It is well known that our state of Alaska is in a fiscal crisis. Real solutions are needed. I agree with the position that the… Continue reading
Bob Gillam’s daily anti-income tax ads in the paper got me thinking. Denmark, Norway and Iceland have fairly high taxes, but they also have universal… Continue reading
This editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: Lawmakers are wise to listen to their constituents, and at the beginning of this year’s legislative… Continue reading
How very special U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is to shop for new office space and to acquire the office space of the late Sen. Ted… Continue reading
In response to “Harbor Department Gives Juneau Live-aboards an Ultimatum: Move out, or Move On”: I moved into Aurora Harbor on my sailboat in August… Continue reading
In 2013, after a three month bicycle tour in Southeast Asia, my girlfriend Mary Catharine flew back to the U.S. from southern Thailand. I had… Continue reading
President Trump says his sweeping executive order on immigration was meant to make America safer. Yet this ill-conceived plan, with its slap-dash implementation and failure… Continue reading
After hearing news stories that Sen. Lisa Murkowski received campaign contributions from Betsy DeVos, I decided to head down to one of her Alaska offices… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Augusta Chronicle: “Our immigration system has been broken for decades, and the president is doing his job to… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — The newest occupant of the White House is a psychiatrist’s dream — a serial prevaricator who shuns the truth for his own version… Continue reading
Remember Christine O’Donnell, the Delaware woman who oddly found herself, during a U.S. Senate run in 2010, needing to assure voters she wasn’t a witch?… Continue reading
Lawmakers are wise to listen to their constituents, and at the beginning of this year’s legislative session, the Alaska Senate majority caucus made a meaningful… Continue reading
We have the right to demand transparency from our elected officials and anyone seeking elected office. The need for transparency is greatest when the office… Continue reading
Congratulations to Senator Peter Micciche on his election as Majority Leader. Now he is one of the most powerful people in Alaska. A classic oilfield… Continue reading
Our Alaska Legislature has convened. What are they going to do about the over $3 billion budget deficit? Will they impose more budget cuts, tap… Continue reading
After sitting through every moment of the very long and unspectacular Trump inaugural festivities — cheering only during the Rural Tractor Brigade — I started… Continue reading
The Law Department of the City and Borough of Juneau determined that goods and services sold aboard cruise ships within CBJ boundaries are subject to… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: President Donald Trump’s administration at some point will have to start conveying a sense that… Continue reading
This week, we woke up to more rain in Juneau. After a nice snow around Christmas, we have seen far more rain than snow. This… Continue reading
After more than more than two hours of public testimony Monday night, City and Borough of Juneau Assembly members made no decision on the proposed… Continue reading
