“No nation of ideas can sustain its ideas without sustaining some sense of being a nation.” — Jonah GoldbergLast week I spent time thinking about… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News:If we’re going to get anywhere, it will be with the federal transportation bill passed by… Continue reading
The United Tribal Transboundary Mining Work Group (UTTMWG) issued a letter to Alaska Governor Walker requesting that the Governor stop the process of developing a… Continue reading
Okay, now I have your attention because Alaska’s current fiscal crisis was predicted and solved over 39 years ago with low oil prices leading to… Continue reading
Earlier this year, the Juneau Community Foundation asked a handful of longtime local philanthropists a simple question: Why do you give? Their answers varied widely… Continue reading
Whether you approve of President Barack Obama’s overall job performance or not, Obama is getting international kudos for the way he delivered on the recently… Continue reading
While Americans these days are divided about many things, there can be no dispute — nor has there ever been — about the critical importance… Continue reading
“This deal puts the fossil-fuel industry on the wrong side of history,” proclaimed Kumi Naidoo, after the world’s leaders reached the climate change agreement in… Continue reading
The following editorial appeared in The Kansas City Star on Wednesday, Dec. 16:Carly Fiorina projected herself as Margaret Thatcher. Jeb Bush projected himself as mostly… Continue reading
The Paris summit on global warming ended with a triumphant, hands-holding, chipper vow to vastly reduce the world’s use of fossil fuels. Some who would… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: It seems somehow fitting that a proposed settlement between the state and the four men… Continue reading
As Alaskans, there are many benefits this great land provides us through its beauty, open spaces and natural resources. Another unique feature our state can… Continue reading
Despite overwhelming opposition from scientists, consumers and fishermen, the product commonly referred to as “Frankenfish” could unknowingly be your choice for dinner as early as… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily:Schools are the heartbeat of many small communities. Take away a school, or easy access to a… Continue reading
Seventy-four years ago, Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave a rousing impassioned speech to Congress. As a young boy I listened spellbound. By war’s end, 290,000 American… Continue reading
As an accountant, I know that United Way of Southeast Alaska allows contributions to be more efficient in their impact in the community. What I… Continue reading
Fixing the flawed No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) has been years in the making. This past week, we’ve reached a major milestone. On Thursday,… Continue reading
Last May, William Wingate filed a lawsuit against the Seattle Police Department and the former officer who wrongly arrested him 10 months earlier.“Most of the… Continue reading
In 1985, a reporter from the Christian Science Monitor flew out to see Jay Hammond.The former governor obliged her, showing her around his 160-acre homestead… Continue reading
As most Alaskans know, a sharp drop in the price of oil over the last year and a half blew a gaping hole in the… Continue reading
