Opinion

Opinion: Protesting, privileged college kids know nothing about social injustice

When, chest puffed out with pride, my father told a law partner his first-born was accepted to Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, this was the… Continue reading

  • Nov 21, 2016
  • By CHRISTINE FLOWERS

Editorial: Fake news a real problem for Facebook, Google, all of us

The following editorial first appeared in The San Diego Union-Tribune:Elections have consequences, as President Barack Obama famously told congressional Republicans after taking office in 2009,… Continue reading

  • Nov 21, 2016

My Turn: Here comes another battle over ANWR

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is going to move back into the crosshairs of America’s energy politics. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, who will continue to… Continue reading

  • Nov 20, 2016
  • By Rich Moniak

Letter: Abolish the electoral college

If maintaining the Electoral College is such a good idea, why haven’t states adopted it in the election of their governor? Certainly, there are many… Continue reading

  • Nov 20, 2016

My Turn: Psych patients need open grievance process

Modest legislative improvements in disabled psychiatric patient rights like improving the grievance procedure law and appeal process would save lives. About 40 percent or more… Continue reading

  • Nov 18, 2016
  • By FAITH MYERS and DORRANCE COLLINS

Opinion: What comes after Obamacare?

Over the next few months Republicans are expected to repeal President Barack Obama’s signature legislation, the Affordable Care Act. How this plays out is unknown… Continue reading

  • Nov 17, 2016
  • By ROBERT A. FREEMAN
This Oct. 19 photo taken at Family Guidance Center, an addiction treatment center in Joliet, Illinois, shows the packaging of Vivitrol, a high-priced monthly injection used to prevent relapse in opioid abusers.

Editorial: Online opioids are easy to get, hard to curb

The following editorial first appeared in the Chicago Tribune:It can be bought online and shipped to your doorstep, like shoes from Zappos, or a mystery… Continue reading

  • Nov 17, 2016
This Oct. 19 photo taken at Family Guidance Center, an addiction treatment center in Joliet, Illinois, shows the packaging of Vivitrol, a high-priced monthly injection used to prevent relapse in opioid abusers.

Letter: A tip to cut down on heating costs

This is an open letter to the lady on public radio news keeping her three bedroom home at 60 degrees due to lack of money… Continue reading

  • Nov 17, 2016

Alaska Editorial: Century of bickering over allocation has left university vulnerable

The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner:Late last week, University of Alaska sports enthusiasts got good news: Proposed cuts to the cross-country… Continue reading

  • Nov 16, 2016

My Turn: Reuniting America

One thing most Americans can agree upon this election is that we were dissatisfied with the two candidates vying for the presidency because we were… Continue reading

  • Nov 16, 2016
  • By LISLE HERBERT

My Turn: Lunch with Judge Tom Stewart

About 20 years ago my friend Tim and I spent a couple of privileged hours on one of those sunny late spring afternoons at lunch… Continue reading

  • Nov 16, 2016
  • By DAN AUSTIN
My Turn: Can we talk?

My Turn: Can we talk?

Like nearly 51 percent of America, I didn’t vote for Donald Trump. Nonetheless, I received a gift on Election Day. Unexpectedly called in to work… Continue reading

  • Nov 15, 2016
  • By PATTY WARE
My Turn: Can we talk?

My Turn: An open letter to Tuckerman Babcock

I was rather shocked to see references to the letter Tuckerman Babcock, chairman of the Alaska Republican Party, sent to Reps. Gabrielle LeDoux, R-Anchorage, Paul… Continue reading

  • Nov 15, 2016
  • By REP. LOUISE STUTES

Outside Editorial: We’ve seen two Donald Trumps, who will show up at the White House?

We’ve seen two Donald Trumps in the past week. Which one will arrive at the White House on Inauguration Day?The combative Trump who called President… Continue reading

  • Nov 15, 2016
  • By Doyle McManus

Opinion: Why Trump won

Donald Trump’s victory confounded elite pollsters, journalists, politicians, academic experts and captains of industry. They all wrote him off as a fading gasbag. By every… Continue reading

  • Nov 14, 2016
  • By VICTOR DAVIS HANSON

Editorial: Keeping promises made to ‘forgotten’ Americans

The following editorial first appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:Donald J. Trump was elected president of the United States Tuesday in free and fair elections. Love… Continue reading

  • Nov 14, 2016

Opinion: What comes next?

Donald Trump has been elected president — and roughly half the country is disappointed, some deeply so. What comes next?The temptation — already indulged by… Continue reading

  • Nov 14, 2016
  • By JEFF BERGNER

Empire Editorial: The Valley gambled, and Juneau won

Mendenhall Valley voters gambled big on Tuesday — and come Wednesday all of Juneau hit the jackpot. Juneau now has two members in the House… Continue reading

  • Nov 13, 2016
In this Nov. 10 photo, President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump shake hands following their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House.

My Turn: A divided nation has spoken

Like more than half the American electorate who voted this past week, I was deeply dismayed to learn Donald Trump will be our next president.… Continue reading

  • Nov 13, 2016
  • By Rich Moniak
In this Nov. 10 photo, President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump shake hands following their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House.

My Turn: Five reasons why ‘The Road’ is still a bad idea

The recent rash of articles and “letters to the editor” about the Juneau Access Road has prompted me to remind Gov. Bill Walker and the… Continue reading

  • Nov 13, 2016
  • By ROMAN MOTYKA