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
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
