If you haven’t heard about the Affordable Care Act’s “Cadillac tax,” you will. This tax, which is scheduled to go into effect in 2018, is… Continue reading
A group of locals is asking for a 6-ton hood ornament. The problem: They don’t yet have a car or the money to buy one.This… Continue reading
Well, here we go again, one more spin on the merry-go-round. As the special session is set to begin on the gas line Saturday, the… Continue reading
As many of you already know, this year’s United Way Fall Campaign is underway. Giving is a very personal choice. It’s an experience that unites… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News:It was in January of 2001 that President Bill Clinton, in the final moments of his… Continue reading
On Labor Day weekend as I walked the shoreline of the beach behind the former Thane Ore House, a joy of salmon abundance overwhelmed me… Continue reading
Alaska, the 49th state, is struggling with its education funding, an annual event that draws lots attention to the state budget and usually is the… Continue reading
No one wants to see animals suffer, and few want to see them caught in traps. But trapping in the Last Frontier has a long… Continue reading
The Alaska Marine Highway System needs a new plan in light of employee layoffs and ferry layups that are likely to continue in future years.… Continue reading
“All government originates with the people, is founded upon their will only, and is instituted solely for the good of the people as a whole.”… Continue reading
We all know heroin is killing more of our loved ones. Six people have already died in Juneau this year.Senator Johnny Ellis of Anchorage and… Continue reading
It’s a rare day when someone wakes up in the morning with the intent to make a mistake.Most mistakes are made when our actions fail… Continue reading
The ongoing saga of where the bronze whale should be located continues. A bid opening last week revealed the planned Bridge Park location and connecting… Continue reading
Alaska has a big problem beneath the surface.For Juneau, that problem has been breaking the surface a lot recently. It’s the issue of derelict and… Continue reading
“We should be carefully monitoring the oceans after what is certainly the largest accidental release of radioactive contaminants to the oceans in history,” marine chemist… Continue reading
This is a story I had no desire to tell publicly, but recent events, opinion pieces and advertisements now compel me to do so.In late… Continue reading
This editorial first ran in the Ketchikan Daily News:This week’s news of layoffs at the Alaska Marine Highway System has brought home the state budget… Continue reading
On Tuesday, the State of Alaska Department of Transportation released its proposed Alaska Marine Highway System summer schedule for 2016. This schedule raises many concerns… Continue reading
Earlier this summer, we watched as so-called “kayaktavists” — each nestled in their bright, petroleum-plastic watercraft — attempted to create a barrier flotilla to stop… Continue reading
I’m sure I read way too many articles about last week’s mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon. But one written by Soraya Chemaly… Continue reading
