The deadline to apply for University of Alaska Southeast scholarships is Feb. 15. According to a release from the university, UAS-specific scholarships are open to… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — An undeveloped Alaska coal field, California’s offsets for carbon pollution and thousands of acres of forest are the unlikely players in a complex… Continue reading
The conversation around the state budget hasn’t been exactly truthful. The “cuts” have been exaggerated in an attempt to gain public support for “revenue options”,… Continue reading
Next month (Feb. 26) will mark the 100th anniversary of Alaska’s most iconic tourism destination — Denali National Park &Preserve. This would be the perfect… Continue reading
An issue that sank plans for a budget fix in 2016 will soon resurface in the Alaska Legislature. A bill addressing North Slope oil and… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker has officially proposed freezing the pay of approximately 5,000 nonunion state employees. Senate Bill 31 was announced Friday morning, two weeks after… Continue reading
Local woodworkers Max Stanley and Chris Hinkley aren’t your typical hobbyists. For the past three years, the pair of engineers by training have perfected a… Continue reading
In 2016, the National Park Service celebrated its centennial anniversary. 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of Denali National Park, one of the many crown jewels… Continue reading
A woman with a piano, a dog, and not much else ferries into a tiny Southeast Alaskan village. The townspeople — a grumpy, shouting philosopher… Continue reading
For one day, there were smiles.At times resembling students returning for the first day of a new high school year, the 30th Alaska Legislature convened… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaska legislators agree on the need to address the state’s multibillion-dollar budget deficit. But rifts remain over how best to do that, with… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaska’s first independent governor enters the second half of his term with unfinished business: resolving the state’s multibillion-dollar budget deficit.It’s not quite what… Continue reading
I read with dismay the excellent Jan. 3 article by Empire reporter James Brooks, “Beneath the waves or beneath the land, warming Alaska poses multiple… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner:And so it begins, as expected: people complaining about some state-maintained roadways not being cleared of… Continue reading
In the coming new year, I’d like to humbly suggest that our elected officials resolve to work together and solve Alaska’s fiscal crisis. As a… Continue reading
When Bill Walker first ran for governor in 2010, I asked him why.He said he was tired of politicians talking about the gas pipeline and… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — The 2016 legislative session(s) all but dispelled the cliché that if everyone is unhappy with the results of a negotiation the best solution… Continue reading
As this year draws quickly to its close, it’s becoming increasingly clear that any future mention of 2016 will — for Americans anyway — primarily… Continue reading
The holidays are once again upon us, and nothing spells holiday cheer like compiling lists… especially lists of sudden, drastic self-improvements.Why else would so many… Continue reading
After decades of wrangling over the future of timber on the Tongass National Forest, a group of people from all walks of life came together… Continue reading
