As the president of the Alaska Chamber of Commerce, I read with interest Rich Moniak’s criticism of Sen. Dan Sullivan’s fight to combat federal overregulation… Continue reading
Alaskans are facing a sobering reality: we can no longer afford the same service levels from state government. An oil revenue-induced state deficit resulted in… Continue reading
The inspiration for this column comes from two places. One is that it’s the end of year and the second is from Haines writer and… Continue reading
By putting a statewide sales tax on the table, Sen. Kevin Meyer, R-Anchorage, has signaled to his majority caucus that it’s time to consider finding… Continue reading
Alaskans are proud of the independent, free spirit that built this state. People from the Lower 48 watch shows and travel here to just feel… Continue reading
This last year, Juneau lost a former mayor and Assemblyman and one of its staunchest supporters and cheerleaders. He wasn’t born here but became so… Continue reading
Faced with loss of state funding, increasing numbers of rural Alaskan schools face the reality of having their doors closed even when there are still… Continue reading
Early Friday morning, people around the world took time out of their lives to celebrate the start of another new year. We celebrate because promise… Continue reading
One year into the administration of Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott is a good time to take stock and evaluate how they… Continue reading
Since the Great Recession of 2008, the nation has seen the economy grow an average of 1.5 percent per year. That’s not good enough according… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News:It’s the Last Frontier’s last frontier — the Arctic.The groundwork is being laid for infrastructure in… Continue reading
There is both good news and bad news from the Paris climate change summit that ended earlier this month.The good news is that the summit… Continue reading
At Christmastime, there is heightened interest in the plight of others whose circumstances are less fortunate than our own. Mid-winter holidays are a time when… Continue reading
It snowed last night. Enough for the tree tops and boughs to glisten under this morning’s pale blue sky. All is calm in this perfect… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: The state of Alaska has long known it needs reform of its corrections system. More… Continue reading
“No nation of ideas can sustain its ideas without sustaining some sense of being a nation.” — Jonah GoldbergLast week I spent time thinking about… Continue reading
The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News:If we’re going to get anywhere, it will be with the federal transportation bill passed by… Continue reading
The United Tribal Transboundary Mining Work Group (UTTMWG) issued a letter to Alaska Governor Walker requesting that the Governor stop the process of developing a… Continue reading
Okay, now I have your attention because Alaska’s current fiscal crisis was predicted and solved over 39 years ago with low oil prices leading to… Continue reading
Earlier this year, the Juneau Community Foundation asked a handful of longtime local philanthropists a simple question: Why do you give? Their answers varied widely… Continue reading
