On April 6, the Empire posted a My Turn opinion by The Boat Company. That posting contained a lot of erroneous information.First, the timber industry… Continue reading
I was disappointed to read your the Juneau Empire’s editorial in support of the NRA legislation supporting guns on Alaska campuses. Please publish the evidence… Continue reading
The legislative session is wrapping up in Juneau and for the second year in a row our Legislature is hoping to close up shop without… Continue reading
While the Alaska Senate says that we need to reduce the size and scope of government, Senate Bill 207 does nothing to reduce the size… Continue reading
Last week’s Empire article about the National Park Service helping the state by cleaning up and maintaining the Baranof Castle State Historical Site and Old… Continue reading
Some legislators are saying no to income taxes. Some are saying don’t touch the Permanent Fund Dividend checks. Some are saying Alska should use its… Continue reading
Dear reader, you need to run for the Alaska Legislature. Seriously. For example, on the Kenai Peninsula we’ve got three socialists representing us right now… Continue reading
It is beyond my understanding how anyone, especially those in leadership roles, can question the fact that humans burning fossil fuels have pushed the planets… Continue reading
Throughout the span of the Vietnam War, nearly three million military personnel served with distinction, roughly 1,300 were kept as prisoners of war or went… Continue reading
Here are my thoughts on how to fix the fiscal deficit: Give everyone who is eligible for the dividend $100,000 and the Legislature can have… Continue reading
I regularly walk a mile around the upper-downtown area and along Calhoun Avnue. I pass by two, actually three, magnificent cottonwoods in their four seasons… Continue reading
Dear AK Legislators,If you honestly believe that a civil application of criminal justice can be bestowed through private hands; believing “good guys with a gun”… Continue reading
On behalf of many Juneau seniors, I am writing to oppose SB 210 and HB 338 as written. My major concern is the provision which… Continue reading
Alaska government agencies have mistreated acute care psychiatric patients forever and it seems like they just can’t stop even when there are acceptable alternatives.There is… Continue reading
Saturday was the Democratic caucus in Alaska, as well as in other states, and while the turnout appeared to be large, this method of selecting… Continue reading
The road from Juneau to the Katzehin River and Haines is paid in full. We could build it tomorrow without any additional finances. It’s not… Continue reading
The Alaska Aerospace Corporation (AAC) has $4 million of unused funds left over from last year, and had legislators done their job and passed HB… Continue reading
Developing and improving Alaska’s school system takes a great deal of thought, planning and cooperation of all Alaskan stakeholders. We should not tie the value… Continue reading
It’s outrageous that the Senate Finance Committee refuses to consider new taxes. Instead, they want to deplete Alaska’s savings! For what? Their own political careers?… Continue reading
In Win Gruening’s editorial in the Friday, March 18 Juneau Empire titled “Special election, indeed,” he should have informed his readers that he is a… Continue reading
