I usually ignore Rich Moniak’s excursions into misdirection, although most are written well enough to seem logically convincing to the unwary. His July 12 column… Continue reading
We had just finished afternoon Macha green tea at Heritage coffee house and were walking three blocks east to Deckhand Dave’s for some halibut tacos.… Continue reading
My family and I moved to Juneau this April for a refreshing, peaceful new way of living, away from big city life. Ironically, I work… Continue reading
Thank heavens we don’t live in Houston, oil capital of the U.S., where the remnants of Beryl, the earliest Category 5 hurricane to ever form… Continue reading
“We have an opportunity now to lower the volume of this race,” Elliot Ackerman wrote in the Atlantic a few days after an assassin’s bullet… Continue reading
The CBJ must conduct a thorough and public investigation into the fatal shooting of Steven Kissack. I was not present and did not witness the… Continue reading
Alaska’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL) released its annual Cost of Living survey this month. Contained in the July issue of Alaska Economic… Continue reading
Returning to Juneau after a five-year hiatus, I am stunned to witness the changes brought on by mega floating tourist movers, the cruise ships. Previous… Continue reading
Most of us have heard the term “Act locally, think globally.” With all the political rhetoric and anger being expressed, here is what we can… Continue reading
Next month Alaskans will participate in the second open primary under the ranked-choice system approved by voters in 2020. Groups calling them themselves Alaskans for… Continue reading
While four previous columns in the Empire have expressed concerns about efforts to recall the Juneau Board of Education president and vice president, I see… Continue reading
Alaska’s wildness and communities are what draw people to this incredible part of our world, and it is vital that we protect it for future… Continue reading
On Monday, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan gave us another example of his fair-weather fidelity to the Constitution. He said the Supreme Court decision on presidential… Continue reading
On July 4, 1776, a year after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, steeple bells rang throughout Philadelphia. John Hancock, President of the Continental… Continue reading
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has said that our state needs everybody to say “yes” to everything. For the governor’s purposes, “everything” can pretty much be defined… Continue reading
As we celebrate with friends and family this Fourth of July, I want to challenge you to do something especially meaningful. We will be waving… Continue reading
It’s been two months since Alaska Landmine published leaked emails that suggest Gabrielle Rubenstein, vice-chair of the Permanent Fund Board of Trustees, may have violated… Continue reading
