Opinion

Opinion: Follow simple health guidelines for students

Opinion: Follow simple health guidelines for students

If we all do our part, it will spare us from inestimable losses.

  • Aug 13, 2020
  • By Juneau School District Board of Education
Opinion: Follow simple health guidelines for students
Opinion: We are poisoning our future. There’s a better way.

Opinion: We are poisoning our future. There’s a better way.

“Mother Earth will provide for your needs but not your greed.”

  • Aug 11, 2020
  • By Bev Sellars
Opinion: We are poisoning our future. There’s a better way.
Long-time resident and local businessman Bill Corbus speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce during their weekly luncheon in May 2017. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Now is not the time to raise taxes on any part of our economy

Ballot Measure 1 would create a road block to recovery

  • Aug 11, 2020
  • By Bill Corbus
Long-time resident and local businessman Bill Corbus speaks to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce during their weekly luncheon in May 2017. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
Opinion: Now’s the time to invest in clean energy

Opinion: Now’s the time to invest in clean energy

It could help avert future crisis.

  • Aug 10, 2020
  • By Stuart Cohen
Opinion: Now’s the time to invest in clean energy
Opinion: Lawmakers should put American democracy first

Opinion: Lawmakers should put American democracy first

Alaskans should make the intelligent distinction between party loyalists and proactive opponents.

  • Aug 8, 2020
  • By Rich Moniak
Opinion: Lawmakers should put American democracy first
Opinion: US bears responsibility to lead world away from nuclear weapons

Opinion: US bears responsibility to lead world away from nuclear weapons

It’s time to stop withdrawing from treaties and international agreements.

  • Aug 7, 2020
  • By Craig Wilson
Opinion: US bears responsibility to lead world away from nuclear weapons
Opinion: Are school closures based on science or fear?

Opinion: Are school closures based on science or fear?

If we believe children come first, then fears must be overcome in favor of science and common sense.

  • Aug 7, 2020
  • By Win Gruening
Opinion: Are school closures based on science or fear?
Opinion: Puzzled by ‘tipping point’ question

Opinion: Puzzled by ‘tipping point’ question

Regardless of who wins in November, do you think nastiness and divisiveness will suddenly cease?

  • Aug 3, 2020
  • By John Schwinghammer
Opinion: Puzzled by ‘tipping point’ question
Opinion: Not all fishermen support Sullivan

Opinion: Not all fishermen support Sullivan

We encourage independent-minded fishermen to support independent candidate Dr. Al Gross.

  • Aug 3, 2020
  • By Michael Kampnich and Tyson Fick
Opinion: Not all fishermen support Sullivan
Opinion: COVID-19, terrorism and the politics of fearmongering

Opinion: COVID-19, terrorism and the politics of fearmongering

It’s about how quickly the virus spreads after someone unknowingly transmits it.

  • Aug 1, 2020
  • By Rich Moniak
Opinion: COVID-19, terrorism and the politics of fearmongering
This undated photo shows members of the Rorem family. (Courtesy Photo / Laura and Larry Rorem)

Opinion: Our experiences with both racism and white privilege

Suburban Detroit 1982: “Mom, my History teacher is prejudice and giving me C’s instead of A’s. He treats Black kids differently than white kids —… Continue reading

  • Jul 31, 2020
  • By Laura and Larry Rorem
This undated photo shows members of the Rorem family. (Courtesy Photo / Laura and Larry Rorem)
Opinion: Past the tipping point

Opinion: Past the tipping point

In a recent Empire opinion piece, I asked if the Grand Old Party had simply lost their way with their continued support of Trump, whose… Continue reading

  • Jul 29, 2020
  • By Deborah Craig
Opinion: Past the tipping point
Opinion: Our democratic republic is in jeopardy

Opinion: Our democratic republic is in jeopardy

The spectacle we’re witnessing in Donald Trump’s continued crackdown against American citizens lawfully protesting in the streets of Portland (and previously in Washington, D.C.) in… Continue reading

  • Jul 28, 2020
  • Richard Hebhardt
Opinion: Our democratic republic is in jeopardy
Opinion: Congress must intervene

Opinion: Congress must intervene

Why you should phone or write elected officials.

  • Jul 27, 2020
  • By Lillian Petershoare and Joan Gilbertson.
Opinion: Congress must intervene
Opinion: Why I support the Fair Share Act

Opinion: Why I support the Fair Share Act

Does Ballot Measure 1 benefit the affected people, rather than private “outside” capital interests?

  • Jul 24, 2020
  • By Wanda Culp
Opinion: Why I support the Fair Share Act
Opinion: Dunleavy’s cameo in an alternative universe

Opinion: Dunleavy’s cameo in an alternative universe

To paraphrase President Donald Trump, “not many people know” that Big Brother had the power to interfere in a homeowner’s landscaping project. Not anymore. The… Continue reading

  • Jul 24, 2020
  • By Rich Moniak
Opinion: Dunleavy’s cameo in an alternative universe
Opinion: A healthy economy will help us defeat the coronavirus

Opinion: A healthy economy will help us defeat the coronavirus

Government should be focused on the emergency before us, put lesser priorities on the back burner.

  • Jul 23, 2020
  • By Win Gruening
Opinion: A healthy economy will help us defeat the coronavirus
Opinion: Trump’s use of force tramples our freedoms

Opinion: Trump’s use of force tramples our freedoms

Alaskans have a choice in November.

  • Jul 23, 2020
  • By Anselm Staack
Opinion: Trump’s use of force tramples our freedoms
Ballot Measure 1 protects jobs and economy

Ballot Measure 1 protects jobs and economy

We shouldn’t give oil away at a price that robs all Alaskans of a better future.

  • Jul 23, 2020
Ballot Measure 1 protects jobs and economy
Opinion: Acknowledging an ‘invisible package of unearned assets’

Opinion: Acknowledging an ‘invisible package of unearned assets’

As a white person, acknowledging white privilege exists doesn’t mean I need to feel shame or guilt.

  • Jul 22, 2020
  • By Saralyn Tabachnick
Opinion: Acknowledging an ‘invisible package of unearned assets’