The president’s recent spate of executive orders; the continuing debate surrounding his immigration ban; the fallout resulting from his contentious interactions with two of our… Continue reading
The governor, some in the Legislature and even some prominent Alaskans don’t believe Alaska has a spending problem. They say that Alaska has a revenue… Continue reading
In the state’s ongoing effort to manage the rising costs of treating the disabled, it is the disabled who pay the price. In too many… Continue reading
Ann Ravel, a Democratic member of the Federal Election Commission who resigned earlier this month, has given President Donald Trump a golden opportunity to prove… Continue reading
President Donald Trump did not have “the biggest electoral college win since Ronald Reagan” as he said during his first press conference last week. The… Continue reading
I have been in correspondence with my Senator, Dan Sullivan. I was able to let him know by email that I want him to continue… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker, you should be ashamed of yourself for stooping so low to even consider further fleecing the very taxpayer who supports a lot… Continue reading
Nearly 20 years ago historian Stephen Ambrose visited Juneau as part of the Alaska Humanities Forum. The author of “Undaunted Courage,” “Citizen Soldiers” and other… Continue reading
As Alaska faces the most severe fiscal crisis since statehood, Alaskans are responding in a variety of ways. These responses are individual, as people adjust… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in The Dallas Morning News: After decades of overwhelming scientific evidence showing that man-made emissions are endangering the planet’s future,… Continue reading
“Drug-related property crimes” emerges as the latest scare call from Capitol building operants. An array of poorly correlated data and distorted interpretations embellishes the rhetoric… Continue reading
“Here in the arctic, the smallest of lives are miraculous,” said poet Terry Tempest Williams during a trip to ANWR. In 2005 I knelt in… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Los Angeles Times: Elections have consequences, as the saying goes, and here’s another one arising from conservative Republicans… Continue reading
Stepping back from the current tension between the US and Russia, it is useful to consider that the two nations can not only fight global… Continue reading
I first met Bella Hammond when she came to Valdez in the 1970s to present a First Lady Volunteer Award. That was at the inception… Continue reading
This editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: After two years of kicking the can down the road, this may be the year the… Continue reading
Dear Senator Murkowski, We are a group of Alaskan women residing in our state capital, writing to you about the current cultural, societal and civic… Continue reading
I appreciate Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s recent decision to support repealing the Trump administration’s global gag rule. The global gag rule bans federal money for overseas… Continue reading
This editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News: It’s an unhappy situation. Gov. Bill Walker has issued a disaster declaration for Alaska’s opioid epidemic.… Continue reading
We are proud to announce a new statewide training initiative: the Alaska Maritime Apprenticeship Program. Over the past year, the Calista Corporation, in partnership with… Continue reading
