Opinion
Opinion: Karen Pence’s silent act of conscience
Last week at Jimmy Carter’s funeral, President-elect Donald Trump and former President Barack Obama were seated next to…
Opinion
My Turn: Fisheries Proposal 156 jeopardizes Juneau sport fishing and salmon
The Board of Fisheries will meet in Ketchikan Jan. 28–Feb. 9 to consider Southeast proposals, including Proposal 156…
Opinion
Opinion: Attacking Biden is not the answer for Alaska — leadership is
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s transition report to the Trump administration accuses the Biden administration of carrying out a four-year…
Opinion
Opinion: The moral imperative of our time
Last week, the Washington Post, censored a political cartoon by Pulitzer Prize winner Ann Telnaes. It depicted Jeff…
Opinion
Opinion: New report demonstrates how Eaglecrest Ski Area can be self-supporting
A recently released report by the City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) provides insight into efforts to increase…
Opinion
My Turn: Alaska delegation deserves kudos for new Social Security law
The Social Security legislation just now signed into law brings a significant economic benefit to Alaska. Our Alaska…
Letters to the Editor
Letter: Social Security law restores payments Congress took from public workers
The news media has been wrongly depicting the social security fix to the Wage Equalization Program (WEP) and…
Letters to the Editor
Appreciative of Win Gruening’s columns, even if not always in agreement
In his Dec. 28 column Win Gruening reflected on his ten years writing biweekly commentaries for the Empire,…
Opinion
Opinion: Attacking Biden is not the answer for Alaska — leadership is
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s transition report to the Trump administration accuses the Biden administration of carrying out a four-year…
Opinion
My Turn: Efforts to protect salmon, environment are to benefit a wide spectrum of interests
Tom Conner’s recent My Turn criticizing SalmonState was a messy mashup of insults and misinformation that read suspiciously…
Opinion
Opinion: Lip service to the Constitution
On Monday, Nick Begich III will be sworn in as Alaska’s congressman at large. But the oath he…
Opinion
My Turn: Alaska fisheries management is on an historical threshold
Alaska has a governor who habitually makes appointments to governing boards of individuals who have what should be…
Opinion
Opinion: Scores of Alaskans face another eye-watering spike in their health care costs next year
Late last year, when I went to sign up for my 2024 health insurance on the federal Obamacare…
Opinion
Opinion: Ten years and counting with the Juneau Empire…
In 2014, two years after I retired from a 32-year banking career, I was offered the opportunity to…
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Opinion: Sen. Sullivan’s Orwellian style of transparency
When I read that President-elect Donald Trump had filed a lawsuit against the Des Moines Register on Monday,…
Opinion
Southeast Alaska’s ecosystem is speaking. Here’s how to listen.
Have you ever stepped into an old-growth forest alive with ancient trees or traveled a shoreline with migrating…
Opinion
Opinion: Stress testing the justice system
On Monday, a New York City jury found Daniel Penny not guilty of negligent homicide in the death…
Opinion
Opinion: What does it mean to be part of a community?
“The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.” Coretta Scott…
Opinion
My Turn: Juneau residents need to tell leaders what services they want and how to pay for them
This is the season of wish lists and holiday dreams, as we eagerly anticipate what Santa — or…