It is really shameful that the Wilderness Society and other environmental groups would criticize a small life-saving gravel road from King Cove to Cold Bay.… Continue reading
During the State of Alaska Frank Murkowski administration (2002-2006), the state government engaged in a process described as the 2005 Bristol Bay Area Plan in… Continue reading
In our divided and hyper-partisan country there are few things most everyone can agree on: there really doesn’t need to be a re-boot of “American… Continue reading
Surprising news from two different sources: Analysts now believe consumers will purchase electric vehicles at a much faster rate than previously thought and before long,… Continue reading
The 40th anniversary of production from the Prudhoe Bay field — which along with other North Slope fields has yielded 17 billion barrels of oil… Continue reading
Summer 2017 in Juneau has been cold and wet, but at least we’ve not been bothered by forest fires, which in recent years have been… Continue reading
What should Americans take to heart following the Senate’s multiple failures to repeal and replace Obamacare? Not that Democrats gave us a great law seven… Continue reading
In 1980, Juneau celebrated the 100th anniversary of gold and the founding of the city. With a bow to the past and a welcome to… Continue reading
Juneau residents get it. We see climate change around us — a retreating glacier, spruce aphids, more rain, less snow, etc. We see the need… Continue reading
On Tuesday, Governor Bill Walker signed legislation aimed at Alaska’s opioid epidemic. It was a bill he initially submitted to the legislature in March and… Continue reading
The Permanent Fund Dividend appropriations unconditionally give away state assets, raising serious constitutional questions whether providing for an annual wealth distribution payment to every eligible… Continue reading
Recent commentary, in the Juneau Empire and elsewhere, raises questions concerning the role the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council plays in the life of the… Continue reading
As debate continues how best to allocate Juneau’s sales tax dollars, there were necessarily some disappointed people when the City and Borough of Juneau Finance… Continue reading
I was asked why I am not in favor of taking stances on national or international issues on the Assembly such as Affordable Healthcare Act… Continue reading
June 12, 2017, was the 37th anniversary of the legislative coup toppling Juneau’s State House Representative Jim Duncan’s Democratic Majority Caucus. The Legislature had been… Continue reading
Quesnel Lake, BC — It is three years since Mount Polley Mine’s massive tailings dam collapsed, creating the biggest, most destructive mining waste disaster… Continue reading
Every morning, I pass by words engraved physically on our wall but more importantly, philosophically, at our core. “Maximize the value of Alaska’s Permanent Fund… Continue reading
As the Alaska Legislature struggles to fund the state’s fiscal year 2018 budget, our delegation in Washington, D.C., is putting a huge new expense on… Continue reading
The Juneau Police Department’s Year of Kindness, or 17YOK, as we like to say, is a little more than half over. It has exceeded the… Continue reading
Gov. Jay Hammond, Permanent Fund founder, knew this time would come — the time when politicians would move to spend the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD)… Continue reading
