Opinion

Over hundred people attend a rally starting at the Capitol to protest budget vetoes by Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Friday, July 12, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Opinion: The new PFD class divide

Dunleavy’s dividing Alaskans.

  • Jul 14, 2019
  • By Rich Moniak
Over hundred people attend a rally starting at the Capitol to protest budget vetoes by Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Friday, July 12, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Opinion: Dunleavy’s budget will cost us in the long run

Opinion: Dunleavy’s budget will cost us in the long run

Shortsighted budgeting.

  • Jul 12, 2019
  • By Maureen Hall
Opinion: Dunleavy’s budget will cost us in the long run
Juneau Mayor Beth Weldon speaks during a rally in front of the Capitol calling for an override of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes on the first day of the Second Special Session of the Alaska Legislature in Juneau on Monday, July 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Earthquakes, Dunleavy’s vetoes and municipal budgets

Even though we are the capital city, we can’t call all the shots.

  • Jul 12, 2019
  • By Win Gruening
Juneau Mayor Beth Weldon speaks during a rally in front of the Capitol calling for an override of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes on the first day of the Second Special Session of the Alaska Legislature in Juneau on Monday, July 8, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Opinion: Fantasy budgets don’t work for Alaska

Opinion: Fantasy budgets don’t work for Alaska

Do the math.

  • Jul 12, 2019
  • By Anselm Staack
Opinion: Fantasy budgets don’t work for Alaska
Opinion: Stand up for our future and override the vetoes

Opinion: Stand up for our future and override the vetoes

Dunleavy’s vetoes are indiscriminately cruel and unnecessary.

  • Jul 10, 2019
  • By Miriam Boochever Medenica
Opinion: Stand up for our future and override the vetoes
Opinion: Override Dunleavy’s budget vetoes now!

Opinion: Override Dunleavy’s budget vetoes now!

Our choice is clear.

  • Jul 10, 2019
  • By Kate Troll
Opinion: Override Dunleavy’s budget vetoes now!
Jeff Short. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Dunleavy’s vetoes carry great risk

It doesn’t have to be this way.

  • Jul 9, 2019
  • By Jeffrey Short
Jeff Short. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Opinion: It’s time we earned our PFDs

Opinion: It’s time we earned our PFDs

Let’s void the notion PFDs are an entitlement.

  • Jun 30, 2019
  • By Rich Moniak
Opinion: It’s time we earned our PFDs
Opinion: Stop attacking our reproductive health care

Opinion: Stop attacking our reproductive health care

I have spent my entire career working with women.

  • Jun 28, 2019
  • By Alix Curtain
Opinion: Stop attacking our reproductive health care
Opinion: American exceptionalism, patriotic assimilation and the Fourth of July

Opinion: American exceptionalism, patriotic assimilation and the Fourth of July

It’s impossible to argue America is not a welcoming country.

  • Jun 28, 2019
  • By Win Gruening
Opinion: American exceptionalism, patriotic assimilation and the Fourth of July
Opinion: Stand up for equality and support House Bill 82

Opinion: Stand up for equality and support House Bill 82

Celebrating Pride is just as important today as it was in 1969.

  • Jun 28, 2019
  • By Evan Anderson
Opinion: Stand up for equality and support House Bill 82
Opinion: Planned Parenthood is wrong on Sullivan. He’s pro-life, but not anti-women.

Opinion: Planned Parenthood is wrong on Sullivan. He’s pro-life, but not anti-women.

Traditional Christian views are not out of the mainstream of thought.

  • Jun 26, 2019
  • By Ann Brown
Opinion: Planned Parenthood is wrong on Sullivan. He’s pro-life, but not anti-women.
OPINION: Sen. Dan Sullivan: Pressing the Canadian government to take action on transboundary mining

OPINION: Sen. Dan Sullivan: Pressing the Canadian government to take action on transboundary mining

It’s imperative these waters stay pristine for generations to come.

  • Jun 25, 2019
  • By Dan Sullivan
OPINION: Sen. Dan Sullivan: Pressing the Canadian government to take action on transboundary mining
Opinion: Get politicians out of workplace

Opinion: Get politicians out of workplace

Don’t be fooled.

  • Jun 23, 2019
  • By Rich Moniak
Opinion: Get politicians out of workplace
University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen in 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: State’s budget climate puts value of Alaska’s higher education at risk

Thousands of students could be affected by a governor veto.

University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen in 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Opinion: University of Alaska is committed to preparing our future teachers

Opinion: University of Alaska is committed to preparing our future teachers

This state needs locally trained teachers.

Opinion: University of Alaska is committed to preparing our future teachers
Opinion: Tourism in the era of middle-class acquiescence

Opinion: Tourism in the era of middle-class acquiescence

It’s time to examine “thorny questions of ethics and values.”

Opinion: Tourism in the era of middle-class acquiescence
City Hall stands on a quiet morning. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Juneau’s property taxes … fair or foul?

Has the city been over-collecting?

City Hall stands on a quiet morning. (Alex McCarthy | Juneau Empire File)
Opinion: Dunleavy’s village policing plan bad idea for rural Alaska

Opinion: Dunleavy’s village policing plan bad idea for rural Alaska

I have 40 years of experience with law enforcement in Alaska.

  • Jun 9, 2019
  • By Richard L. Burton
Opinion: Dunleavy’s village policing plan bad idea for rural Alaska
President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump, waves as they depart Shannon Airport, Friday, June 7, 2019, in Shannon, Ireland. (AP Photo | Alex Brandon)

Opinion: Why Americans are tired of impeachment talk

“What would it take for the you to support the impeachment of this president?”

  • Jun 9, 2019
  • By Rich Moniak
President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump, waves as they depart Shannon Airport, Friday, June 7, 2019, in Shannon, Ireland. (AP Photo | Alex Brandon)