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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
We’re lifelong Alaskans, concerned citizens, and police officers. We love Alaska. We take pride in our career, and in serving and protecting Alaskans. But we… Continue reading
The following editorial appeared in The Sacramento Bee: Childhood deaths have been falling worldwide since 1990. In their foundation’s annual letter last week, Bill and… Continue reading
“I guarantee everybody in Alaska will find something about this plan they don’t particularly care for,” Gov. Bill Walker said when he unveiled his proposal… Continue reading
Like many Alaskans, I came to The Last Frontier for an outdoors I could find nowhere else. Alaska’s landscape, waterways — and the wildlife they… Continue reading
Most are aware of the die off of bees in the Lower 48, called Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Research scientist are at a loss of… Continue reading
This question gets to the heart of the matter. What is it we really want Alaska to look like? What kind of Alaska do we… Continue reading
Dear Rep. Geran Tarr, I attended the Tlingit &Haida Native Issues Forum on Thursday, and was grateful for your presentation and clear commitment to focusing… Continue reading
This editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: The rollout for Senate Bill 91, the judicial reform bill passed by the Legislature last year… Continue reading
U.S. intelligence agencies and even members of Russian intelligence agencies say Russia made significant attempts to sway the U.S. 2016 presidential election in favor of… Continue reading
In my last column, while sailing nearly 5,000 miles between San Diego and Ft. Lauderdale, I discussed the history of the construction of the 48-mile… Continue reading
