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Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s Traditional Foods Program nourishes families
Published 9:47pm Thursday, August 17, 2017It’s a cloudy Tuesday in July. At 4 a.m., it’s already light out, and Jeff Feldpausch and Mike Smith are preparing for a trip up ... Read more
Work to preserve Alaska’s ‘permanent fund’ of fish and wildlife
Published 2:12pm Tuesday, August 15, 2017As we struggle towards a sustainable, long-term balanced budget plan, everybody knows this is an urgent and critical part of salvaging our depressed economy and ... Read more
Bill Walker is the right person to lead Alaska
Published 4:03pm Sunday, August 13, 2017“Governor Walker governs from the far left,” Tuckerman Babcock said after an April poll found his approval rating had fallen to 43 percent. “He’s given ... Read more
TRAYLS program brings job experience to Southeast Alaska youth
Published 6:28pm Thursday, July 20, 2017I had the opportunity of meeting the small group of youth and young adults as they assembled at the head of a trail leading into ... Read more
At deadline, Alaska Legislature cuts oil subsidies to help budget
Published 8:58am Sunday, July 16, 2017After weeks of on-again, off-again negotiations, the Alaska Legislature has cut the state subsidy of oil and gas drilling. A compromise proposal approved Saturday night ... Read more
“Fresh or Frozen”? Here’s how to choose sustainable seafood
Published 2:07am Thursday, July 6, 2017At the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS), signs of our changing environment surround us as glaciers melt, yellow cedars die off and tropical sea creatures ... Read more
Sitka Summer Music Festival: Classical music in ‘the crown jewel of Alaska’
Published 5:30pm Thursday, June 22, 2017The Sitka Summer Musical Festival has big dreams and they are taking actions to make them come true. During the month of June, professional musicians ... Read more
Farming in Southeast Alaska
Published 10:33pm Tuesday, June 13, 2017May and June bring out all the new faces. The smaller the town the more noticeable you are; people can be curious about who you ... Read more
Alaskans appear apathetic as statewide shutdown approaches
Published 11:48pm Monday, June 12, 2017The chants were audible for blocks around: “Do your jobs!/So I can do mine!” The trouble was that there weren’t many people to hear them. ... Read more
The clock is ticking on a stable, economic future for Alaska
Published 3:37pm Tuesday, June 6, 2017The clock ticks. The June 30 deadline to fund Alaska’s budget marches closer. A state government shutdown looms. Because I know Alaskans depend on state government ... Read more
Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend: The world watches anxiously
Published 3:53pm Monday, May 29, 2017Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend and the central idea that minerals are a shared inheritance have inspired numerous social &political movements across the globe. The Goenchi ... Read more
Revenue needed to keep Alaska competitive
Published 3:20pm Thursday, May 25, 2017As a lifelong Alaskan, mother of two small children, small business owner and as someone whose day job consists of promoting business growth in Southeast ... Read more
Meet the new director of Alaska’s Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Published 5:16pm Sunday, May 21, 2017The new executive director of Alaska’s Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault stepped into her new position and a new office space simultaneously on ... Read more
Income tax would hurt Alaska’s economy
Published 4:58pm Thursday, May 11, 2017The budget debate in Juneau this year focuses on questions of how big government should be, how much it should cost and who should pay ... Read more
Offshore announcement a win for Alaska families
Published 9:00am Tuesday, May 9, 2017After years of limitations on natural resource development in our state, President Trump’s decision to revisit and reverse federal roadblocks to domestic offshore energy development ... Read more
Alaska House bases budget plan on reality
Published 7:25pm Wednesday, April 26, 2017Contrary to Paul Jenkins’ opinion piece on Sunday, the Alaska House Majority Coalition has passed legislation that is the genuinely conservative path forward. The plan ... Read more
Alaska House votes to lower Permanent Fund Dividend
Published 12:55am Thursday, April 13, 2017For the first time in state history, the Alaska Legislature has chosen to spend the Alaska Permanent Fund on something other than dividends. On Wednesday, ... Read more
How Medicaid expansion affects Alaskans
Published 2:25pm Tuesday, March 28, 2017In the midst of a nationwide opioid abuse spike, states that chose to expand Medicaid said the program has offered critical assistance. Preventative behavioral care ... Read more
Congress backs bill to lift Obama limits on Alaska hunting
Published 3:15pm Wednesday, March 22, 2017WASHINGTON — Congress has approved a bill that would allow aerial hunting of grizzly bears and killing of bears and wolves near dens on federal ... Read more
Alaska program certifies eco-friendly tourism businesses
Published 8:53pm Monday, March 13, 2017KENAI — Tourism businesses in Alaska are getting certified for being environmentally friendly to encourage more companies to move toward sustainable practices. The certification is ... Read more