JUNEAU — The head of the Alaska Oil and Gas Association warned state legislators Monday that increasing taxes on an industry strapped by low prices… Continue reading
We’re all in this together. Southeast Alaska is a network of rivers and streams that feed our bodies, lifestyles and pocketbooks. Concern that these precious… Continue reading
Locking up criminal defendants and convicts costs a lot of money. At both the state and national levels, Americans are beginning to ask if this… Continue reading
Historically, FFA has stood for Future Farmers of America. That’s not the case anymore.“People have to expand their horizons and think outside the box,” said… Continue reading
According to a press release from the fishery conservation group Trout Unlimited, more than 3,500 fishermen, sportsmen and salmon advocates throughout Southeast Alaska, and 7,300… Continue reading
Eleven committees were formed to fill the well-worn gloves of long-time Central Peninsula Garden Club President Marion Nelson, who served her last duty Tuesday.Under the… Continue reading
Many people our age have written wills. Have you? It’s a good idea, of course, because wills preserve family harmony while planning for ways our… Continue reading
Perseverence Theatre won a $25,000 grant from the Rasmuson Foundation, the Foundation announced in a news release Tuesday. The grant money — one of seven… Continue reading
The four Walker children and the five Mallott children are products of Alaska’s public education system. Tessa Walker Linderman, who pursued her master’s and doctorate… Continue reading
The Alaska House of Representatives obviously gets it. We’re hoping the Alaska Senate will, too.The House on Monday voted 38-1 in support of a resolution… Continue reading
The minds behind Juneau Hydroelectric Inc. are in hot water - and that’s just the way they want it.At a session of the Juneau Innovation… Continue reading
Would you like to have a bank account with a 200 percent interest rate? The fact of the matter is that many Alaskans have it… Continue reading
In an unprecedented action, the Alaska House of Representatives voted 38-1 Monday to suspend work on all bills not related to the state budget.House Concurrent… Continue reading
If there’s one thing Alaska’s lawmakers agree on, it’s this: No single trick or approach will solve the state’s annual deficit, now approaching $4 billion.Most… Continue reading
The product Leah Wagner and Nick Schlosstein sell is small, but it’s one of life’s essential ingredients — and they’re growing it the natural way… Continue reading
I always chuckle with skepticism when reading retired business banker Win Gruening’s articles about the endless economical benefits of the proposed Juneau Access road.In his… Continue reading
John Naisbitt, futurist and author of Megatrends, observed that in America’s participatory democracy, “Leadership involves finding a parade and getting in front of it.” Applying… Continue reading
“The budget, the budget and the budget.” That’s how my colleague - Sen. Click Bishop - outlined the Alaska Legislature’s top three priories this year,… Continue reading
This is the second segment of a commentary on Alaska’s fiscal crisis. The first part appeared in Wednesday’s Empire.Gov. Bill Walker in a July 1,… Continue reading
A single Chinook salmon is worth almost three barrels of oil.The winter kings being caught by Southeast Alaska trollers are averaging 10 pounds each with… Continue reading
