Letters to the Editor

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.
Opinion: Alaska can join other states in passing reasonable gun laws

Opinion: Alaska can join other states in passing reasonable gun laws

It doesn’t have to be like this.

  • Apr 18, 2019
Opinion: Alaska can join other states in passing reasonable gun laws
Opinion: Should we trust the Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft?
Opinion: Should we trust the Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft?
Opinion: New JACC building should be put to a vote

Opinion: New JACC building should be put to a vote

The people, not the Assembly, should vote.

  • Apr 16, 2019
Opinion: New JACC building should be put to a vote
Opinion: ‘Mother Jones In Heaven’ worth the watch

Opinion: ‘Mother Jones In Heaven’ worth the watch

It’s stirring, heartening and well produced

  • Apr 16, 2019
Opinion: ‘Mother Jones In Heaven’ worth the watch
Opinion: Here’s why you should care about Alaska’s budget

Opinion: Here’s why you should care about Alaska’s budget

Budget talks give us freedom to pursue a better life for all.

  • Apr 12, 2019
Opinion: Here’s why you should care about Alaska’s budget
Opinion: Misleading statistics don’t help fix Alaska’s ferry system

Opinion: Misleading statistics don’t help fix Alaska’s ferry system

It’s pointless to go down a “highway” of data juggling.

  • Apr 12, 2019
Opinion: Misleading statistics don’t help fix Alaska’s ferry system
Opinion: Protect University of Alaska from budget cuts

Opinion: Protect University of Alaska from budget cuts

University system is an investment in Alaska’s future.

  • Apr 12, 2019
Opinion: Protect University of Alaska from budget cuts
Opinion: Vote for change in the Shee Atiká boardroom

Opinion: Vote for change in the Shee Atiká boardroom

The annual board election is in May.

  • Apr 11, 2019
Opinion: Vote for change in the Shee Atiká boardroom
Opinion: America needs a national health care system

Opinion: America needs a national health care system

We can’t let health care costs bankrupt us.

Opinion: America needs a national health care system
Opinion: Standing ovation for Perseverance’s ‘Guys and Dolls’
Opinion: Standing ovation for Perseverance’s ‘Guys and Dolls’
Opinion: Budget cuts are an assault on Alaska’s most vulnerable

Opinion: Budget cuts are an assault on Alaska’s most vulnerable

Dunleavy must be governor for all Alaskans.

  • Apr 5, 2019
Opinion: Budget cuts are an assault on Alaska’s most vulnerable
Opinion: Don’t kill the conversation on education reform with insults

Opinion: Don’t kill the conversation on education reform with insults

We don’t need to employ ad hominem devices.

  • Apr 2, 2019
Opinion: Don’t kill the conversation on education reform with insults
Opinion: Abolish the Electoral College

Opinion: Abolish the Electoral College

Plain and simple.

  • Apr 1, 2019
Opinion: Abolish the Electoral College
Opinion: The grasshopper, the ant and the PFD

Opinion: The grasshopper, the ant and the PFD

We will all rue the day we frittered away our financial resources.

  • Mar 29, 2019
Opinion: The grasshopper, the ant and the PFD
Opinion: Juneau’s public broadcasting is at risk

Opinion: Juneau’s public broadcasting is at risk

Here’s what we can do to save it.

  • Mar 29, 2019
Opinion: Juneau’s public broadcasting is at risk
Opinion: Amazed at generosity

Opinion: Amazed at generosity

Our Legislature ripped through billions and billions of dollars during the oil boom.

  • Mar 26, 2019
Opinion: Amazed at generosity
Opinion: Solve Alaska’s budget problem with a lower PFD
Opinion: Solve Alaska’s budget problem with a lower PFD
Opinion: Alaska needs more legislators like Les Gara

Opinion: Alaska needs more legislators like Les Gara

Things got done under his watch.

  • Mar 25, 2019
Opinion: Alaska needs more legislators like Les Gara
Opinion: Sen. Murkowski continues her role as outdoor recreation’s fiercest advocate
Opinion: Sen. Murkowski continues her role as outdoor recreation’s fiercest advocate