Opinion
Opinion: Taxpayers revolt over property tax assessments
While we all have different ideas on how our tax money should be spent, it’s important to put…
Sports
On the Trails: A hungry goshawk and some early spring observations
Every late afternoon, a bunch of mallards is in the habit of coming to snack on fallen birdseed…
Neighbors
Gimme A Smile: Easter Eggs — what to do with them now?
From Little League practice to practicing being POTUS, there’s many ways to get cracking.
Sports
Alaska Science Forum: Long winter bike ride aided by naps
If you could have read that frost-covered fat-biker’s mind as he rolled toward McGrath, Alaska, “as if Velcroed…
Opinion
Opinion: Giving credit where credit is due
It’s been a long time since the Juneau economy has been bolstered by a single significant federal appropriation.…
Sports
I Went to the Woods: The future of fish
The Forest Service cabin was a sauna so I went outside, stood at the edge of the lake…
Sports
On the Trails: Robins come, and it’s springtime
Spring comes, quite reliably, but sometimes reluctantly, by fits and starts. Every year we go through a process…
Opinion
An Alaska Olympian went to D.C. to testify on climate change. Then a senator dredged up old tweets.
Gus Schumacher hit with climate science quiz in exchange that went viral in conservative circles.
Sports
Alaska Science Forum: Boreal owls perform by daylight
On these March nights, a male boreal owl has been singing from a wooden owl box near our…
Opinion
My Turn: Alaska’s deepest trouble is nonsupport of education
People are exiting The Great Land and are reluctant to come here for professional opportunities and to raise…
Opinion
Opinion: Sen. Dan Sullivan, a conservative in name only
It’s easy to imagine Sen. Lisa Murkowski broke out in a smile last week after former Vice President…
Neighbors
Living and Growing: Embracing the messiness of transformation — lessons from spring’s break up
Spring has sprung — officially at least. With the arrival of the spring equinox on Tuesday, people around…
Opinion
Opinion: No Alaska governor has ever so boldly held schools and students as political hostages
“Star Trek” reference looks past real argument for school funding.
Sports
On the Trails: Drummers on land and in water
In an orchestra, drums are a central feature of the percussion section, in which sounds are made by…
Opinion
Opinion: Seeking a new model of higher education, Sitka school draws from Alaska and national inspirations
In 1986, two linguists, Ron and Suzie Scollon, drafted a proposal for the Sealaska Heritage Foundation to inaugurate…
Opinion
Opinion: Juneau Assembly holds firm on Telephone Hill development
In a rare moment of near unanimity during a special Assembly meeting last month, members voted to move…
Opinion
Opinion: The problem education funding and reforms can’t fix
Gov. Mike Dunleavy is right. Increasing the Base Student Allocation funding for Alaska’s public schools alone won’t improve…