What do you want your final days and hours to look like? An important end-of-life option, known as medical aid in dying, allows mentally capable,… Continue reading
On the one hand, President Trump can have his military parade down Pennsylvania Avenue on one condition: That — instead of sitting on the reviewing… Continue reading
I called Dennis Egan early Tuesday morning to wish him the best before he made his retirement announcement on KINY. He was his usual self… Continue reading
Getting a grip on rising health care costs is one of state and federal policymakers’ most important 2018 priorities. Alaska, which has the highest health… Continue reading
When Sarah Palin was elected governor in 2006, she earned only 25 percent of Juneau’s vote. Her Republican predecessor, Frank Murkowski, won nearly 42 percent.… Continue reading
Too many of Alaska’s youth have experienced sexual dating and physical dating violence. In 2017 alone, 1,000 students in Alaska’s traditional high school programs reported… Continue reading
In his opinion piece Feb. 3 in the Anchorage Daily News, House District 22 Rep. Jason Grenn calls for ending the annual “Pink-Slip circus.” Many… Continue reading
Although the question of direct ownership is not before the city, there is still a great deal of public interest in how the ownership of… Continue reading
I am writing to support the City and Borough of Juneau intervention to protect the Juneau public interest from the Hydro One acquisition of Avista… Continue reading
As 2018 gets underway, the arts continue to present themselves as a crucial means of addressing the challenges that face Alaska and the nation. While… Continue reading
Me too … I’ve benefited from the privileges provided from being a male in our society. Me too … I’ve used controlling behaviors in my… Continue reading
During his State of the State address last week, Gov. Bill Walker said “Alaskans are the ones best positioned to determine responsible development” of natural… Continue reading
Federal approval for a road connecting King Cove and Cold Bay. The presidents of the United States and China giving their stamps of approval to… Continue reading
I recently moved to Juneau from Port Arthur, Texas. In August, my area received more than 50 inches of rain over the course of four… Continue reading
One of the first large projects I ever worked on as an engineer involved over two years’ worth of permitting and public input to rebuild… Continue reading
Just because Tomas Boutin, a Juneau resident who wrote a My Turn on Jan. 19 titled “Walker recession is longest in Alaska history,” blames our… Continue reading
Tonight, our Juneau Assembly will be debating one of the most potentially impactful documents to enter the Assembly Chambers. Years of work by many of… Continue reading
We bought on the Mendenhall in 2001. Nothing was disclosed to us at the time of sale. No foul. We knew there were always inherent… Continue reading
Let’s encourage the Assembly, at its Jan. 29 Committee of the Whole meeting, to adopt the Juneau Renewable Energy Strategy (JRES) via resolution. The JRES:… Continue reading
Senate Resolution 361 is a long-winded recitation of North Korean offenses that ends with a statement affirming Congress’ constitutional authority to declare war. It wouldn’t… Continue reading
