For more than 50 years, the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) has served as a critical transportation link among Alaska’s coastal communities to Anchorage and… Continue reading
This is the second of three columns dedicated to making the case that Alaska, like the rest of the world, can move beyond oil and… Continue reading
Sometimes, the physical abuse I endured at the hands of my violent father feels like a distant memory, a bad dream, a life lived by… Continue reading
First President Donald Trump, then U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and now Alaska Gov. Bill Walker have made statements about how opening the Arctic National… Continue reading
I feel compelled to comment on a Feb. 4 Juneau Empire article that I was featured in titled “Local fishermen, mining companies divided over fish… Continue reading
The recently constructed “Sheldon Chalet,” which is rumored to cost more than 10 million dollars and was financed by multiple investors (including possible foreign investment),… Continue reading
This year the governor and some legislators are seeking to use Permanent Fund earnings — for the first time in history — to fund government.… Continue reading
Trump’s White House Budget Director Mike Mulvaney summed it up best: “Elections have consequences at every agency.” He is absolutely spot on. There’s an old… Continue reading
The following is a true story, no names have been changed and everyone is innocent: I had the pleasure to attend the District 31 Republican… Continue reading
This week, the Walker Administration introduced a bill to pay off up to $1 billion of outstanding oil and gas tax credits by issuing bonds… Continue reading
Is the dentist finding more cavities in your kids teeth with each dental checkup? If so, you aren’t alone. In January 2007, the Juneau Assembly… Continue reading
Without a doubt, the Alaskan most disappointed by the Feb. 1 Morning Consult poll was Gov. Bill Walker. It ranked him the nation’s least popular… Continue reading
My grandfather served in the United States Army during World War II, and was very fortunate to make it home to his family alive. Many… Continue reading
Our local Assembly’s recent vote to apply to the Local Boundary Commission (LBC) requesting an expansion of our borough land area (mostly on Admiralty Island)… Continue reading
What do you want your final days and hours to look like? An important end-of-life option, known as medical aid in dying, allows mentally capable,… Continue reading
On the one hand, President Trump can have his military parade down Pennsylvania Avenue on one condition: That — instead of sitting on the reviewing… Continue reading
I called Dennis Egan early Tuesday morning to wish him the best before he made his retirement announcement on KINY. He was his usual self… Continue reading
Getting a grip on rising health care costs is one of state and federal policymakers’ most important 2018 priorities. Alaska, which has the highest health… Continue reading
When Sarah Palin was elected governor in 2006, she earned only 25 percent of Juneau’s vote. Her Republican predecessor, Frank Murkowski, won nearly 42 percent.… Continue reading
Too many of Alaska’s youth have experienced sexual dating and physical dating violence. In 2017 alone, 1,000 students in Alaska’s traditional high school programs reported… Continue reading
