Opinion

Opinion: Layoff of state workers is not a business decision

Opinion: Layoff of state workers is not a business decision

Dunleavy is using them as pawns on his political chessboard.

  • May 26, 2019
  • By RICH MONIAK
Opinion: Layoff of state workers is not a business decision
Opinion: Court battle or not, there is no reason education should not be funded this year

Opinion: Court battle or not, there is no reason education should not be funded this year

It’s on the Legislature to act, not the governor.

  • May 24, 2019
  • By KEVIN CLARKSON
Opinion: Court battle or not, there is no reason education should not be funded this year
Opinion: It’s time for Canada to clean up the polluting Tulsequah Chief Mine

Opinion: It’s time for Canada to clean up the polluting Tulsequah Chief Mine

Sadly, acid mine drainage continues.

  • May 24, 2019
  • By CHRIS MILLER
Opinion: It’s time for Canada to clean up the polluting Tulsequah Chief Mine
Opinion: Alaskans lead America forward in the Arctic

Opinion: Alaskans lead America forward in the Arctic

Let’s ensure the U.S. is fully committed to this national priority.

  • May 22, 2019
  • By BUDDY CUSTARD
Opinion: Alaskans lead America forward in the Arctic
Opinion: Sen. Murkowski leads bipartisan bill in support of rural, LGBTQ elders

Opinion: Sen. Murkowski leads bipartisan bill in support of rural, LGBTQ elders

Alaska’s senator makes health, well-being of all older people a top priority.

  • May 22, 2019
  • By JULIE SCHMIDT
Opinion: Sen. Murkowski leads bipartisan bill in support of rural, LGBTQ elders
Opinion: As Alaskans consider Pebble Mine, a cautionary tale from Montana

Opinion: As Alaskans consider Pebble Mine, a cautionary tale from Montana

In our state, we live with mining’s other legacy: permanent pollution.

  • May 21, 2019
  • By STEVE LUEBECK and RICH DAY
Opinion: As Alaskans consider Pebble Mine, a cautionary tale from Montana
Opinion: Cruise ship tourism is damaging our way of life

Opinion: Cruise ship tourism is damaging our way of life

More cruise ships having a negative effect on Juneau.

  • May 21, 2019
  • By KIM METCALFE and PAULA TERREL
Opinion: Cruise ship tourism is damaging our way of life
Opinion: Let’s teach our kids science, not scare them with half-truths

Opinion: Let’s teach our kids science, not scare them with half-truths

Our schools should be committed to all science subjects.

  • May 20, 2019
  • By WIN GRUENING
Opinion: Let’s teach our kids science, not scare them with half-truths
Opinion: Time for some budget humility

Opinion: Time for some budget humility

Economists are failing Gov. Dunleavy.

  • May 19, 2019
  • By RICH MONIAK
Opinion: Time for some budget humility
Opinion: Stop the repeal of important tool to fight Medicaid fraud

Opinion: Stop the repeal of important tool to fight Medicaid fraud

Revoke the repeal of the whistleblower provisions.

  • May 16, 2019
  • By Emily Stabile
Opinion: Stop the repeal of important tool to fight Medicaid fraud
Changes coming to the Juneau Empire and Capital City Weekly

Changes coming to the Juneau Empire and Capital City Weekly

A more robust digital product is coming.

  • May 16, 2019
  • By ROBERT MONTEITH
Changes coming to the Juneau Empire and Capital City Weekly
Opinion: Strong support for responsible resource development in Southeast Alaska

Opinion: Strong support for responsible resource development in Southeast Alaska

A Southeast Alaskan vision for Southeast.

Opinion: Strong support for responsible resource development in Southeast Alaska
Opinion: Alaska may as well have approved the death sentence

Opinion: Alaska may as well have approved the death sentence

The state is refusing to pay for my daughter’s care.

  • May 14, 2019
  • By James Studley
Opinion: Alaska may as well have approved the death sentence
Opinion: Frank Murkowski’s vision for Southeast Alaska takes us in the wrong direction

Opinion: Frank Murkowski’s vision for Southeast Alaska takes us in the wrong direction

Murkowski fails to look beyond the roads we’ve already traveled.

  • May 13, 2019
  • By MEREDITH TRAINOR
Opinion: Frank Murkowski’s vision for Southeast Alaska takes us in the wrong direction
Opinion: A story of family and the human spirit

Opinion: A story of family and the human spirit

Juneau family, exchange student form bonds.

  • May 12, 2019
  • By RICH MONIAK
Opinion: A story of family and the human spirit
Opinion: Arts and culture integral to Alaska’s rural communities

Opinion: Arts and culture integral to Alaska’s rural communities

It’s a big contributor to the economy, quality of life.

  • May 12, 2019
  • By BENJAMIN BROWN
Opinion: Arts and culture integral to Alaska’s rural communities
Opinion: Now is the time to limit state spending

Opinion: Now is the time to limit state spending

Alaska’s fiscal dilemma remains residents’ top concern.

  • May 10, 2019
  • By KATI CAPOZZI
Opinion: Now is the time to limit state spending
Opinion: Raiding the PFD is the easy thing to do

Opinion: Raiding the PFD is the easy thing to do

Politicians seem incapable of making difficult choices.

  • May 10, 2019
  • By MIKE McCURLEY
Opinion: Raiding the PFD is the easy thing to do
Opinion: Our schools are challenged, but thriving

Opinion: Our schools are challenged, but thriving

Data doesn’t tell the entire story.

  • May 9, 2019
  • By PAMELA GARCIA
Opinion: Our schools are challenged, but thriving
Opinion: University of Alaska is fully committed to the student experience

Opinion: University of Alaska is fully committed to the student experience

Graduates are prepared to lead the way to Alaska’s future.

  • May 8, 2019
  • By JIM JOHNSEN
Opinion: University of Alaska is fully committed to the student experience