A major theme of the candidates for mayor in our recent special election was about the need to bring us together as a community and… Continue reading
The Alaska Legislature didn’t gavel out on Sunday at the end of its 90th regular day, and that’s just fine with us.The state is running… Continue reading
A teenage pregnancy rate in Alaska is higher than the national average. We also have the most chlamydial infections per capita among teens ages 15-19… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Peninsula Clarion:How is it that a nominee to the Board of Fisheries can be the subject of outspoken… Continue reading
Let’s imagine that the House and Senate Finance committees both decide that they cannot trust the University of Alaska Board of Regents to do its… Continue reading
On April 22, 1970, 20 million Americans hit the streets to protest the environmental effects of more than 100 years of uncontrolled fossil-fueled industrial development.… Continue reading
One way or another, Alaskans will be taxed. The Legislature should decide how much.On Wednesday, the Senate voted 17-3 to approve Senate Bill 210, which… Continue reading
In response to Kara Nelson’s column in the Juneau Empire on March 31, I wish to tell you the dark side of Senate Bill 91… Continue reading
In recent weeks, pronouncements about Alaska’s oil and gas industry are made daily, often loudly, by people, some of whom appear guided by misplaced passions… Continue reading
Last week the House and Senate both voted to table a motion to de-fund the Legislature’s appeal of their lawsuit over Gov. Bill Walker’s authorization… Continue reading
Alaska residents are about to be written out as owners of the Alaska Permanent Fund. The Permanent Fund Dividend currently defines you as a shareholder… Continue reading
Last September, I wrote a series of columns about city plans to build a $10 million seawalk and 2.7-acre “recreational island” (subsequently renamed a “habitat… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News: Legislation to exempt Alaska from Daylight Saving Time is on the move in Alaska’s Legislature… Continue reading
I am an allied health professor for the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a health sciences instructor at the University of Alaska Anchorage. I do… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner:With less than a week remaining in this year’s session, the Legislature is finally getting down… Continue reading
The moment I heard about the vision for the Trans-Alaska Trail, I was really excited.This is the kind of idea Alaska needs right now. Our… Continue reading
Down the rabbit hole we go. A fairy tale is a story in which improbable events lead to a happy ending, or it is a… Continue reading
A recent column by Win Gruening disparaged the conclusion in the “Easy to Start, Impossible to Finish” report by Lois Epstein that the Juneau Access… Continue reading
Last week, the Legislative Council voted 13-1 to offer $32.5 million to purchase the Anchorage Legislative Information Office (LIO) from its developers. This decision has… Continue reading
Since 2012, members of the House and Senate majorities have refused to take action on Medicaid expansion. By refusing to allow a vote, they have… Continue reading
