On October’s ballot, we may see an option to increase Juneau’s bed tax by 2 percent. Some people seem to think that 7 percent bed… Continue reading
Alaska’s congressional delegation clearly understands that Alaska has much to lose and little to gain from Canadian mines in the headwaters of major Southeast Alaska… Continue reading
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, just sent thousands of Alaskans a long letter. It replies to their concerns over the Senate’s Better Care Reconstruction Act… Continue reading
Did the fire and fury, lock and load rhetoric of President Donald Trump cause Kim Jong Un to retreat? On Tuesday, North Korea’s state controlled… Continue reading
Alaskans aren’t known for choosing the easy road. We wouldn’t live here if the goal was to go through life on the path with the… Continue reading
On most issues there are multiple perspectives. This is the case with Pebble. Eric Forrer recently wrote about his views regarding recent actions by the… Continue reading
I have been trying to write about sex and religion, because I’m convinced that Catholic teaching about sex is all wrong and would, if it… Continue reading
In the aftermath of the violence and hatred on display in Charlottesville this weekend, I found myself in deep reflection. As a child growing up… Continue reading
As we struggle towards a sustainable, long-term balanced budget plan, everybody knows this is an urgent and critical part of salvaging our depressed economy and… Continue reading
Each year, when we finally get our few days of real summer, I tend to wonder how many of the people I see out exploring… Continue reading
“Governor Walker governs from the far left,” Tuckerman Babcock said after an April poll found his approval rating had fallen to 43 percent. “He’s given… Continue reading
The “business of governing” is such a misnomer because government rarely acts like a business. If it did, it would run smoother, things would happen… Continue reading
Trump and Republicans want you to believe that no one will lose health care in any manner, and it will be replaced with expanded coverage,… Continue reading
It is really shameful that the Wilderness Society and other environmental groups would criticize a small life-saving gravel road from King Cove to Cold Bay.… Continue reading
During the State of Alaska Frank Murkowski administration (2002-2006), the state government engaged in a process described as the 2005 Bristol Bay Area Plan in… Continue reading
In our divided and hyper-partisan country there are few things most everyone can agree on: there really doesn’t need to be a re-boot of “American… Continue reading
Surprising news from two different sources: Analysts now believe consumers will purchase electric vehicles at a much faster rate than previously thought and before long,… Continue reading
The 40th anniversary of production from the Prudhoe Bay field — which along with other North Slope fields has yielded 17 billion barrels of oil… Continue reading
Summer 2017 in Juneau has been cold and wet, but at least we’ve not been bothered by forest fires, which in recent years have been… Continue reading
What should Americans take to heart following the Senate’s multiple failures to repeal and replace Obamacare? Not that Democrats gave us a great law seven… Continue reading
