The Walker Administration and a supportive legislative minority have struggled mightily to persuade Alaskans the budget really has been “cut to the bone” and it’s… Continue reading
Imagine life in Juneau without ferries.It isn’t a pleasant mental picture.Yet, in 2013, this is exactly what the residents of Kodiak, the Alaska Peninsula and… Continue reading
Before the Mount Polley Mine disaster struck two years ago, our communities of Xat’sull First Nation and Likely, British Columbia, lived in the reassurance from… Continue reading
As I grew up in the 1940s and ‘50s, it was common to hear many grown-ups say, “It’s not what you know, but who you… Continue reading
Mark Dundore has a problem, and we all need to help fix it.You see, Dundore is working to get his new business, The Douglas Outpost,… Continue reading
Those who catch ocean fish, dine on the country’s marine bounty or simply appreciate the remarkable improvement in the state of America’s fisheries can thank… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: A report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration earlier this month contained a small but… Continue reading
I had an extremely moving meeting in Washington, D.C. last fall with a group of Alaskan women. They were in the capital to attend the… Continue reading
As the world becomes increasingly more complicated, and troubles in one place seem to jump around the globe in no time, we should consider international… Continue reading
The City and Borough of Juneau is now considering the Juneau Community Energy Plan. Our community must now decide how aggressively to work to reduce… Continue reading
Party unity. After a long and often ugly primary process, that’s what both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton sought at their respective party’s convention. But… Continue reading
The threads of history, culture and ancestry form a timeless and unbreakable weave in Native American life. The elders who came before us are as… Continue reading
The political and public debate over Alaska’s fiscal future is too focused on too many of us protecting too much of our own. Don’t touch… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner:There really is only one adult in the messy room of Alaska’s finances. It’s Gov. Bill… Continue reading
Alaskans know it. I was born and raised here, and I can see it clear as day. Our state is at a serious crossroads, where… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News:Alaska needs its industry — big and small.One of its oldest is the timber industry, and,… Continue reading
When President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 1990, he said, “Let the shameful wall of exclusion finally come… Continue reading
The Pebble Partnership has grabbed headlines recently, attacking an Environmental Protection Agency scientist and claiming EPA somehow violated federal law by communicating with Alaskans.It’s all… Continue reading
When was the last time you cheered the fact that the price of something rose 10 percent?That seemed to be what the state of Alaska… Continue reading
Juneau is a wonderful place to live and raise a family. It offers an idyllic waterfront setting with a majestic mountainous backdrop. Cultural and recreational… Continue reading
