skinned peoples the only ones who appropriate cultures?”… Continue reading
Regarding Mr. Wohlforth’s commentary in the Anchorage Daily News, Feb. 19, he really summed up the situation nicely, plus adding the study on the reduction… Continue reading
Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat (VOICE) is disappointed by the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Feb. 12 to approve threatened-species status for… Continue reading
Call your legislators about Senate Bill 173 regarding pesticides and utility poles. We operate Oceanside Farms in Homer, growing food without synthetic “-cides”. We take… Continue reading
After the Columbine school shooting in 1999, I wrote a letter to the editor where I lived in Michigan at the time. I am unable… Continue reading
I strongly disagree with the Assistant Professor of Allied Health at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks and Anchorage, regarding a My Turn in the… Continue reading
The Juneau Empire stories I have read suggest to me that the concerns of the Angoon people (regarding being annexed by the Juneau borough), are… Continue reading
The League of Women Voters of Alaska (LWVAK) supports Rep. Les Gara’s House Joint Resolution 26, a bill to amend the Alaska Constitution to create… Continue reading
