The following editorial first appeared in the Peninsula Clarion:Weekend showers have brought some much needed moisture to the Kenai Peninsula, knocking down some of the… Continue reading
When, exactly, should concerns about Alaska’s fiscal and economic future give way to fear? When the general fund fiscal shortfall hits $5 billion each year?… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News: The Alaska Marine Highway System should become — at least in part — a private… Continue reading
Many consumers have heard of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the national healthcare law that was enacted by President Barack Obama back in… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner:After a frustrating regular session, extended session and two special sessions last year in which legislators… Continue reading
While the Alaska legislators spent their time earlier this session on what their new office space will look like, the furniture and the décor, the… Continue reading
I have never been to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and yet, it is a part of me, and I a part of it. I… Continue reading
Developers and city officials will square off Monday over the future of housing development in Juneau’s capital city. Both sides need to keep in mind… Continue reading
As the newest member of Alaska’s Legislature, there have been a lot of things that have surprised me about our political process. One of the… Continue reading
When it’s wrong it must be right.That oxymoron embodies the six-year history of Obamacare. Everything from the law’s formal title, to the court rulings upholding… Continue reading
One of the two remaining East Fork wolves of Denali National Park was shot this past weekend by a trophy hunter at a bear baiting… Continue reading
As a mother and grandmother and through my work with foster youth and the Alaska Children’s Trust, I have realized that few things are of… Continue reading
Sometimes shortcuts don’t work. You run into road construction, traffic is backed up or you get lost. The leadership in the Senate Majority Caucus has… Continue reading
Today is Day 121 of the Legislature’s regular session.We don’t know when the Legislature will finish its work, but it won’t be today. It may… Continue reading
For the past couple of months, the phrase “budget deficit” has been everywhere. In late March, I spent a week in our state’s capitol with… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: Changes on the way for the University of Alaska system, as sketched out in a… Continue reading
As the Legislature nears the end of the constitutional 120-day session, I am gravely concerned about the possible outcome.Our state is in a difficult fiscal… Continue reading
“Development that actually costs the state, remains Alaska’s least understood and most pressing economic problem. Few politicians seem concerned that we do not extract enough… Continue reading
My favorite photograph of Catholic monk Thomas Merton, taken by photographer Ralph Meatyard in 1967, shows Merton standing around in his ballcap and monk suit,… Continue reading
You can afford what you prioritize. Unfortunately for our infrastructure, it’s rarely been the priority over the past few decades. As the backbone of the… Continue reading
