The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: A Fairbanks City Council vote last week finally put to rest one of the most… Continue reading
Recently, someone did not believe me when I mentioned that locals had been vile toward me or others because we’re Native. They were incredulous that… Continue reading
Government’s most important mandate is public safety. Over the past 20 years, government in Alaska made a decision to hold criminal offenders accountable for their… Continue reading
When entertainment news sites announced in March that Sarah Palin had signed onto a reality show modeled after “Judge Judy,” many in the conservative movement… Continue reading
Between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. tonight, the Alaska House Rules Committee will take public testimony on a plan to cut the state’s subsidy of… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in Ketchikan Daily News: Competition is healthy.That one of only two companies offering individual health insurance policies to Alaskans is… Continue reading
The op-ed published in the Juneau Empire May 5, “Solar investments don’t pay off,” by Randy T. Simmons and Josh Smith, takes issue with taxpayer… Continue reading
If you have experienced the death of a loved one or a close friend, then you are familiar with grief as a natural response to… Continue reading
On Thursday, the Alaska House voted 28-11 to approve Senate Bill 91.The Alaska Senate should concur with the amendments made by the House to this… Continue reading
During the past two weeks a federal judge has been hearing a challenge to the state’s limits on campaign contributions. The complaint alleges that four… Continue reading
The prospect of building the Juneau Ocean Center is enticing. What’s not to like about a venue that both informs and entertains locals and visitors… Continue reading
Last year I read an essay by Anne Lamotte about Mother’s Day that I disagree with profoundly. She is a great writer, however, so some… Continue reading
The Alaska House and Senate passed House Joint Resolution 30 overwhelmingly; we see the passage as a step forward in helping individuals suffering from post-traumatic… Continue reading
Ivanpah is a 640,000 megawatt-hour solar farm in California that received $1.5 billion in taxpayer-funded federal loans. The project benefited from a loan-guarantee program where… Continue reading
I wish to take this opportunity to correct the record regarding several inaccurate and misleading statements that were contained within the April 29 Juneau Empire… Continue reading
If a woman can be president, she should be eligible for the draft, too.Last week, the Armed Services Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives… Continue reading
Four major themes define what must get done in the Legislature this year. They are fiscal, Medicaid, criminal justice, and oil and gas tax credit… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News:During the mid-1900s, Texas lobbyists kept their state legislators in line with the “Three Bs” —… Continue reading
I must confess to not being particularly involved in the current national election cycle. I feel a sense of great exasperation every time I peek… Continue reading
In Alaska we have a saying: “Fly an hour or walk a week.”For us, this has real meaning. There are literally hundreds of communities in Alaska that cannot… Continue reading
