Neighbors
Living and Growing: Be thankful for the opportunity to care for ‘Others’
As Thanksgiving quickly approaches, we are reminded of the importance of being thankful. If you are feeling low…
Neighbors
On the Trails: Early November sightings
An early November stroll on the dike trail was uneventful until I met some Real Birders, who were…
Opinion
My Turn: Need for accounting and legislative oversight of the Permanent Fund
The governor or Legislature or both need to conduct an audit format available to the public or engage…
Sports
Alaska Science Forum: Secret lives playing out all around us
While we were sleeping, they were out there. Two red foxes, a male and female, pawing into spring…
Neighbors
Living and Growing: Having an attitude of gratitude
Our world is quickly enveloped in negativity, but that attitude doesn’t help us. We need to be more…
Opinion
Opinion: Imagine the cost of health and happiness if set by prescription drug companies
I’ve been reading more about prescription drug prices lately: How they are set; why many are so high,…
Opinion
Opinion: Juneau Assembly receives 2023 election report
The city clerk’s office transmitted its final report on the 2023 municipal election for review during the Assembly’s…
Opinion
Opinion: British Columbia is committed to responsible mining practices
As close neighbors, British Columbia and Alaska share a common goal: to foster responsible resource development by championing…
Neighbors
On the Trails: Enchanter’s nightshade
Enchanter’s nightshade is a tiny perennial plant we commonly see (and walk right past) alongside many of our…
Opinion
My Turn: The 643 patients at API last year could have the answer to improving patient care
Being taken to a locked psychiatric facility or unit is traumatizing. Starting with a court order for a…
Opinion
My Turn: Tlingit traditions and integrity
Our Tlingit people reside in Southeast Alaska and Canada. We have existed in Alaska for about 15,000 years,…
Opinion
My Turn: Tlingit traditions and integrity
Our Tlingit people reside in Southeast Alaska and Canada. We have existed in Alaska for about 15,000 years,…
Opinion
Opinion: Dunleavy’s public trust deficit
According to two longtime researchers at the Alaska Department of Labor, articles produced for Alaska Economic Trends had…
Sports
Alaska Science Forum: Ernest Leffingwell, fan of the far north
One hundred years ago, a group of men sailed to the northern coast of Alaska to find a…
Neighbors
Living and Growing: “All lanes lead to all gates”
Some time ago I was standing in a long security line at Chicago’s Midway airport. Above the crowd…
Opinion
My Turn: Give Dunleavy the same quality of legal defense he gives indigents
As reported recently by the Alaska Beacon, a new regulation approved by the Dunleavy administration will give the…
Neighbors
On the Trails: Hawks of the forest
We have two species of forest hawks: the American goshawk and the much smaller sharp-shinned hawk. Both have…
Opinion
Opinion: Sullivan’s cynical concern about the rule of law
Rather than submit nominations for federal judge positions by the method that’s been used for years, Sen. Dan…
Neighbors
Living and Growing: Light and beauty
October is the start of fall festivities, it ushers in Halloween, Thanksgiving and then Christmas, along with Alaska…
News
Alaska Science Forum: Plastic in the rain of Southeast Alaska
“We found microplastics in every single rain sample (gathered in Juneau),” Sonia Nagorski told a group of people…