Living in a great place like Juneau, we often think of injustice as happening somewhere else. Many people are surprised to learn that in Alaska… Continue reading
With the region’s mild winter, wildfire season is starting early this year. As of Monday, there are more than one million acres nationwide that have… Continue reading
In June, we celebrate Father’s Day, Men’s Health Month and National Safety Month. These separate observances have a common theme — we can use them… Continue reading
If anything surprises us about Fitch Ratings’ downgrade of Alaska’s credit rating, it’s that the decision took this long.Fitch was the last of the three… Continue reading
On Monday, Juneau came together to grieve and pray for the victims and survivors of a deadly anti-LGBTQ hate crime in Orlando, on the same… Continue reading
This editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner:The Alaska Legislature still hasn’t decided to make meaningful progress toward closing the $4 billion budget shortfall… Continue reading
You probably don’t know the Permanent Fund bill you’ve read about has stealth provisions requiring continued (as in ”continuing forever into the future”) cuts to… Continue reading
This commentary first appeared in Libby Bakalar’s blog “One Hot Mess”:As sometimes happens in Alaska, I came out of the woods and 30 hours of… Continue reading
The month of June has seen some amazing arts-related happenings in Alaska’s capital city, some delightful and some horrifying, but all worth noting as we… Continue reading
Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, is very proud of the $418 million the Legislature cut from the budget this year. He says it’s real, just like… Continue reading
Recent discussions of a plan by the City and Borough of Juneau to build a cluster lot subdivision on Pederson Hill were greeted with mixed… Continue reading
This editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner:If you see an unfamiliar aircraft in the skies around town, it might not be your eyes… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News: An economic argument can be made for a road connecting Juneau to the continental highway… Continue reading
When the Bureau of Land Management was tasked with cleaning up legacy wells in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska, we knew the effort would… Continue reading
The childhood experience of setting up a lemonade stand and engaging with customers brings back memories for many of us. Perhaps it was your very… Continue reading
Are campaign promises empty promises that no one expects candidates to keep? Have we become that cynical? Running as the “Unity Team” in 2014, Gov.… Continue reading
Walking into the new Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum is an experience no one should miss.Above you, a natural wood ceiling soars. Below you,… Continue reading
Here in Alaska, we are blessed with the natural elements that people travel from all over the world to experience. For me, it is not… Continue reading
During his visit to Hiroshima last week, President Barack Obama did not formally apologize for the nuclear bombing that ended World War II. That didn’t… Continue reading
Thousands of Alaskan families likely breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday when the Legislature passed its budget to avoid a government shutdown less than 24… Continue reading
