Letters to the Editor

On rescinding Obama-era marijuana enforcement guidelines

Marijuana by U.S law is classified as a Schedule I controlled substance. I extracted the information below from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) official… Continue reading

  • Jan 10, 2018

One griz, two bull elephants

Perhaps I’m jaded, or at least distracted. But spotting headlines about Gov. Bill Walker brokering a $43 billion natural gas project with China didn’t interest… Continue reading

  • Jan 10, 2018
  • By FOR THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

CBJ building another mountain of utility trouble

In recent decades, the CBJ Assembly has made choices that leave us with a growing mountain of trash in Lemon Creek. Rather than being proactive… Continue reading

  • Jan 10, 2018

PFD cut was 2017’s biggest story

James Brooks did a good job of picking the top 10 state stories of the past year (Empire, Dec. 30). He correctly cited “Permanent Fund… Continue reading

  • Jan 10, 2018

Future of king salmon

Future of king salmon Many Southeast Alaska king salmon streams are experiencing record low escapements. This fall the Alaska Department of Fish and Game recommended… Continue reading

  • Dec 27, 2017
  • By FOR THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

Don’t use CBJ, federal funds on Mendenhall River erosion project

The City and Borough of Juneau is using borough funds and seeking significant federal government funds to pay for a radical erosion mitigation project along… Continue reading

  • Dec 26, 2017

Ebenezer Scrooge and the Republican Party

The GOP has out-Scrooged Mr. Scrooge himself. Their decision to pass this diabolical tax bill right before Christmas is outrageous. Fifty percent of its benefits… Continue reading

  • Dec 19, 2017

Camera monitoring not a concern

Regarding the recent news story on police personnel shortages and cameras downtown, continuous monitoring of cameras sounds ideal. As for the cost, I bet you… Continue reading

  • Dec 22, 2017
  • By FOR THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

United vs. Divided

Abortion, and guns: the two most divisive topics in politics. Our current political climate is, to say the least, divided. But I’d like to propose… Continue reading

  • Dec 20, 2017
  • By FOR THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

We’re rooting for you, Bill!

If the gas line deal that Gov. Bill Walker just made with the Chinese is going to be built, we should all be giddy. If… Continue reading

  • Dec 20, 2017
  • By FOR THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

Murkowski is selling out ANWR

From where I am sitting in New York state, it appears to me that Lisa Murkowski is selling out, and for what? Short-term gain for… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2017

The Great Alaska Rip-off

I guess that one of the downsides to living in Alaska is being hit, time after time, with an extra charge for shipping items to… Continue reading

  • Dec 11, 2017

Outside groups should still have a say at the Board of Game

As a former long-term member of the Alaska Board of Game, I take exception to the tenor of the Dec. 1 My Turn by Alaska… Continue reading

  • Dec 8, 2017

Senators: Support tax reform

For the first time in recent history, America could take substantive action on tax reform. Small business owners like myself could see the benefits of… Continue reading

  • Dec 7, 2017

New legislation would raise awareness, funding to fight Alzheimer’s

It is time we change our thinking on Alzheimer’s disease. Too often Alzheimer’s is treated as an aging issue, ignoring the public health consequences of… Continue reading

  • Dec 6, 2017

Lay off of burglars

I think that burglars often get a bad rap. I mean, except for the fact that they are burglars, burglars are for the most part… Continue reading

  • Dec 3, 2017

Overtaxing students is not the answer

The proposed GOP tax bill takes a brazen approach to a very real problem: student loan debt. Specifically, graduate and doctoral students could no longer… Continue reading

  • Dec 1, 2017

Message to Donald Trump on name-calling

This is not an opinion, it’s a clear message to Donald Trump to stop name-calling against Native American women. We all know from Access Hollywood… Continue reading

  • Nov 30, 2017

DHSS needs to start informing patients of their rights

Regardless of the year or political party in power, in our opinion, the Department of Health and Social Services has taken it upon themselves in… Continue reading

  • Nov 30, 2017

Trumpcare is a tax sham

Everything the GOP tried to do to the Affordable Care Act is now being put into their empty, hollow, anachronistic travesty of a tax-system overhaul… Continue reading

  • Nov 29, 2017