Opinion

Outside Editorial: If Trump really wants to ‘drain the swamp,’ here’s his chance

Ann Ravel, a Democratic member of the Federal Election Commission who resigned earlier this month, has given President Donald Trump a golden opportunity to prove… Continue reading

  • Feb 27, 2017

Rich Moniak: Presidential lies that matter

President Donald Trump did not have “the biggest electoral college win since Ronald Reagan” as he said during his first press conference last week. The… Continue reading

  • Feb 27, 2017
  • By Rich Moniak

Letter: State senator’s form letter full of misinformation on Planned Parenthood

I have been in correspondence with my Senator, Dan Sullivan. I was able to let him know by email that I want him to continue… Continue reading

  • Feb 27, 2017

My Turn: Gov. Walker shouldn’t fleece taxpayers while cutting budget

Gov. Bill Walker, you should be ashamed of yourself for stooping so low to even consider further fleecing the very taxpayer who supports a lot… Continue reading

  • Feb 27, 2017
  • By Andy Cizek

ANWR: Let it be

Nearly 20 years ago historian Stephen Ambrose visited Juneau as part of the Alaska Humanities Forum. The author of “Undaunted Courage,” “Citizen Soldiers” and other… Continue reading

  • Feb 27, 2017
  • By KIM HEACOX

My Turn: Arts council restructuring presents great opportunities

As Alaska faces the most severe fiscal crisis since statehood, Alaskans are responding in a variety of ways. These responses are individual, as people adjust… Continue reading

  • Feb 25, 2017
  • By By Benjamin Brown

Outside Editorial: Conservative group’s carbon plan gives us hope for climate change action

The following editorial first appeared in The Dallas Morning News: After decades of overwhelming scientific evidence showing that man-made emissions are endangering the planet’s future,… Continue reading

  • Feb 24, 2017

Letter: Drug war disasters re-emerge

“Drug-related property crimes” emerges as the latest scare call from Capitol building operants. An array of poorly correlated data and distorted interpretations embellishes the rhetoric… Continue reading

  • Feb 24, 2017

My Turn: Smallest of lives

“Here in the arctic, the smallest of lives are miraculous,” said poet Terry Tempest Williams during a trip to ANWR. In 2005 I knelt in… Continue reading

  • Feb 24, 2017
  • By LIN DAVIS

Outside Editorial: Don’t kill a species-saving law

The following editorial first appeared in the Los Angeles Times: Elections have consequences, as the saying goes, and here’s another one arising from conservative Republicans… Continue reading

  • Feb 24, 2017

My Turn: US and Russia: Arctic thaw?

Stepping back from the current tension between the US and Russia, it is useful to consider that the two nations can not only fight global… Continue reading

  • Feb 24, 2017
  • By JIM STODDER
Donna Walker. (Courtesy photo)

My Turn: First Lady’s Volunteer Awards: Recognizing Alaska’s unsung heroes

I first met Bella Hammond when she came to Valdez in the 1970s to present a First Lady Volunteer Award. That was at the inception… Continue reading

  • Feb 23, 2017
  • By DONNA WALKER
Donna Walker. (Courtesy photo)

Alaska Editorial: Recognition increasing that state needs new funds to sustain services

This editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: After two years of kicking the can down the road, this may be the year the… Continue reading

  • Feb 23, 2017

Open letter to Sen. Murkowski

Dear Senator Murkowski, We are a group of Alaskan women residing in our state capital, writing to you about the current cultural, societal and civic… Continue reading

  • Feb 23, 2017
  • By MARY CATHARINE MARTIN

Letter: Stand with Alaskans and stand with Planned Parenthood

I appreciate Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s recent decision to support repealing the Trump administration’s global gag rule. The global gag rule bans federal money for overseas… Continue reading

  • Feb 22, 2017

Alaska Editorial: The opioid issue

This editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News: It’s an unhappy situation. Gov. Bill Walker has issued a disaster declaration for Alaska’s opioid epidemic.… Continue reading

  • Feb 22, 2017

Expanding apprenticeship in rural Alaska

We are proud to announce a new statewide training initiative: the Alaska Maritime Apprenticeship Program. Over the past year, the Calista Corporation, in partnership with… Continue reading

  • Feb 22, 2017
  • By HEIDI DRYGAS

Transboundary mining: Defending Alaska’s interests

It is a big week for Alaska’s capital city. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan are in town to address the Alaska State Legislature, the… Continue reading

  • Feb 22, 2017
  • By REP. DAN ORTIZ

Letter: The human cost of war

The Vietnam War officially ended on April 30, 1975. Three million, 400,000 Americans served in the Vietnam War. The official death toll of Americans was… Continue reading

  • Feb 20, 2017

My Turn: Alaskans have a right to consent to PFD and fund changes

The Permanent Fund Defenders mission is to educate people about the history and purpose of Alaska’s Permanent Fund and dividend (PFD); to protect and defend… Continue reading

  • Feb 20, 2017
  • By DR. JACK HICKEL