Opinion

Opinion: What’s happening to substance abuse amid COVID-19

Opinion: What’s happening to substance abuse amid COVID-19

Substance abuse still merits attention.

  • May 11, 2020
  • By Joseph Kertis
Opinion: What’s happening to substance abuse amid COVID-19
The University of Alaska Southeast campus on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Small and large, UA campuses need the recall

I witnessed a profound truth during my 25 years as an administrative assistant at the University of Alaska’s Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer: Alaskans are… Continue reading

  • May 10, 2020
  • By Therese Lewandowski
The University of Alaska Southeast campus on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Opinion: The news media Alaskans trusted

Opinion: The news media Alaskans trusted

We’ll be better off continuing to trust Alaska’s news media rather than divisive national voices.

  • May 9, 2020
  • By Rich Moniak
Opinion: The news media Alaskans trusted
(Courtesy Photo | Cadie Buckley)

Opinion: Is the era of big cruise mercifully over?

If we are able to rebuild for all who live here, our community will emerge robust and resilient.

  • May 7, 2020
  • By Cadie Buckley
(Courtesy Photo | Cadie Buckley)
Judy Cavanaugh stands with others at a rally against the Pebble Mine in front of Sen. Lisa Murkowski���s Juneau office on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Bristol Bay fishermen oppose Pebble employee’s nomination to Board of Fish

Alaska’s fisheries belong to the people.

  • May 7, 2020
  • By DeeDee Bennis, Mike Bianchi, Konrad Schaad
Judy Cavanaugh stands with others at a rally against the Pebble Mine in front of Sen. Lisa Murkowski���s Juneau office on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
The Alaska State Capitol Building as seen Jan. 9, 2015 in Juneau. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire file)

Opinion: Here’s why the Legislature should reconvene

A five-step proposal.

  • May 6, 2020
  • By Tom Begich and Chris Tuck
The Alaska State Capitol Building as seen Jan. 9, 2015 in Juneau. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire file)
In this file photo from May 9, 2019, former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Why we need to rethink where Taiwan fits into the global order

Our policies have not kept pace with the reality that Taiwan is now a free and democratic nation.

  • May 6, 2020
  • By Frank Murkowski
In this file photo from May 9, 2019, former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Juneau City Hall on Monday, March 30, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

Opinion: The city should sacrifice more

Living, breathing souls must be sent from CBJ staff to the unemployment office.

  • May 5, 2020
  • By Wayne Coogan
Juneau City Hall on Monday, March 30, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)
Someone holds up an inflatable Alaska Marine Highway ferry at at a rally to support of the Alaska Marine Highway System on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Ferry service and vetoes are still problems

Pandemic overshadows issues, but they still matter.

  • May 5, 2020
Someone holds up an inflatable Alaska Marine Highway ferry at at a rally to support of the Alaska Marine Highway System on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire File)
Opinion: Here’s why Trump will lose in November

Opinion: Here’s why Trump will lose in November

America’s allies across the world must feel sorry for us.

  • May 3, 2020
  • By Rich Moniak
Opinion: Here’s why Trump will lose in November
Opinion: Cruise industry continues to work hard toward a safe return to service

Opinion: Cruise industry continues to work hard toward a safe return to service

It is important we ensure communities are comfortable opening their ports when the time is right.

  • May 2, 2020
  • By Mike Tibbles
Opinion: Cruise industry continues to work hard toward a safe return to service
Opinion: A wonderful debt

Opinion: A wonderful debt

Let’s keep passing the same $20 around.

  • May 2, 2020
  • By Christy NaMee Eriksen
Opinion: A wonderful debt
Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at a press conference in Anchorage on Friday, April 10, 2020. (Courtesy photo | Office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy)

Opinion: It’s time for Alaska to safely reopen

We must normalize this new normal to ensure our economic future.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at a press conference in Anchorage on Friday, April 10, 2020. (Courtesy photo | Office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy)
Opinion: Good progress battling the virus. It’s time to heal the economy.

Opinion: Good progress battling the virus. It’s time to heal the economy.

Lockdown proponents frame the options as returning to work or risking death. This is a false choice.

  • Apr 30, 2020
Opinion: Good progress battling the virus. It’s time to heal the economy.
Opinion: What the future holds for Alaskan families dealing with toxic PFAS in their drinking water
Opinion: What the future holds for Alaskan families dealing with toxic PFAS in their drinking water
Downtown Juneau is quiet in this March 20, 2020 photo. A City and Borough of Juneau website is tracking changes to businesses caused by COVID-19. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)

Opinion: Our Assembly needs to build a balanced budget

We need to use the present fiscal situation to right size programs and salary scales.

  • Apr 28, 2020
  • By Joe Geldhof
Downtown Juneau is quiet in this March 20, 2020 photo. A City and Borough of Juneau website is tracking changes to businesses caused by COVID-19. (Michael S. Lockett | Juneau Empire)
Opinion: PFD paid now, long-term fiscal plan for security in crisis

Opinion: PFD paid now, long-term fiscal plan for security in crisis

Alaska is in a perfect political storm of trouble.

  • Apr 27, 2020
  • By Clem Tillion
Opinion: PFD paid now, long-term fiscal plan for security in crisis
Opinion: Narcissism is in our DNA

Opinion: Narcissism is in our DNA

But it doesn’t have to decide our actions.

  • Apr 25, 2020
  • By Rich Moniak For the Juneau Empire
Opinion: Narcissism is in our DNA
Opinion: Trump’s GOP is a particularly American Mafia

Opinion: Trump’s GOP is a particularly American Mafia

“The cuckold GOP are now acting little different than the China’s National Peoples Congress.”

  • Apr 24, 2020
  • Anselm Staack
Opinion: Trump’s GOP is a particularly American Mafia
Opinion: We’re living in an inverted version of ‘The Lottery’

Opinion: We’re living in an inverted version of ‘The Lottery’

When I venture out needlessly, I throw viral stones at you.

  • Apr 23, 2020
Opinion: We’re living in an inverted version of ‘The Lottery’