I grew up here in Southeast Alaska with a childhood full of blueberries, huckleberries, high-bush cranberries, salmon berries, spruce-tip jelly, sea lettuce and beautiful wild… Continue reading
For far too long, Alaska relied on a corrections and prisoner-rehabilitation approach that was unsustainable.
A generation ago, Alaska’s leaders made a once-in-a-lifetime decision that set our state on a unique course. To some, the new wealth flowing through Alaska’s… Continue reading
For far too long, Alaska relied on a corrections and prisoner-rehabilitation approach that was unsustainable. This was evidenced by swelling prison rolls and alarming rates… Continue reading
A generation ago, Alaska’s leaders made a once-in-a-lifetime decision that set our state on a unique course. To some, the new wealth flowing through Alaska’s… Continue reading
Alaska’s support for the National Park Service’s recently proposed amendments to hunting and trapping practices on national preserves in Alaska is not about trophies. It… Continue reading
Alaska’s support for the National Park Service’s recently proposed amendments to hunting and trapping practices on national preserves in Alaska is not about trophies. It… Continue reading
On a Wednesday morning in late May, the sun streamed through the windows into the high-ceilinged, warehouse-like Career and Technical Education Center at Sitka High… Continue reading
It’s time for Juneau to make plans for 1.31 million visitors in 2019 and beyond, a massive 20 percent growth from 2017. The Mendenhall Glacier… Continue reading
Hagfish is the real name for what is commonly called slime eels and it could become a viable fishery with ready markets standing by. Little… Continue reading
My son has fished with me since he was five months old. He was not much help then, but he was on the boat that… Continue reading
As a lifelong Alaskan born in Anchorage, I grew up hearing about how the capital move — moving the capital from Juneau to elsewhere —… Continue reading
My mother squished a blueberry and put it in my mouth. Everything was new. I was new. She walked me through the forest, setting me… Continue reading
I was pleased the Empire dedicated the entire opinion page to the important topic of curtailing health care costs in the May 22 issue. It… Continue reading
In his May 21 My Turn, Todd Smoldon is thankful that there are no new taxes but disparaging of the use of the permanent fund… Continue reading
Deep in the coastal rainforest of Prince of Wales Island, the Haida village of Kasaan prepares for the 5th Annual Kasaan Community Harvest. This event… Continue reading
The 2018 legislative session ended with many of us breathing a sigh of relief through clenched teeth; thankful the House Majority and Gov. Bill Walker… Continue reading
I’m a lifelong Southeast Alaskan, commercial fishermen and union tradesman with a background in rural living and aquaculture. I’ve hiked and hunted through the aftermath… Continue reading
The Glacier. The Mendenhall. The Lake. In U.S. Forest Service nomenclature, this Juneau gem is the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area (MGRA). The USFS and contractors… Continue reading
I write to express my concerns about the State of Alaska’s intent to fund a study on a Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC), currently included in… Continue reading
