Credit unions and other small community financial institutions keep the U.S. economy humming. More than 110 million Americans are members of credit unions and over… Continue reading
I was pleased the Empire dedicated the entire opinion page to the important topic of curtailing health care costs in the May 22 issue. It… Continue reading
Last month, something fishermen, tribes, scientists and concerned Alaskans have long worked for came to pass — the U.S. State Department met with Global Affairs… Continue reading
China, Russia and North Korea have their “Trojan Horse”: President Donald Trump. They know they have Trump like the horse with a bottle of water… Continue reading
How much longer are we going to tolerate incremental approaches to fix a broken health care system that feeds off disease and profits on the… Continue reading
I am deeply concerned about some changes at Adair-Kennedy Park. Just recently the city removed a good chunk of the park, cutting all the trees… Continue reading
There’s a virus spreading across America. It harms the one in five Americans affected by mental health conditions. It prevents them from seeking help. And… Continue reading
I was disappointed to read columnist Win Gruening’s recent attack on the Best Starts program. Best Starts is an initiative to improve the availability and… Continue reading
Public safety is an issue that is important to all Alaskans. Rising crime, dwindling resources and inadequate responses to the issues, have left many Alaskans… Continue reading
AWARE (Aiding Women in Abuse and Rape Emergencies) exists at intersections. When people come to us, they’re in transition — with their relationships, their housing,… Continue reading
I love salmon, but I care deeply about Alaska too. That’s why I oppose the salmon initiative. I doubt that there is anyone in Alaska… Continue reading
A friend recently noted that he hadn’t seen sandhill cranes on the Anchorage skyline this summer. It’s because they are all south in Seattle, Portland,… Continue reading
The Alaska Legislature ended its session May 13. With the final gavel falling, two years of the longest budgets fights between Alaskans in over a… Continue reading
The 2018 legislative session ended with many of us breathing a sigh of relief through clenched teeth; thankful the House Majority and Gov. Bill Walker… Continue reading
I’m not going to rehash the capital move saga because Ben Brown thoroughly covered it in an Empire column two weeks ago. But as he… Continue reading
Win Gruening’s column published in Sunday’s paper, while difficult to read, is not wholly inaccurate. In referring to public school testing proficiency, we in the… Continue reading
Public Service Recognition Week 2018 was May 6 to 12. As President of the Juneau chapter of NARFE, the National Active and Retired Federal Employees… Continue reading
Public efforts to expand early child education across the country and, most recently in Juneau under the Best Starts proposal, seem counter-intuitive. After all, when… Continue reading
Lawmakers have again willfully and intentionally stripped away constitutionally protected rights of due process. House Bill 312 is, in part, an act relating to arrest… Continue reading
Who gave Avista the option to sell America’s energy company to Canada’s HydroOne and why? Canada can later sell HydroOne to China or any country,… Continue reading
