As the 2016 tourism season drew to a close, Juneau whale-watching operators — as members of Juneau’s Tourism Best Management Practices (TBMP) — sat down… Continue reading
The coming months are a critical time for our Arctic communities, as President Obama’s administration will soon finalize the next five-year plan for the Outer… Continue reading
Congratulations to the Alaska Native Unangan Community of St. George, a tiny island in the Bering Sea, for taking advantage of a wonderful opportunity to… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News:It’s more than a little disturbing that the state has a backlog of more than 3,000… Continue reading
I’ve been reading with earnest the local and national media’s coverage of the obesity epidemic and the shortcomings of the medical community in properly treating… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner:There’s no question that Caelus Energy Alaska’s major oil find on the North Slope will be… Continue reading
It was troubling to read Bruce Abel’s Sept. 25 My Turn that suggested my latest column about the “The Road” was a “distortion of facts… Continue reading
Opinion polls reveal substantial opposition to San Francisco football player Colin Kaepernick’s decision to kneel during the playing of the national anthem. Kaepernick has stated… Continue reading
If you haven’t spent your Permanent Fund Dividend yet, hold it close and tight. It may be be one of the last, and largest, you… Continue reading
The construction of the Lynn Canal Highway, connecting Juneau, Haines and Skagway, first proposed over 50 years ago, is back in the news. Apparently, Gov.… Continue reading
Most Americans want Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices, but Congress is not concerned about their opinions. Instead, Congress answers to corporate special interests… Continue reading
For those of us newly diagnosed with a mental illness, we are the last to know. We knew something was wrong, but we did not… Continue reading
Consider the grizzly bear, while you can. Gone from California since 1924, despite gracing the state flag. Gone from Utah the year before that, when… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in The Orange County Register:Whatever the outcome of November’s presidential election, one particular note should be apparent to political leaders… Continue reading
If ever there was a conflict in desperate need of intervention by the United Nations, Syria is it.Indeed, the first and foremost purpose of the… Continue reading
If Donald Trump spends even 90 minutes of time preparing for his next debate against Hillary Clinton, let’s hope he spends it watching Mike Pence… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:President Barack Obama’s decision to put 615 more American troops into the Iraq war, announced Wednesday, is… Continue reading
Rudy Giuliani has tried to make it easy for anyone who might be perplexed about his friend Donald Trump’s income tax maneuvers. All you need… Continue reading
It was a beautiful day in Juneau and we were on the Malaspina sailing into Auke Bay; I’d been gone for a while and excited… Continue reading
We don’t envy the slate of candidates vying for municipal government seats this year. These individuals will be asked to make some of the most… Continue reading
