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My Turn: Solution deniers versus solution seekers
Published 8:01am Sunday, March 20, 2016As I noted in a previous column, a poll done by the Alaska Dispatch News (Jan. 28, 2016) showed “an overwhelming proportion of respondents — ... Read more
University cuts could damage fisheries, Arctic research
Published 8:02am Monday, March 14, 2016ANCHORAGE — A state fiscal crisis looms, and some of the Legislature’s budget cuts could send ripples into Alaska’s largest private employer and international political ... Read more
Murkowski questions federal Tongass plan
Published 9:03am Friday, March 11, 2016ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Forest Service is looking to expedite the transition away from old-growth timber in the Tongass National Forest, a plan Alaska Sen. ... Read more
Bing’s Landing near Sterling to undergo construction work
Published 9:02am Thursday, March 10, 2016KENAI — Parks officials are looking to begin up to $2.5 million in upgrades for a popular boat launch and bank fishing area just outside ... Read more
Juneau testifiers leave legislators with something to chew on
Published 9:08am Wednesday, March 9, 2016For two hours Monday evening, Juneau residents offered their thoughts on the state operating budget proposed by the Senate Finance Committee. Some were so eager, ... Read more
Path to Prosperity 2016 competition application period open
Published 9:03am Wednesday, March 9, 2016Do you or someone you know have an idea to run a business? The Path to Prosperity competition aims to identify and support innovative business ... Read more
Walker names Gruenberg replacement
Published 7:23pm Tuesday, March 8, 2016Gov. Bill Walker has named Salvation Army development director Ivy Spohnholz the replacement for Max Gruenberg, the Anchorage Democrat who died in Juneau earlier this ... Read more
My Turn: The Legislature must act on fiscal change this session
Published 9:02am Tuesday, March 8, 2016Most everyone agrees that now is the time for action by the Legislature to help bridge the fiscal crisis that our state government faces. What ... Read more
Path to Prosperity 2016 competition application period open
Published 9:00am Sunday, March 6, 2016Do you or someone you know have an idea to run a business? The Path to Prosperity competition aims to identify and support innovative business ... Read more
US seeks end to Yellowstone grizzly protections
Published 9:06am Friday, March 4, 2016BILLINGS, Mont. — The federal government is proposing to lift threatened-species protections for hundreds of Yellowstone-area grizzlies, opening the door to future hunts for the ... Read more
Commissioner Adopts Southeast State Forest Management Plan
Published 9:01am Friday, March 4, 2016The Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources adopted the Southeast State Forest Management Plan on Feb. 29. In addition, the Commissioner reclassified nearly 46,600 ... Read more
Moriarty warns of impacts from oil, gas tax credit bill
Published 9:02am Tuesday, March 1, 2016JUNEAU — The head of the Alaska Oil and Gas Association warned state legislators Monday that increasing taxes on an industry strapped by low prices ... Read more
My Turn: We’re all in this together
Published 9:01am Monday, February 29, 2016We’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 ... Read more
My Turn: Success Inside and Out
Published 9:04am Sunday, February 28, 2016Locking up criminal defendants and convicts costs a lot of money. At both the state and national levels, Americans are beginning to ask if this ... Read more
New FFA chapter in Kake to explore mobile greenhouses
Published 9:02am Sunday, February 28, 2016Historically, 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,” ... Read more
Gardening club sees big changes
Published 9:02am Monday, February 22, 2016Eleven 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 ... Read more
Rasmuson Foundation awards Perseverance Theater in Seven Tier 1 Awards
Published 9:05am Wednesday, February 17, 2016Perseverence Theatre won a $25,000 grant from the Rasmuson Foundation, the Foundation announced in a news release Tuesday. The grant money — one of seven ... Read more
My Turn: Education is a high priority for our administration
Published 9:03am Sunday, February 14, 2016The 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 ... Read more
Empire Editorial: House puts state’s money where its mouth is
Published 9:01am Thursday, February 11, 2016The 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 ... Read more
CEO: Hydropower will bring the heat
Published 9:03am Tuesday, February 9, 2016The minds behind Juneau Hydroelectric Inc. are in hot water – and that’s just the way they want it. At a session of the Juneau ... Read more