Last week, the Alaska Legislature’s game of chicken came to an abrupt, yet predictable end. The House Democrats drove a rig heavily laden with an… Continue reading
Last year, the University of Alaska (UA) was considering moving the School of Education from the University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) to the main campus… Continue reading
When, after being in session for 160 days, I began to hear both the House and Senate leadership talking about passing just a budget and… Continue reading
Housing continues to be an issue in Juneau, but improvements are underway. Seniors, in particular, need appropriate places to live, so they can age safely… Continue reading
Recently, President Trump announced a $1 trillion plan to fix the nation’s roads, bridges, dams and airports. And while Congressional approval may hinge on the… Continue reading
I am writing to encourage your readers to contact U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan with their position on the anti-Alaska Senate Health Care… Continue reading
Juneau is full of people who add sunshine to our town and make Juneau, well, Juneau. We think those people should be in the newspaper.… Continue reading
Mining is an integral part of the history of Juneau; it is safe to say that Alaska’s capital city would not exist as we know… Continue reading
“I’m guilty of missing the opportunity to recognize something of the divine in the face of the Other” George Yancy wrote in a New York… Continue reading
When you ask people on the street, most seem to agree about what kind of town we want Juneau to be. A town with a… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker recently asked the Trump Administration (May 25) and the Alaska Legislature to support the proposed King Cove-Izembek road. Based on documented misrepresentations… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker called the Alaska Legislature into a second special session to prevent a devastating government shutdown that will start July 1 if a… Continue reading
There is one overwhelming fact that argues against the possibilities that the executive and legislative branches of the state of Alaska will not find a… Continue reading
This week, in the absence of a true and complete fix to the state’s fiscal crisis from the Alaska Senate, the House passed, with bipartisan… Continue reading
On Monday night, the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly Finance Committee approved moving toward revising the borough’s current mining ordinance. In doing so, it… Continue reading
Alaskans should be very concerned with the health care bill the U.S. House of Representatives passed last month. As it is currently written, the American… Continue reading
“Can’t we all just get along?” I keep thinking of Rodney King’s famous plea during the 1992 Los Angeles riot. Certainly, we don’t want the… Continue reading
Bengt called recently to tell me of a conversation he overheard in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport. (I mentioned before that he came to Alaska during… Continue reading
Prior to the current legislative session, Governor Bill Walker cited as one of his key objectives the need to end cash credits for new oil… Continue reading
It’s time to accept the governor’s compromise. We must end the standoff in Juneau because the option of doing nothing is devastating to Alaska, and… Continue reading
