Alaska needs to repeal Senate Bill 91. I say this as a former supporter of the bill. I even co-sponsored it. I fully believed in… Continue reading
Late last Tuesday night, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Vice President Mike Pence voted to help Wall Street steal from Main Street consumers. At… Continue reading
Republicans and especially conservatives have been screaming for decades about the horrors of the federal debt. Now they are purposely creating debt to give massive… Continue reading
In 1923 President Warren Harding set aside 23 million acres in the middle of the U.S. Arctic as a petroleum reserve. The National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska,… Continue reading
In a meeting seven months ago, President Donald Trump asked U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan if he should rename Denali back to Mount… Continue reading
“The issue of kneeling has nothing to do with race,” the President tweeted the morning after NFL players knelt, stood with locked arms, and even… Continue reading
We were glad to hear on Friday that Senate Bill 54 — a proposed fix to some of the flaws in the comprehensive criminal justice… Continue reading
Now is the time to enshrine Permanent Fund Dividends in the Alaska Constitution to protect your share of Alaska’s mineral wealth from politicians, and to… Continue reading
My dad is a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, and after 30 years, he is finally approaching retirement. He has laid out plans… Continue reading
Like most Alaskans, I head to the great outdoors to experience Mother Nature’s gifts whenever I can. Being out in nature brings me peace and… Continue reading
A bit over two years ago, the new Mendenhall Valley Public Library opened its doors. Perhaps it’s time to reflect on its usuage, value to… Continue reading
The decades-long battle over whether to open Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling is once again at a fever pitch, which makes this a… Continue reading
We’re optimistic that our Alaska Legislature will be able to not only strengthen the course of criminal justice reform by passing SB 54, but also… Continue reading
We need to have a serious conversation about our fiscal crisis. Over the last three years, the Legislature has drawn down over $14 billion of… Continue reading
Another Harvey dominated much the news cycle the past two weeks. This one was named Weinstein. The powerful Hollywood film producer has been accused of… Continue reading
If you were to judge our economic prospects by listening to most media reports and political commentary, you would conclude Alaska’s economy is in a… Continue reading
Recently, this paper ran a curious op-ed by Dan McCue, a Senior Vice President at Alaska USA Federal Credit Union. He argued that credit unions… Continue reading
The Legislature will meet on Oct. 23 to consider adding revenue for the state of Alaska. Alaska is the only one of the 50 states… Continue reading
Big banks and capitalist markets are wreaking national havoc! Banks and other financial institutions have been hiding “rip-off clauses” in the fine print of credit… Continue reading
One hundred and fifty years ago today, Marietta Davis stood in the cold and gray Sitka rain. She wasn’t born in Alaska, but her story… Continue reading
