Opinion
My Turn: Volunteer for the right cause
Recently I was asked by a friend to volunteer at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center to help keep…
Opinion
My Turn: Important questions for Dan Sullivan and Nick Begich
Dan Sullivan and Nick Begich, what are you going to do to stop the irresponsible destruction of our…
Opinion
Opinion: Trickle-down lawlessness
Last weekend, I signed a petition calling on Sen. Dan Sullivan to honor his oath of office. It…
Opinion
My Turn: Support for public schools
There is a perception that all public schools in Alaska are failing to effectively educate students because average…
Opinion
My Turn: Fired Forest Service park rangers need to return to Mendenhall Glacier before tourists do
I was a U.S. Forest Service park ranger at Mendenhall Glacier for 14 years until I retired in…
Opinion
My Turn: University of Alaska’s canceled culture
As an alumnus of UAS I am disgusted at how fast the University of Alaska Board of Regents,…
Opinion
Opinion: Sen. Sullivan’s bow to power obscures the truth — again
Sen. Lisa Murkowski understands the imperative of speaking truth to power right now. “I am sick to my…
Opinion
My Turn: The end point of delusion
There are times when delusion becomes the organizing principle of entire countries. The Nazis borrowed a Russian conspiracy…
Opinion
Opinion: The peril of reintroducing defined benefit pensions in Alaska
As Alaska faces one of its most difficult fiscal challenges in decades, a bill to radically expand Alaska’s…
Opinion
My Turn: It’s time to eliminate the Permanent Fund dividend
It is time now for the Legislature to seriously consider eliminating the Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) and to…
Opinion
My Turn: Firing the hosts of our public lands is not in the public interest
On a sunny summer day in the early 1990’s, a young woman in a wide brim hat presented…
Opinion
Opinion: The evidence free impressions of Rep. Nick Begich
The one thing we can count on from Rep. Nick Begich III is he’ll be a loyal cheerleader…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Tell lawmakers to preserve Essential Air Service
Essential Air Service is a U.S. DOT program serving 65 rural communities in Alaska, and over 100 communities…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Sen. Sullivan’s silence for Trump’s actions is shameful
Trump is moving our country towards Russia and away from our NATO allies in Europe. He is dismantling…
Opinion
My Turn: Put our local crews back to work restoring salmon streams
The ongoing federal funding freeze is having an immediate negative impact on my organization and 26 people in…
Opinion
My Turn: There’s a right way and a wrong way — guess which the governor is choosing
There’s been much talk in the Alaska State Capitol about the United States being “a republic, not a…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Apologies and sympathies to fired federal workers
I’m writing to let my friends and neighbors know, those in federal and nonprofit jobs, who have lost…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: University’s removal of all DEI references is shameful
The University of Alaska Board of Regents has voted to prohibit any mention at the university of diversity,…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: What can be done to restrain Musk’s free hand from prying into our lives?
I began a letter to our congressional delegation with a question: “Can you look into why my tax…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Where is delegation as Trump and Musk carry out their actions?
In my 70 years as an Alaskan I’ve seen a lot of political shifts, but I’ve never seen…