Opinion

Loud fireworks should be banned

I have lived in the Mendenhall Valley for 34 years. Consumer fireworks were not an issue for most of those years. When the city fireworks… Continue reading

  • Jul 8, 2018

Personal use of fireworks should be open to a public vote

Another Fourth of July suffering through eight-10 hours of unending firework displays all around us. Do I have rights about having peace and quiet in… Continue reading

  • Jul 8, 2018
  • By CAROL CARLSON

No Golden Goose

When is a “golden goose” really a black vulture? Answer: When it preys on our children, families and workforce. A recent opinion piece in the… Continue reading

  • Jul 5, 2018
  • By Sen. Cathy Giessel

No Golden Goose

When is a “golden goose” really a black vulture? Answer: When it preys on our children, families and workforce. A recent opinion piece in the… Continue reading

  • Jul 5, 2018
  • By SEN. CATHY GIESSEL
Kate Troll

How much more bleeding for big oil must Alaskans withstand?

Soon, your PFD may ultimately need another kind of PFD, a Personal Flotation Device.

  • Jul 3, 2018
  • By KATE TROLL
Kate Troll

Pharmacy plan may affect retiree benefits

It has come to our attention that Gov. Bill Walker has unilaterally decided to enroll Alaska Public Employees’ Retirement System and Teachers’ Retirement System Retirees… Continue reading

  • Jul 3, 2018

Pharmacy plan may affect retiree benefits

It has come to our attention that Gov. Bill Walker has unilaterally decided to enroll Alaska Public Employees’ Retirement System and Teachers’ Retirement System Retirees… Continue reading

  • Jul 3, 2018
Kate Troll

How much more bleeding for big oil must Alaskans withstand?

If the Board of Trustees for the Permanent Fund continues to ignore a changing investment world and instead chooses to remain in declining oil stocks… Continue reading

  • Jul 2, 2018
  • By Kate Troll
Kate Troll
Former Alaska U.S. Senator Mark Begich greets and speaks to Juneau residents interested in his campaign for governor at the IBEW Local 1547 Union office on Thursday, June 29, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Our labor rights are on the line

During the Great Depression, 15 million Americans were unemployed and many of the few who did have jobs were exposed to horrific working conditions. It… Continue reading

  • Jul 2, 2018
Former Alaska U.S. Senator Mark Begich greets and speaks to Juneau residents interested in his campaign for governor at the IBEW Local 1547 Union office on Thursday, June 29, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Former Alaska U.S. Senator Mark Begich greets and speaks to Juneau residents interested in his campaign for governor at the IBEW Local 1547 Union office on Thursday, June 29, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Our labor rights are on the line

During the Great Depression, 15 million Americans were unemployed and many of the few who did have jobs were exposed to horrific working conditions. It… Continue reading

  • Jul 2, 2018
Former Alaska U.S. Senator Mark Begich greets and speaks to Juneau residents interested in his campaign for governor at the IBEW Local 1547 Union office on Thursday, June 29, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

The champion of nothing

The Save Our Seas Act isn’t really an act at all.

  • Jul 1, 2018
  • By Rich Moniak For the Juneau Empire

Arts education is critical for Juneau

The Juneau Arts & Humanities Council (JAHC) is the designated art agency for Alaska’s capital city. Arts education is an essential part of JAHC’s mission.… Continue reading

  • Jul 1, 2018
  • By Ben Brown

The champion of nothing

“Our oceans are our lifeblood,” U.S. Sen Dan. Sullivan, R-Alaska, wrote in a recent My Turn. “It’s imperative that they remain sustainable.” I felt a… Continue reading

  • Jul 1, 2018
  • By Rich Moniak

Arts education is critical for Juneau

The Juneau Arts &Humanities Council (JAHC) is the designated art agency for Alaska’s capital city. Arts education is an essential part of JAHC’s mission. Extensive… Continue reading

  • Jul 1, 2018
  • By Ben Brown
Celebrate your Alaskan Fourth of July

Celebrate your Alaskan Fourth of July

As Alaskans, we treasure our uniqueness along with the common history that defines all Americans. We see ourselves as self-reliant, independent people with an intense… Continue reading

  • Jun 29, 2018
  • By Win Gruening
Celebrate your Alaskan Fourth of July
Jake Metcalfe

Opinion: Alaskans should be free to join unions that can fix an unfair economy

Greedy special interests have rigged our economy and democracy against working people for little cost to their bottom line.

  • Jun 29, 2018
  • By JAKE METCALFE
Jake Metcalfe

Celebrate your Alaskan Fourth of July

As Alaskans, we treasure our uniqueness along with the common history that defines all Americans. We see ourselves as self-reliant, independent people with an intense… Continue reading

  • Jun 29, 2018
  • By WIN GRUENING
Jake Metcalfe

Opinion: Alaskans should be free to join unions that can fix an unfair economy

On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided on a narrow 5-4 margin to side with the billionaires, CEOs and corporate interests behind the Janus v.… Continue reading

  • Jun 29, 2018
  • By JAKE METCALFE
Jake Metcalfe
In this Feb. 26 photo, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, gives a thumbs up while speaking about the opening of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling during his annual speech to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature at the Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Progress is coming for Southeast Alaska

The economic health of our Southeast communities is vital not only for our citizens who live here, but for our whole state.

  • Jun 26, 2018
  • By Sen. Dan Sullivan
In this Feb. 26 photo, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, gives a thumbs up while speaking about the opening of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling during his annual speech to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature at the Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

So-called ‘right to work’ is an attack on workers

Weakening unions weakens the middle class.

  • Jun 26, 2018
  • By Dave Reaves