Opinion

Opinion: An in-person bar exam is unnecessary and dangerous

Opinion: An in-person bar exam is unnecessary and dangerous

Here’s what could be done instead.

  • Aug 18, 2020
Opinion: An in-person bar exam is unnecessary and dangerous
Opinion: CARES Act funding should be used to make Alaska elections safer and more accessible

Opinion: CARES Act funding should be used to make Alaska elections safer and more accessible

I think most Alaskans agree that a cornerstone of our democracy is our right to vote.

  • Aug 17, 2020
  • By Claire Richardson
Opinion: CARES Act funding should be used to make Alaska elections safer and more accessible
Opinion: Guns vs Butter and greed over all

Opinion: Guns vs Butter and greed over all

Economic despair among the underclass is at heart of recent unrest.

  • Aug 17, 2020
  • By Ray Preston
Opinion: Guns vs Butter and greed over all
Opinion: Amid reopening, small businesses should be more protected from liability

Opinion: Amid reopening, small businesses should be more protected from liability

During these uncertain times, we shouldn’t also worry about potential bankrupting litigation.

  • Aug 16, 2020
  • By Peggy Ann McConnochie
Opinion: Amid reopening, small businesses should be more protected from liability
Opinion: It takes a team to govern

Opinion: It takes a team to govern

If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that it we need a team of leaders in the White House

  • Aug 15, 2020
  • By Rich Moniak
Opinion: It takes a team to govern
Opinion: The Postal Service is essential not political

Opinion: The Postal Service is essential not political

Here in Alaska, we depend on the Postal Service more than other states. The Postal Service delivers goods that we cannot purchase locally. The Postal… Continue reading

  • Aug 14, 2020
  • By Mick Lowry
Opinion: The Postal Service is essential not political
Alexander B. Dolitsky

Opinion: Neo-Marxism and utopian socialism in America today

This radical socialist rhetoric is the main cause of violent unrests and riots in our country today.

  • Aug 14, 2020
  • By Alexander B. Dolitsky
Alexander B. Dolitsky
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