Opinion

Opinion: The governor’s false choices – a lose-lose proposition

Opinion: The governor’s false choices – a lose-lose proposition

One thing is certain: if we do nothing we will lose, and lose big.

  • Mar 26, 2019
  • By Joe Mehrkens
Opinion: The governor’s false choices – a lose-lose proposition
Opinion: Be very afraid of politicians who say not to worry

Opinion: Be very afraid of politicians who say not to worry

If you chill out as they want, your needs will be funded last.

  • Mar 25, 2019
  • By ANSELM STAACK
Opinion: Be very afraid of politicians who say not to worry
Opinion: Thirty years since the Exxon Valdez spill and our current ship of state

Opinion: Thirty years since the Exxon Valdez spill and our current ship of state

Governor’s budget is creating a hazardous fiscal reef.

  • Mar 25, 2019
  • By KATE TROLL
Opinion: Thirty years since the Exxon Valdez spill and our current ship of state
Opinion: Changing Alaska’s oil tax policy again would stall economic momentum

Opinion: Changing Alaska’s oil tax policy again would stall economic momentum

We must remain competitive, or we’ll slip even further behind.

  • Mar 24, 2019
  • By KARA MORIARTY
Opinion: Changing Alaska’s oil tax policy again would stall economic momentum
Opinion: New Zealand’s quick action on gun control shames the US Congress

Opinion: New Zealand’s quick action on gun control shames the US Congress

A justified response by politicians.

  • Mar 24, 2019
  • By RICH MONIAK
Opinion: New Zealand’s quick action on gun control shames the US Congress
Opinion: Don’t let Gov. Dunleavy’s budget rhetoric fool you

Opinion: Don’t let Gov. Dunleavy’s budget rhetoric fool you

It’s an utter travesty and heartless to the needs of our most vulnerable.

  • Mar 22, 2019
  • By PAUL BERAN
Opinion: Don’t let Gov. Dunleavy’s budget rhetoric fool you
Opinion: No harm, no foul with city, cruise lawsuit settlement

Opinion: No harm, no foul with city, cruise lawsuit settlement

The agreement makes clear all past sins, if any, are forgiven.

  • Mar 22, 2019
  • By WIN GRUENING
Opinion: No harm, no foul with city, cruise lawsuit settlement
Opinion: Our children must learn to read by age 9

Opinion: Our children must learn to read by age 9

The ability to read is the foundation of a child’s educational success.

  • Mar 22, 2019
  • By JODI TAYLOR
Opinion: Our children must learn to read by age 9
Opinion: Alaska can’t afford reckless rhetoric on Pebble Mine

Opinion: Alaska can’t afford reckless rhetoric on Pebble Mine

The state is not going to “rubber stamp” permits for Pebble.

  • Mar 21, 2019
  • By ABE WILLIAMS
Opinion: Alaska can’t afford reckless rhetoric on Pebble Mine
Opinion: Alaska’s resource future can be a win-win

Opinion: Alaska’s resource future can be a win-win

Alaska is on the verge of its greatest resource production renaissance.

  • Mar 21, 2019
  • By CHUCK KOPP
Opinion: Alaska’s resource future can be a win-win
Opinion: Invest in Alaska by investing in ferry system

Opinion: Invest in Alaska by investing in ferry system

Defunding them threatens the prosperity, health of our coastal communities and villages.

  • Mar 20, 2019
  • By ALAN GROSS
Opinion: Invest in Alaska by investing in ferry system
Opinion: AIDEA is critical to resource development in Alaska

Opinion: AIDEA is critical to resource development in Alaska

The state needs to develop its abundant natural resources.

Opinion: AIDEA is critical to resource development in Alaska
Opinion: Educating children should be more than just a financial decision

Opinion: Educating children should be more than just a financial decision

Alaska can and must do better by its children.

  • Mar 19, 2019
Opinion: Educating children should be more than just a financial decision
Opinion: Ferry system is an Alaska icon

Opinion: Ferry system is an Alaska icon

Longterm solution necessary to save AMHS.

  • Mar 19, 2019
  • By LARRY JOHANSEN
Opinion: Ferry system is an Alaska icon
Opinion: Solving the opioid epidemic starts with cracking down on fentanyl

Opinion: Solving the opioid epidemic starts with cracking down on fentanyl

It’s a problem we can solve with smart and proactive policy choices.

Opinion: Solving the opioid epidemic starts with cracking down on fentanyl
Opinion: Gov. Dunleavy’s budget and the damage it would cause

Opinion: Gov. Dunleavy’s budget and the damage it would cause

Cutting waste is one thing. Hacking at opportunity and the economy is another.

  • Mar 18, 2019
  • By LES GARA
Opinion: Gov. Dunleavy’s budget and the damage it would cause
Opinion: The firecracker budget and Green New Deal

Opinion: The firecracker budget and Green New Deal

A warning against the shrinking marketplace of ideas in Alaska’s budget debate.

  • Mar 17, 2019
  • By RICH MONIAK
  • budget
Opinion: The firecracker budget and Green New Deal
Opinion: Sullivan showing leadership with bill to address ‘child care deserts’

Opinion: Sullivan showing leadership with bill to address ‘child care deserts’

Legislation will ensure more parents in Alaska can enter or remain in workforce.

  • Mar 15, 2019
  • By MARK SHRIVER
Opinion: Sullivan showing leadership with bill to address ‘child care deserts’
Opinion: Eliminate Alaska’s oil tax credits

Opinion: Eliminate Alaska’s oil tax credits

The state is receiving nothing in return.

Opinion: Eliminate Alaska’s oil tax credits
Opinion: I ran into Gov. Dunleavy on the street. Here’s what I wish I told him.

Opinion: I ran into Gov. Dunleavy on the street. Here’s what I wish I told him.

We should all hope that Standing Tall means more than treating the lands and people of our great state as simple warehouse widgets.

  • Mar 12, 2019
  • By Kevin Maier
Opinion: I ran into Gov. Dunleavy on the street. Here’s what I wish I told him.