We encourage Juneau taxpayers to contact their Assembly members and ask them to amend the latest proposal to annex several parts of Admiralty Island. We… Continue reading
I attended the March for Our Lives rally on Saturday, March 24, and I want to share some personal experiences. I am a preschool paraeducator… Continue reading
I have always been an independent voter. I am also a longtime supporter of the Juneau Access project. To me, this is not a partisan… Continue reading
Assuming that they survive, how will our great-great-grandchildren look back on the message from Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott in their March… Continue reading
I have noticed that when I email Alaska’s three U.S. lawmakers that the topic of national debt is not one of the topics on their… Continue reading
The United States should give us one more stimulus package — to the middle class. In all of the history of the U.S., the working… Continue reading
Employees of state-run Alaska Psychiatric Institute on March 8 marched from API to MacLoughlin to bring attention to the unsafe work conditions at API. We… Continue reading
Thank you all for coming last week and protesting gun violence with us. We send our condolences to the Parkland community and every individual affected… Continue reading
I applaud our young people for standing up and protesting a totally unsatisfactory condition in America. I did not go to school 80 years ago… Continue reading
Pregnant women and young children are among the most vulnerable populations in developing nations. Every day, children around the world die from treatable illnesses, and… Continue reading
So Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, wants to make a condition on someone getting Medicaid benefits that they have to get a job? What does the… Continue reading
It was my pleasure as an adult to attend the student walkout on the steps of our state Capitol calling for action against gun violence.… Continue reading
I am writing in response to the ridiculous accusations that the combined team name of “Thunder Bears” for Thunder Mountain and Juneau-Douglas high schools is… Continue reading
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, wants to repeal the 2016 Tongass Plan Amendment to log remaining old growth on the Tongass, decreasing fish habitat protections.… Continue reading
Smokefree workplace policies eliminate exposure to second-hand smoke for people in their workplaces and improve the health of children in their homes. A recent study… Continue reading
During U.S. Rep. Don Young’s recent speaking engagement with the Alaska Municipal League, he used the Holocaust as an example of what happens when a… Continue reading
As a scientist, aunt, mother and grandmother I am very concerned about the toxic chemical soup that our children and our future generations are or… Continue reading
Earlier this week, in response to the renewed national debate on gun violence, U.S. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, implied that the Jews could have escaped… Continue reading
It is time to lower the voting age to 16. We fully accepted that a 16-year-old student can operate a potentially dangerous vehicle safely. I… Continue reading
The addiction to opioid’s in Alaska is an affliction, only playing second-fiddle to the disease of irresponsible gun-ownership! Each are mental health issues often culminating… Continue reading
