Opinion

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’
Opinion: Ballot Measure 1 would be deleterious to Alaska’s future

Opinion: Ballot Measure 1 would be deleterious to Alaska’s future

A yes vote on Ballot Measure 1 would be like driving a ship into the eye of a storm.

  • Jul 21, 2020
  • By Barbara Haney
Opinion: Ballot Measure 1 would be deleterious to Alaska’s future
Opinion: Conversations lead to hope

Opinion: Conversations lead to hope

Our own feelings of discomfort must not be an excuse to look the other way.

  • Jul 21, 2020
  • By Laurie Craig and Patty Ware
Opinion: Conversations lead to hope
Opinion: What is ‘white privilege?’

Opinion: What is ‘white privilege?’

I refuse to be categorized under umbrella of “white privilege.” I am just American.

  • Jul 20, 2020
  • By Alexander Dolitsky
Opinion: What is ‘white privilege?’
Opinion: Remembering the burning of the Douglas Indian Village

Opinion: Remembering the burning of the Douglas Indian Village

Consider the recent past and how racism and injustice still exist among us.

  • Jul 19, 2020
  • Douglas Mertz
Opinion: Remembering the burning of the Douglas Indian Village
Opinion: Is white privilege real?

Opinion: Is white privilege real?

White privilege is not the suggestion that white people have never struggled.

  • Jul 18, 2020
  • By Keith Levy
Opinion: Is white privilege real?
Opinion: Mask messaging to students is inconsistent

Opinion: Mask messaging to students is inconsistent

We need a mask mandate, here’s why.

  • Jul 17, 2020
  • By Rich Moniak
Opinion: Mask messaging to students is inconsistent
Opinion: Thank you for discussing white privilege

Opinion: Thank you for discussing white privilege

The term “white privilege” was not coined to make recent white immigrants ashamed.

  • Jul 16, 2020
  • By Michael Tobin
Opinion: Thank you for discussing white privilege
Juneau City Hall on Monday, March 30. The City and Borough of Juneau voted Monday against raising taxes and passed a reduced budget. They also looked at creating a jobs program to do trail maintenance. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire file)

Opinion: Bond package should include energy cost savings measures

On July 20, the CBJ Assembly will be considering a bond package for this fall’s ballot. It will include construction projects to help create and… Continue reading

  • Jul 15, 2020
  • By Steve Behnke
Juneau City Hall on Monday, March 30. The City and Borough of Juneau voted Monday against raising taxes and passed a reduced budget. They also looked at creating a jobs program to do trail maintenance. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire file)
Opinion: White privilege in today’s America

Opinion: White privilege in today’s America

“I feel very privileged to be a United States citizen, but it has nothing to do with being ‘white.’”

  • Jul 14, 2020
  • By Alexander B. Dolitsky
Opinion: White privilege in today’s America
Juneau City Hall shown in this Monday, March 30, photo won’t be the site of a pair of upcoming city meetings. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Bonds are a legitimate tool to build necessary infrastructure

We resort to bonding because taxes from other sources are insufficient to fund capital projects.

  • Jul 14, 2020
  • By Bruce Botelho
Juneau City Hall shown in this Monday, March 30, photo won’t be the site of a pair of upcoming city meetings. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire File)
Juneau City Hall on Monday, March 30. The City and Borough of Juneau voted Monday against raising taxes and passed a reduced budget. They also looked at creating a jobs program to do trail maintenance. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire file)

Opinion: Stay the course, bond debt isn’t the answer

Keeping Juneau affordable into the future is the right thing to do.

  • Jul 14, 2020
  • By Jerry Nankervis
Juneau City Hall on Monday, March 30. The City and Borough of Juneau voted Monday against raising taxes and passed a reduced budget. They also looked at creating a jobs program to do trail maintenance. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire file)
Opinion: The quackery economics of libertarian ideologues

Opinion: The quackery economics of libertarian ideologues

Taxes aren’t the only factor in oil production.

  • Jul 12, 2020
  • By Rich Moniak
Opinion: The quackery economics of libertarian ideologues
Opinion: Federal assistance is needed for renewable energy development

Opinion: Federal assistance is needed for renewable energy development

“Without federal assistance we are in deep trouble.”

  • Jul 10, 2020
  • By Jodi Mitchell
Opinion: Federal assistance is needed for renewable energy development