Opinion

Letter: Tearing apart the Republican majority

Like a lame caribou being culled from the herd by a pack of wolves, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has been singled out by the Democrats/Labor… Continue reading

  • Feb 10, 2017

Trump steak or Trump baloney?

Many Americans support President Trump’s restrictions on foreign travel from some Muslim-majority countries. President Trump describes his executive action as necessary to protect Americans from… Continue reading

  • Feb 10, 2017

Letter: Trump’s looming assault on the separation of church and state

The president’s recent spate of executive orders; the continuing debate surrounding his immigration ban; the fallout resulting from his contentious interactions with two of our… Continue reading

  • Feb 10, 2017

Our turn: Fairness, justice and compassion in dealing with homeless

The Social Action Working Group of Congregation Sukkat Shalom opposes the adoption of Ordinance 2016-44 and urges all Assembly members to vote against it. We… Continue reading

  • Feb 10, 2017
  • By LEAH FARZIN

Letter: We will remember at the ballot box

If we can’t trust Trump or the White House administration what about our Alaskan Representatives? As an Alaskan, I was stunned by the comfort Sen.… Continue reading

  • Feb 9, 2017

Alaska Editorial: High time for King Cove road

This editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: Common sense. You’d think it always would prevail. It doesn’t, of course, and government routinely offers… Continue reading

  • Feb 9, 2017

My Turn: Progressive income tax is essential to a fair fiscal plan for Alaska

The sheer size of the Alaska’s budget crisis makes it difficult to comprehend, let alone to solve. Many people, including myself, find it hard to… Continue reading

  • Feb 9, 2017
  • By JANET McCABE

My Turn: A house divided

Acclaimed author Ray Bradbury once said, “I hate all politics. I don’t like either political party. One should not belong to them — one should… Continue reading

  • Feb 9, 2017
  • By CLAIRE SCOTT

Letter: Time to hurt animals

Dear Editor, As he was signing edicts hurting one group after another over the past two weeks, it was only a matter of time before… Continue reading

  • Feb 8, 2017

My Turn: Why does Sen. Sullivan support DeVos?

Questions and points to consider were sent in a letter last Friday to U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan about the confirmation of Betsy DeVos for Secretary… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2017
  • By ART PETERSEN

Letter: The house I built on Basin Road

It was with great sadness that I read about the fire that destroyed the house I built on Basin Road in 1980. I built it… Continue reading

  • Feb 7, 2017

Letter: Save the ACA

Dear Editor, As a result of the Affordable Care Act, the number of insured in Alaska has gone up 25 percent. That translates to a… Continue reading

  • Feb 4, 2017

Alaska Editorial: Murkowski puts Alaska first with decision

This editorial first appeared in the Peninsula Clarion: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski took a political stance last week which may prove unpopular with some, but… Continue reading

  • Feb 6, 2017

My Turn: Alaska’s criminal justice reform efforts should be celebrated

Alaska lawmakers should celebrate their landmark successful criminal justice overhaul last year. In July 2016, Gov. Bill Walker signed Senate Bill 91 into law, a… Continue reading

  • Feb 4, 2017
  • By MARK LEVIN
In a Monday Jan. 30 photo, Laurel Pratt holds a sign with protestors gathered in front of U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander’s office in Knoxville, Tenn. to object to the nomination of Betsy DeVos as Secreratary of Education. A Senate committee on Tuesday approved Republican donor and school choice advocate DeVos for education secretary, even as two GOP senators expressed some reservations. (Tom Sherlin | The Daily Times via AP)

Letter: Murkowski, Sullivan and Alaska’s interests

I would like to publicly thank U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski for standing up for the future of Alaska’s children and their public school education by… Continue reading

  • Feb 4, 2017
In a Monday Jan. 30 photo, Laurel Pratt holds a sign with protestors gathered in front of U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander’s office in Knoxville, Tenn. to object to the nomination of Betsy DeVos as Secreratary of Education. A Senate committee on Tuesday approved Republican donor and school choice advocate DeVos for education secretary, even as two GOP senators expressed some reservations. (Tom Sherlin | The Daily Times via AP)

My Turn: Alaska should support the NEA, ASCA

This is a time of change in Alaska, a direct result of the incontrovertible fact that we are facing the gravest budget crisis in the… Continue reading

  • Feb 4, 2017
  • By Ben Brown
The view from the Alaska State Park’s Salamander Cabin on Shelter Island on June 23, 2016. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Letter: It’s time for remote property owners, like on Taku and Shelter Island, to petition and withdraw from CBJ

For the third time, Juneau is wasting your tax dollars and their time trying to annex more remote land like Funter Bay and Horse and… Continue reading

  • Feb 4, 2017
The view from the Alaska State Park’s Salamander Cabin on Shelter Island on June 23, 2016. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Gov. Bill Walker talks about the release of his state budget during a press conference at the Capitol on Feb. 5, 2016. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Letter: Are Alaskans paying attention?

Dear Editor, What is barely mentioned in Gov. Bill Walker’s budget this year? Are Alaskans paying attention? We the people need to galvanize senators and… Continue reading

  • Feb 4, 2017
Gov. Bill Walker talks about the release of his state budget during a press conference at the Capitol on Feb. 5, 2016. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Letter: Reflecting on the real weight of a snowflake

Thoughts of the use of the word snowflake or snowflakes in our current political climate brought my thinking to an article published in the Juneau… Continue reading

  • Jan 30, 2017
Warship and tanker in lock at Panama Canal. (Thinkstock Photo)

My Turn: What history tells us about the building of the Panama Canal

“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure than ... to live in the gray twilight… Continue reading

  • Feb 2, 2017
  • By WIN GRUENING
Warship and tanker in lock at Panama Canal. (Thinkstock Photo)