Opinion

Opinion: Alaska is ignoring PFAS health risks

Opinion: Alaska is ignoring PFAS health risks

I live in the Gustavus PFAS plume.

  • Jun 5, 2019
  • By Kelly McLaughlin
Opinion: Alaska is ignoring PFAS health risks
Opinion: Fisheries management is the answer to the PFD battle

Opinion: Fisheries management is the answer to the PFD battle

Maybe the answer is fish.

Opinion: Fisheries management is the answer to the PFD battle
Opinion: Forget the national average: University of Alaska requires a higher level of state investment

Opinion: Forget the national average: University of Alaska requires a higher level of state investment

Alaska stands out as one of the most unique states in our report.

Opinion: Forget the national average: University of Alaska requires a higher level of state investment
Opinion: Tlingit history and culture thrive as Hoonah expands cruise destination

Opinion: Tlingit history and culture thrive as Hoonah expands cruise destination

Hoonah’s tourism industry is like the salmon in a way.

  • May 31, 2019
  • By Win Gruening For the Juneau Empire
  • Opinion
Opinion: Tlingit history and culture thrive as Hoonah expands cruise destination
Opinion: Celebrate World No Tobacco Day

Opinion: Celebrate World No Tobacco Day

Smoking affects more people than you might think.

  • May 27, 2019
  • By KRISTIN COX
Opinion: Celebrate World No Tobacco Day
Opinion: Gov. Dunleavy’s budget is an honest approach to control Alaska’s spending

Opinion: Gov. Dunleavy’s budget is an honest approach to control Alaska’s spending

A ‘disaster for Alaska?’ I don’t think so.

  • May 27, 2019
  • By ANN BROWN
Opinion: Gov. Dunleavy’s budget is an honest approach to control Alaska’s spending
Opinion: Layoff of state workers is not a business decision

Opinion: Layoff of state workers is not a business decision

Dunleavy is using them as pawns on his political chessboard.

  • May 26, 2019
  • By RICH MONIAK
Opinion: Layoff of state workers is not a business decision
Opinion: Court battle or not, there is no reason education should not be funded this year

Opinion: Court battle or not, there is no reason education should not be funded this year

It’s on the Legislature to act, not the governor.

  • May 24, 2019
  • By KEVIN CLARKSON
Opinion: Court battle or not, there is no reason education should not be funded this year
Opinion: It’s time for Canada to clean up the polluting Tulsequah Chief Mine

Opinion: It’s time for Canada to clean up the polluting Tulsequah Chief Mine

Sadly, acid mine drainage continues.

  • May 24, 2019
  • By CHRIS MILLER
Opinion: It’s time for Canada to clean up the polluting Tulsequah Chief Mine
Opinion: Alaskans lead America forward in the Arctic

Opinion: Alaskans lead America forward in the Arctic

Let’s ensure the U.S. is fully committed to this national priority.

  • May 22, 2019
  • By BUDDY CUSTARD
Opinion: Alaskans lead America forward in the Arctic
Opinion: Sen. Murkowski leads bipartisan bill in support of rural, LGBTQ elders

Opinion: Sen. Murkowski leads bipartisan bill in support of rural, LGBTQ elders

Alaska’s senator makes health, well-being of all older people a top priority.

  • May 22, 2019
  • By JULIE SCHMIDT
Opinion: Sen. Murkowski leads bipartisan bill in support of rural, LGBTQ elders
Opinion: As Alaskans consider Pebble Mine, a cautionary tale from Montana

Opinion: As Alaskans consider Pebble Mine, a cautionary tale from Montana

In our state, we live with mining’s other legacy: permanent pollution.

  • May 21, 2019
  • By STEVE LUEBECK and RICH DAY
Opinion: As Alaskans consider Pebble Mine, a cautionary tale from Montana
Opinion: Cruise ship tourism is damaging our way of life

Opinion: Cruise ship tourism is damaging our way of life

More cruise ships having a negative effect on Juneau.

  • May 21, 2019
  • By KIM METCALFE and PAULA TERREL
Opinion: Cruise ship tourism is damaging our way of life
Opinion: Let’s teach our kids science, not scare them with half-truths

Opinion: Let’s teach our kids science, not scare them with half-truths

Our schools should be committed to all science subjects.

  • May 20, 2019
  • By WIN GRUENING
Opinion: Let’s teach our kids science, not scare them with half-truths
Opinion: Time for some budget humility

Opinion: Time for some budget humility

Economists are failing Gov. Dunleavy.

  • May 19, 2019
  • By RICH MONIAK
Opinion: Time for some budget humility
Opinion: Stop the repeal of important tool to fight Medicaid fraud

Opinion: Stop the repeal of important tool to fight Medicaid fraud

Revoke the repeal of the whistleblower provisions.

  • May 16, 2019
  • By Emily Stabile
Opinion: Stop the repeal of important tool to fight Medicaid fraud
Changes coming to the Juneau Empire and Capital City Weekly

Changes coming to the Juneau Empire and Capital City Weekly

A more robust digital product is coming.

  • May 16, 2019
  • By ROBERT MONTEITH
Changes coming to the Juneau Empire and Capital City Weekly
Opinion: Strong support for responsible resource development in Southeast Alaska

Opinion: Strong support for responsible resource development in Southeast Alaska

A Southeast Alaskan vision for Southeast.

Opinion: Strong support for responsible resource development in Southeast Alaska
Opinion: Alaska may as well have approved the death sentence

Opinion: Alaska may as well have approved the death sentence

The state is refusing to pay for my daughter’s care.

  • May 14, 2019
  • By James Studley
Opinion: Alaska may as well have approved the death sentence
Opinion: Frank Murkowski’s vision for Southeast Alaska takes us in the wrong direction

Opinion: Frank Murkowski’s vision for Southeast Alaska takes us in the wrong direction

Murkowski fails to look beyond the roads we’ve already traveled.

  • May 13, 2019
  • By MEREDITH TRAINOR
Opinion: Frank Murkowski’s vision for Southeast Alaska takes us in the wrong direction