Essential Air Service is a U.S. DOT program serving 65 rural communities in Alaska, and over 100 communities in the Lower 48, Hawaii and Puerto… Continue reading
The University of Alaska Board of Regents has voted to prohibit any mention at the university of diversity, equity and Inclusion, and “related terms.” I… Continue reading
I’m writing to let my friends and neighbors know, those in federal and nonprofit jobs, who have lost jobs or are under threat of losing… Continue reading
In my 70 years as an Alaskan I’ve seen a lot of political shifts, but I’ve never seen a full-out attack on our democracy or… Continue reading
I began a letter to our congressional delegation with a question: “Can you look into why my tax and social security information is being investigated?”… Continue reading
Rep. Begich has no public opinion on the dismantling of the Department of Education yet, although Linda McMahon is soon to be confirmed as Education… Continue reading
We are facing a Constitutional cataclysm, and we need all members of Congress; every man, woman and child; all Democrats, Republicans, independents, atheists or religious… Continue reading
Doesn’t everyone value their health over corporate profits? We need a Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) who courageously places us first and roots… Continue reading
Here is a modest proposal for making Juneau great again. As we all know, our town was named after a miner, Joe Juneau. But Joe… Continue reading
We are a couple in our 70s with 45-plus years as residents of the red-leaning state of Alaska. My wife and I share six productive… Continue reading
The recent Los Angeles area firestorms have created their own media circus with lots of finger-pointing, partisan blaming, and attempts at obfuscation or deflection. Since… Continue reading
The news media has been wrongly depicting the social security fix to the Wage Equalization Program (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) as increasing Social… Continue reading
In his Dec. 28 column Win Gruening reflected on his ten years writing biweekly commentaries for the Empire, and commented on how lucky Juneau is… Continue reading
With all the post-election analysis, one fact has escaped much publicity. When the fate of ranked choice voting (RCV) will be decided by only a… Continue reading
The idea that ranked choice voting (RCV) is confusing is a red herring. The single, nonpartisan ballot is clean, simple and fair. When the list… Continue reading
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan organization that neither endorses nor opposes candidates or political parties, but does take positions on certain issues… Continue reading
Some folks are really up in arms about the increased freedom afforded Alaska voters by ranked choice voting. “Alaskans for Honest Elections” have mounted a… Continue reading
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