Since 2003, the Board of Trustees has endorsed using a percent of market value (POMV) methodology for determining how much should be drawn from the… Continue reading
As the legislative session begins, it seems inevitable that we will once more witness the Legislature’s surreal efforts at dissecting the governor’s budget to see… Continue reading
One year in and the Women’s March is still going strong. I was privileged to be a speaker at the Women’s March in Juneau. At… Continue reading
The National Council on Teacher Quality is a thinktank founded in 2000 and based in Washington, D.C. that advocates for tougher evaluations of classroom teachers.… Continue reading
There are many ways to take land from people. War is one way. In Juneau’s case, they will invade using annexation. Annexation is a way… Continue reading
Suppose you are kidnapped, robbed of all your money, credit cards and personal identification. Then, you are heavily sedated and lack the cognitive capacity to… Continue reading
Congress’ decision to allow drilling in ANWR as part of the GOP tax reform package is a monumental achievement. Green-lighting this project opens the door… Continue reading
I have been a resident of this great land since 1949. I married a local born and raised Alaskan girl and we raised eight children… Continue reading
On Jan. 3, the City and Borough of Juneau Committee of the Whole voted to proceed with the process of annexation of outlying areas around… Continue reading
In this Age of Trumpism massive divisions afflict the nation, even divisions that suddenly arise from nowhere and for no good reason at all. Alaska… Continue reading
Sen. Dennis Egan doesn’t think the Legislature will act to close the fiscal gap this year. The problem, he says, is “every two years a… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Los Angeles Times: Every day Americans use — and almost immediately discard — up to half a billion… Continue reading
As the 30th Alaska Legislature begins its second session to approve 2019 operating and capital budgets, we can review state revenues and expenditures well by… Continue reading
When winter’s first cold snap turns my fishing town into a frosty icebox, there’s a lively glee in my house. Why? It means everyone in… Continue reading
My father, a military judge in the Air Force who survived 28 bombing missions during World War II, was absolutely fixated by the Watergate hearings… Continue reading
Dire expectations for Southeast Alaska Chinook salmon in 2018 anticipate total returns near or below the worst on record. Taku River Chinook arguably are the… Continue reading
First, “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” became Amazon’s top selling book even before the official publication hit the bookshelves. Then Oprah Winfrey’s… Continue reading
In Alaska, amid much fanfare, an application for a voter initiative purporting to address legislative conflicts was certified by the Lieutenant Governor in October. The… Continue reading
The Bering Sea Elders Group strongly condemns the action by the Trump Administration to include the northern Bering Sea in their Five‐Year Outer Continental Shelf… Continue reading
We all know there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but this coming Monday, Jan. 15, anyone in Juneau who needs a free legal… Continue reading
