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My Turn: A new path forward for Alaska
Published 9:01am Tuesday, March 8, 2016Hey, Alaska! Have you heard about a plan that would help stabilize government services, enhance our fiscal health, prevent a deficit driven recession and ensure ... Read more
My Turn: University of Alaska research and education
Published 9:05am Wednesday, March 2, 2016To survive the present and thrive in coming years, Alaska must transition its economy — transition from a state which derives most of its capital ... Read more
Trout Unlimited: Thousands of Southeast Alaskans support protections for high-value salmon waters in Tongass
Published 9:01am Friday, February 26, 2016According 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 ... Read more
My Turn: Banking on Alaska’s fishing future
Published 9:01am Sunday, February 21, 2016Many 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 ... Read more
Seeds for Alaska – Foundroot
Published 9:03am Wednesday, February 3, 2016The 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 ... Read more
My Turn: Resolving Alaska’s fiscal crisis
Published 9:01am Thursday, January 28, 2016This 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 ... Read more
My Turn: Sustainable spending is achievable
Published 9:04am Wednesday, January 27, 2016Our state government has been spending close to $5,000 nominally per person more than it brings in through revenues for two fiscal years now. Anyone ... Read more
FDA: Only Alaska pollock is ‘Alaska pollock’
Published 9:03am Friday, January 22, 2016Alaska pollock is having a good 2016 so far, with boosted quotas, favorable certification and a federal rule that will give Alaska an edge over ... Read more
S&P downgrades Alaska’s debt rating
Published 10:01pm Tuesday, January 5, 2016Oil prices continue to lurk at less than $40 per barrel, and despite hope for a legislative salve, Standard & Poor’s is lowering the state’s ... Read more
About 7,700 Alaskans have enrolled in expanded Medicaid
Published 9:03am Thursday, December 31, 2015JUNEAU — About 7,700 people have enrolled in an expanded Medicaid program launched by the state on Sept. 1 to cover more lower-income Alaskans, a ... Read more
A day in the life of: Alaska’s fishery photographer, Chris Miller
Published 9:00am Wednesday, December 9, 2015Fishermen pick fish. Pollock gasp for air. A lobster trap rises to the light-filled sea surface like a treasure chest long-hidden. Juneau photographer Chris Miller’s ... Read more
My Turn: Pivotal moment in Alaska’s history
Published 9:02am Sunday, December 6, 2015This moment in Alaska’s history is pivotal in determining what our future as a state will look like. The sudden drop in oil prices and ... Read more
My Turn: Alaskan shines with pride: The Capitol Christmas Tree
Published 9:00am Tuesday, December 1, 2015On Wednesday, all Alaskans can shine with pride at the lighting of the 2015 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree in Washington D.C. This year, a 74-foot ... Read more
My Turn: Unified effort in congress protects Alaska’s seafood powerhouse
Published 9:05am Sunday, November 22, 2015Alaska is our nation’s seafood powerhouse. With nine of our country’s top 20 fishing ports by volume, we understand the vital role our seafood industry ... Read more
At Seattle expo, Alaskans see long-term threat from engineered salmon
Published 9:03am Friday, November 20, 2015It wasn’t on the agenda, but the FDA’s announcement about genetically engineered salmon rapidly became the talk of the Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle. The ... Read more
My Turn: Don’t wait for Alaska to crash
Published 9:02am Sunday, November 15, 2015“The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise — with ... Read more
My Turn: Alaskan grown plan can save PFD and not raise taxes
Published 9:01am Monday, November 9, 2015Late October was an interesting time for Alaskan fiscal issues with Governor Bill Walker revealing more details about his fiscal plan. The signature move of ... Read more
My Turn: Test driving Alaska’s fiscal model
Published 8:01am Thursday, October 29, 2015As the Legislature meets again in special session to wrestle with gas line issues, Gov. Bill Walker’s administration continues to advance its agenda of new ... Read more
My Turn: Should Alaska’s education go Hawaiian?
Published 8:01am Monday, October 19, 2015Alaska, the 49th state, is struggling with its education funding, an annual event that draws lots attention to the state budget and usually is the ... Read more
My Turn: Reflections of Alaska’s fiscal situation
Published 8:00am Thursday, September 24, 2015The other day I was driving past Genoa heading toward Tuscany. Passing Portofino and drawing close to the Cinque Terra, I thought about Hugh Malone, ... Read more