Is the recall language on the ballot accurate? Yes. For the recall to even be considered, it had to pass a legal review by CBJ,… Continue reading
I urge all voters to Vote no to recall Juneau school board members Deedie Sorensen and Emil Mackey. Recall should be utilized only when merited… Continue reading
Last year, I led Save Juneau, the group that urged a “no” vote on a new City Hall. We knew from going door-to-door in the… Continue reading
Recently I read about a $177 million award to the Alaska Marine Highway and feel compelled to comment on the news because it’s imperative the… Continue reading
Mushrooms and Ship-Free Saturday: what’s the connection? Mushrooms are an item that I have stopped buying because they are too expensive. Ship-Free Saturday is a… Continue reading
I’m curious about the logic behind the economic arguments against Megaship-Free Saturdays (call it what it is) and other cruise ship limits. They seem to… Continue reading
Every Saturday free please. Vote yes. By voting yes on Proposition 2 in the municipal election Oct. 1 you will be giving Juneau one day… Continue reading
Lawsuits. From the few proponents of the initiative I talked to, the vote yes is a message to the cruise industry. While I’d love to… Continue reading
I Zoomed in to last Monday’s CBJ Assembly Committee of the Whole meeting. The Assembly discussed current actions to mitigate the glacial outburst flood (jökulhlaup)… Continue reading
Thanks so much to Kathy Coghill for her My Turn, “Cruise ships are shifting air pollution into Juneau’s marine waters,” in the Sept. 4 Juneau… Continue reading
The commons in Juneau are many. We share clean air, clean water, wildlife, tranquility and easy access to outdoor activities. Our community has accepted these… Continue reading
It is less than a month until CBJ property taxes are due. The city tells you that bills can be paid online…but here is a… Continue reading
With the state and nation so divided, politics are no fun. Here’s a memory of a time when legislators reached across the aisle and worked… Continue reading
Would you believe that in Juneau, a town with a housing problem so tight it makes a sardine can look like a Wyoming golf course,… Continue reading
Mary Peltola has been courageous as our congressional proxy, dedicating her whole self to facilitating our civil pursuit of personal fulfillment — sanctioning the highest… Continue reading
A big thank you to Skookum Recycling of Juneau, and Ruby. After months of driving back and forth past an old dishwasher that someone dumped… Continue reading
We had just finished afternoon Macha green tea at Heritage coffee house and were walking three blocks east to Deckhand Dave’s for some halibut tacos.… Continue reading
