Letters to the Editor

Opinion: Can you punish people out of addiction?

Opinion: Can you punish people out of addiction?

People are understandably sick and tired of being victimized by addicts who stop at nothing for their next high. Drug addiction and rampant crime are… Continue reading

Opinion: Can you punish people out of addiction?
Opinion: Don’t use students as political pawns

Opinion: Don’t use students as political pawns

Fund education now.

  • May 27, 2019
Opinion: Don’t use students as political pawns
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-California, meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 9, 2019, the day after the Democrat-controlled House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress. (J. Scott Applewhite | Associated Press)

Opinion: So much for oath of office and democracy

What I see is legislators ignoring their oath.

  • May 14, 2019
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-California, meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 9, 2019, the day after the Democrat-controlled House Judiciary Committee voted to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress. (J. Scott Applewhite | Associated Press)
Opinion: Applause for Rep. Young for protecting iconic American horses

Opinion: Applause for Rep. Young for protecting iconic American horses

We appreciate Young’s bipartisan effort.

  • May 14, 2019
Opinion: Applause for Rep. Young for protecting iconic American horses
Opinion: Cutting government services will hurt Alaska’s quality of life

Opinion: Cutting government services will hurt Alaska’s quality of life

Are the budget reductions worth it?

  • May 13, 2019
Opinion: Cutting government services will hurt Alaska’s quality of life
Opinion: Stopping ferry service would be ‘destructive’ to Angoon, Southeast

Opinion: Stopping ferry service would be ‘destructive’ to Angoon, Southeast

AMHS provides much-needed transportation.

  • May 13, 2019
Opinion: Stopping ferry service would be ‘destructive’ to Angoon, Southeast
Opinion: Funding is vital to protecting, improving health of Alaskans

Opinion: Funding is vital to protecting, improving health of Alaskans

Budget cuts have diminished essential services.

  • May 10, 2019
Opinion: Funding is vital to protecting, improving health of Alaskans
Opinion: Consider the Walmart building for the new City Hall

Opinion: Consider the Walmart building for the new City Hall

City constraining itself on new location.

  • May 9, 2019
Opinion: Consider the Walmart building for the new City Hall
Opinion: Stop advertising e-cigarettes

Opinion: Stop advertising e-cigarettes

Product is responsible for ‘dangerous epidemic.’

  • May 6, 2019
Opinion: Stop advertising e-cigarettes
Opinion: Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater

Opinion: Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater

A lot of excuses for Alaska’s budget cuts.

  • May 1, 2019
Opinion: Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater
Opinion: Concern about gun safety is not anti-gun

Opinion: Concern about gun safety is not anti-gun

Preserving lives and rights is a worthy goal.

  • Apr 30, 2019
Opinion: Concern about gun safety is not anti-gun
Opinion: Getting rid of ferry system will hurt Alaska’s economy

Opinion: Getting rid of ferry system will hurt Alaska’s economy

Communities, businesses will suffer.

  • Apr 30, 2019
Opinion: Getting rid of ferry system will hurt Alaska’s economy
Opinion: We can find a sensible, enforceable solution to gun violence

Opinion: We can find a sensible, enforceable solution to gun violence

I support a red flag law in Alaska.

  • Apr 30, 2019
Opinion: We can find a sensible, enforceable solution to gun violence
Opinion: Stop using single-use plastics in Alaska

Opinion: Stop using single-use plastics in Alaska

It’s harmful to people and the environment.

  • Apr 29, 2019
Opinion: Stop using single-use plastics in Alaska
Opinion: Call the PFD what it is — a tax

Opinion: Call the PFD what it is — a tax

Alaska needs to consider an income tax.

  • Apr 28, 2019
Opinion: Call the PFD what it is — a tax
Opinion: Redefine the experience of visiting the Last Frontier

Opinion: Redefine the experience of visiting the Last Frontier

Visitors are intrigued by the nothingness, freedom of Alaska.

  • Apr 26, 2019
Opinion: Redefine the experience of visiting the Last Frontier
People watch a pod of Steller sea lions from a float at the Don D. Statter Memorial Boat Harbor in Auke Bay on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Be proactive about testing your mercury levels

Even small amounts can cause serious health problems.

  • Apr 23, 2019
People watch a pod of Steller sea lions from a float at the Don D. Statter Memorial Boat Harbor in Auke Bay on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Opinion: Earth Day rally is a fight against fossil fuels, NRA

Opinion: Earth Day rally is a fight against fossil fuels, NRA

Keep big money out of politics.

  • Apr 22, 2019
Opinion: Earth Day rally is a fight against fossil fuels, NRA
Opinion: New devices can help monitor cruise ship air pollution

Opinion: New devices can help monitor cruise ship air pollution

Keep our summertime air clean.

  • Apr 19, 2019
Opinion: New devices can help monitor cruise ship air pollution
Opinion: Lawmaker silenced my public testimony. This is what I tried to say.

Opinion: Lawmaker silenced my public testimony. This is what I tried to say.

Censoring legitimate concerns of abuses of power serving private interests comes to mind here.

  • Apr 18, 2019
Opinion: Lawmaker silenced my public testimony. This is what I tried to say.