I am Janie Standifer, and I am 17 years old. I am from Tyonek, a village of 200 people right across the Inlet from Anchorage.… Continue reading
This month, you’ll see back-to-school ads from virtually every store. These ads will try to convince you that you need to buy clothes, shoes, computers,… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News:When the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center opened in 1995, any visitor who stepped inside the $10… Continue reading
Horrific videos of young men shot by police. The tragic murders of law enforcement officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge. We seem to face an… Continue reading
In 2007, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that the Alaska Parental Consent law regarding a minor child’s abortion was unconstitutional. In that ruling, the court… Continue reading
The firefly lights kept blinking on and off. As we chased their flight through the Washington, D.C., hotel garden, we admired their efforts. Their adult… Continue reading
After losing to Joe Miller in the 2010 primary, Sen. Lisa Murkowski bucked the Republican establishment by mounting a historic write-in campaign. She justified her… Continue reading
The deadliest animal in the world isn’t the shark, bear or the human being. It is the mosquito.This past week, the Empire has published a… Continue reading
It’s easy these days to focus on all the things wrong with our city and state, but this week there was much good to celebrate.Juneauites… Continue reading
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
