It is a big week for Alaska’s capital city. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan are in town to address the Alaska State Legislature, the… Continue reading
The Vietnam War officially ended on April 30, 1975. Three million, 400,000 Americans served in the Vietnam War. The official death toll of Americans was… Continue reading
The Permanent Fund Defenders mission is to educate people about the history and purpose of Alaska’s Permanent Fund and dividend (PFD); to protect and defend… Continue reading
We’re lifelong Alaskans, concerned citizens, and police officers. We love Alaska. We take pride in our career, and in serving and protecting Alaskans. But we… Continue reading
The following editorial appeared in The Sacramento Bee: Childhood deaths have been falling worldwide since 1990. In their foundation’s annual letter last week, Bill and… Continue reading
“I guarantee everybody in Alaska will find something about this plan they don’t particularly care for,” Gov. Bill Walker said when he unveiled his proposal… Continue reading
Like many Alaskans, I came to The Last Frontier for an outdoors I could find nowhere else. Alaska’s landscape, waterways — and the wildlife they… Continue reading
Most are aware of the die off of bees in the Lower 48, called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Research scientist are at a loss of… Continue reading
This question gets to the heart of the matter. What is it we really want Alaska to look like? What kind of Alaska do we… Continue reading
Dear Rep. Geran Tarr, I attended the Tlingit &Haida Native Issues Forum on Thursday, and was grateful for your presentation and clear commitment to focusing… Continue reading
This editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: The rollout for Senate Bill 91, the judicial reform bill passed by the Legislature last year… Continue reading
U.S. intelligence agencies and even members of Russian intelligence agencies say Russia made significant attempts to sway the U.S. 2016 presidential election in favor of… Continue reading
In my last column, while sailing nearly 5,000 miles between San Diego and Ft. Lauderdale, I discussed the history of the construction of the 48-mile… Continue reading
Normally I’m a strong supporter of Gov. Bill Walker. I think he has done a good job of trying to get the state’s finances under… Continue reading
I take issue with the views of Mike McBride expressed in his Feb. 10 letter to the Empire. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski was right to… Continue reading
Political soundbites that propose easy fixes to Alaska’s massive budget deficit get votes. They’ll also get you one of the worst recessions in Alaska history,… Continue reading
This past August, the Federal Communication Commission adopted The Alaska Plan to protect the funds that have been used for more than two decades to… Continue reading
This editorial first appeared in the Peninsula Clarion: How clean does a classroom need to be? That’s just one of many questions Kenai Peninsula Borough… Continue reading
Last Tuesday, in an hour-long oral argument conducted over the telephone, three judges from the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals listened to a Justice… Continue reading
The confirmation hearings for Betsy DeVos provided an inordinate amount of drama: guns and grizzlies, an all-night talkathon on the Senate floor, Vice President Mike… Continue reading
