On Sunday, March 29, 2015, two days after my 54th birthday, I came very close to dying. I was sitting in an armchair in my… Continue reading
This Thanksgiving season, American Indians are once again embracing hope and gratitude over despair.Under each new administration, tribal nations must renew the battle to ensure… Continue reading
When, chest puffed out with pride, my father told a law partner his first-born was accepted to Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, this was the… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in The San Diego Union-Tribune:Elections have consequences, as President Barack Obama famously told congressional Republicans after taking office in 2009,… Continue reading
The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is going to move back into the crosshairs of America’s energy politics. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, who will continue to… Continue reading
If maintaining the Electoral College is such a good idea, why haven’t states adopted it in the election of their governor? Certainly, there are many… Continue reading
Modest legislative improvements in disabled psychiatric patient rights like improving the grievance procedure law and appeal process would save lives. About 40 percent or more… Continue reading
Over the next few months Republicans are expected to repeal President Barack Obama’s signature legislation, the Affordable Care Act. How this plays out is unknown… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Chicago Tribune:It can be bought online and shipped to your doorstep, like shoes from Zappos, or a mystery… Continue reading
This is an open letter to the lady on public radio news keeping her three bedroom home at 60 degrees due to lack of money… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner:Late last week, University of Alaska sports enthusiasts got good news: Proposed cuts to the cross-country… Continue reading
One thing most Americans can agree upon this election is that we were dissatisfied with the two candidates vying for the presidency because we were… Continue reading
About 20 years ago my friend Tim and I spent a couple of privileged hours on one of those sunny late spring afternoons at lunch… Continue reading
Like nearly 51 percent of America, I didn’t vote for Donald Trump. Nonetheless, I received a gift on Election Day. Unexpectedly called in to work… Continue reading
I was rather shocked to see references to the letter Tuckerman Babcock, chairman of the Alaska Republican Party, sent to Reps. Gabrielle LeDoux, R-Anchorage, Paul… Continue reading
We’ve seen two Donald Trumps in the past week. Which one will arrive at the White House on Inauguration Day?The combative Trump who called President… Continue reading
Donald Trump’s victory confounded elite pollsters, journalists, politicians, academic experts and captains of industry. They all wrote him off as a fading gasbag. By every… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:Donald J. Trump was elected president of the United States Tuesday in free and fair elections. Love… Continue reading
Donald Trump has been elected president — and roughly half the country is disappointed, some deeply so. What comes next?The temptation — already indulged by… Continue reading
Mendenhall Valley voters gambled big on Tuesday — and come Wednesday all of Juneau hit the jackpot. Juneau now has two members in the House… Continue reading
