Opinion
Opinion: Assembly vote to reduce cruise ships risks sending taxes even higher
During a Nov. 6 Committee of the Whole meeting, Assembly members voted informally on whether the city should…
Opinion
Opinion: Failed election shows why Alaska should repeal ranked-choice voting
Most Americans just want elections where it’s easy to vote, hard to cheat and easy to trust the…
Sports
On the Trails: Gliding in air
An eagle soars overhead, wings spread, making only minute steering adjustments of wing and tail feathers. It’s gliding…
Opinion
My Turn: Know who you’re sitting with at the table
As a professional who has sat at many a negotiating table, I am all for sitting down to…
Opinion
Opinion: A constitutional defense of the administrative state
In the summer of 2020, then-Vice President Mike Pence told an audience gathered on the White House lawn…
Neighbors
Living and Growing: Heartbreak Hill
Trying to write about beauty and our need for it is hard. Here is a poet’s effort to…
Opinion
My Turn: Assembly needs to retreat
We might not be privy to what the Assembly’s agenda is, but we need to begin with the…
Sports
Alaska Science Forum: Long-term views of a changed Alaska
As an instructor for Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, I have stood before a group of Alaskans every Tuesday…
Opinion
My Turn: Murkowski’s bill will dramatically change map of public land in Southeast Alaska
There has been very little reporting on federal legislation that would greatly impact Southeast Alaska. Sponsored by Sen.…
Sports
On the Trails: November gloom and cheers
I like to live where there are seasonal changes in weather and natural history activity, but sometimes those…
Opinion
Opinion: Choosing a seat at the table
To advocates for limiting cruise ship tourism and combatting climate change, partnering with the titans of industry seems…
Neighbors
Gimme a Smile: To every chocolate there is a season
Chocolate makes the world go ‘round. From day to day, season to season, chocolate is a constant. Sometimes…
Neighbors
Living and Growing: Give thanks with a grateful heart
Happy Thanksgiving! Once again we celebrate what is a distinctively American holiday, instituted by our government almost from…
Sports
I Went to the Woods: Freedom of gratitude
I have fumbled for years attempting to put into words what the outdoor world means to me and…
Opinion
Opinion: Troubling trends deserve Assembly attention
The economic indicators report published last month by the Juneau Economic Development Council (JEDC) is a wake-up call…
Sports
Alaska Science Forum: Surfing in winter on cross-country skis
With mild temperatures and ample snow, much of Alaska is now primed for cross-country skiing. It’s a sport…
Neighbors
On the Trails: Animal life cycles
There are two basic life-cycle patterns among animals. Many animals have complex life cycles with two or more…
Opinion
My Turn: “Partnering” with cruise ship industry isn’t in Juneau’s interests
Regarding Jim Powell’s lecture at the Evening at Egan event on Friday, Nov, 10, on partnering with the…
Opinion
Opinion: Music to the ears of America’s adversaries
Two weeks ago, U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan made a commendable effort to end Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) one-man…
