Opinion

Teaser

Opinion: Help us in spread extra stimulus around Juneau

We want to support our community, especially those in need.

  • Mar 23, 2021
Teaser
(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Mayor and Assembly Go to Bat for Juneau’s Children and Young Families

Almost everyone will agree that children are our most important resource.

  • Mar 22, 2021
  • By Kevin Ritchie
(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
tease

Opinion: Call the Atlanta shootings what they are

To our APIDA community, we see you and acknowledge you

  • Mar 19, 2021
  • By member of Alaska Asian Pacific Islander and Desi Americans
tease
(Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

New bill supports Alaska rural communities like Haines

“HB137 is good for seniors; it is good for Alaskans…”

  • Mar 19, 2021
  • By Peter Zuyus
(Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)
Tease

Opinion: American Rescue Plan is another debt dumped on our grandchildren

Murkowski is right. Rescue Plan “went far beyond COVID-19 relief.”

  • Mar 19, 2021
  • By Rich Moniak
Tease
Tease

Opinion: Can the State of the Union be repaired?

Biden’s address to the nation before a joint session of Congress is sorely overdue.

  • Mar 18, 2021
  • By Win Gruening
Tease
Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at an Anchorage news conference on Dec. 11, 2020. (Courtesy photo / Office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy)

Opinion: Secretary Blinken, protect Alaska’s fisheries

Perhaps no group of Alaskans has been impacted more severely by the global economic collapse than our fishers and processors

  • Mar 17, 2021
  • Gov. Mike Dunleavy
Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at an Anchorage news conference on Dec. 11, 2020. (Courtesy photo / Office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy)
Kate Troll (Courtesy Photo / Kate Troll)

Opinion: Making tourism lemonade out of pandemic lemons

Can we make the most of a bad situation?

  • Mar 16, 2021
Kate Troll (Courtesy Photo / Kate Troll)
t

Opinion: Closing the health gap in the community

Our objective is to raise awareness regarding the significant health gap in Alaska.

  • Mar 15, 2021
  • By Nikisha Chapman Kristen Sasse
t
An election official lays out more “I voted” stickers on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Stickers for the 2020 general election featured designs by Alaskan artist Barbara Lavallee. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Voting rights should be enshrined, not suppressed

Please contact your senator urging passage of the For the People Act.

  • Mar 13, 2021
  • By Ketih B. Levy
An election official lays out more “I voted” stickers on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Stickers for the 2020 general election featured designs by Alaskan artist Barbara Lavallee. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)
(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Real governance is more than performance

There’s examples at the state level.

  • Mar 12, 2021
  • By Rich Moniak
(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
A king salmon is laid out for inspection by Alaska Department of Fish and Game at the Mike Pusich Douglas Harbor officials at the Golden North Salmon Derby on Aug. 25, 2019. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Salmon proposal in the Lower 48 brings hope for Southeast fishermen

Good news and bad news coming out of the Northwest.

  • Mar 8, 2021
  • By Matthew Donohoe
A king salmon is laid out for inspection by Alaska Department of Fish and Game at the Mike Pusich Douglas Harbor officials at the Golden North Salmon Derby on Aug. 25, 2019. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
tease

Opinion: The old bait and switch

The transboundary Bi-lateral Technical Work Group ended before it really began.

  • Mar 7, 2021
  • By Robert Sanderson Jr. and Guy Archibald
tease
tease

Opinion: Why governments cry wolf

What happens in a society that grows accustomed to well-intentioned alerts?

  • Mar 5, 2021
  • By Rich Moniak
tease
(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: The possibility of increasing independent visitors to Southeast Alaska

Discussion of how we might boost independent tourism is ongoing — and vital.

  • Mar 4, 2021
  • By Win Gruening
(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
"I’ll tell you, one reason I got the COVID vaccines is because wearing a mask is getting old, and I want to do my part in helping us get past necessary mask mandates," writes Dr. Emily Kane. (Courtesy Photo)

Opinion: Why I got vaccinated

It’s the most responsible approach to the health of your neighbors and fellow community members.

  • Mar 4, 2021
  • By Dr. Emily Kane
"I’ll tell you, one reason I got the COVID vaccines is because wearing a mask is getting old, and I want to do my part in helping us get past necessary mask mandates," writes Dr. Emily Kane. (Courtesy Photo)
teaser

Opinion: Yes, families still matter

Let’s admit that without a healthy family, kids suffer – sometimes for life.

  • Mar 3, 2021
  • By Mike Clemens
teaser
tease

Opinion: For Alaska’s fishermen and workforce Murkowski and Sullivan must be climate leaders starting with confirming EPA Administrator Regan

Here in Alaska, clean water and healthy habitat for our fish are truly our lifeblood.

  • Mar 3, 2021
  • By Marsh Skeele
tease
Tease

Opinion: Laws like the Equality Act shouldn’t hide behind masks

The far left is obscuring the implications of their vote.

  • Mar 2, 2021
  • By Kristen Waggoner
Tease
teaser

Opinion: We need more information on meeting growing power needs

More renewable energy could put Juneau on the map as a sustainable community.

  • Mar 1, 2021
  • By Andy Romanoff
teaser