I strongly disagree with the Assistant Professor of Allied Health at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks and Anchorage, regarding a My Turn in the… Continue reading
The Juneau Empire stories I have read suggest to me that the concerns of the Angoon people (regarding being annexed by the Juneau borough), are… Continue reading
The League of Women Voters of Alaska (LWVAK) supports Rep. Les Gara’s House Joint Resolution 26, a bill to amend the Alaska Constitution to create… Continue reading
I have a brand new grandson. That means that I have one more person to love. That also means that the risk of losing someone… Continue reading
Deputy Mayor Jerry Nankervis was quoted in the Juneau Empire as saying the concerns of the Angoon people (regarding being annexed by the Juneau borough),… Continue reading
The sale of Alaska Electric Light and Power/Avista is likely to drag Juneau into the politics of Ontario Province where the partial privatization of Hydro… Continue reading
I am old, heavy, and brown. Who would think in my life time at least 40 percent of my miles have been used driving a… Continue reading
Hello, everyone. I would first like to thank the people of Juneau and Alaska for the early support in my campaign for the U.S. House… Continue reading
As President Donald Trump plans a parade to honor America’s military service men and women, I urge him to consider a more effective means of… Continue reading
The latest attacks on the FBI and the Department of Justice serves no American interests, no party, no president’s — only Putin’s. Our nation’s elected… Continue reading
Randall Burns, the Director of Behavioral Health, on Feb 1, explained to the House Health and Social Services Finance Subcommittee the overcrowding crisis in psychiatric… Continue reading
At a recent stop at the downtown transit center, I went inside to get warm as it was a cold, blustery day. Sitting on the… Continue reading
We at Halo pet foods wish to lend our voice to the importance of conserving the Alaskan Bristol Bay Watershed, the globally critical wild salmon… Continue reading
On Dec. 28, Juneau was visited by Michael Keays, the Consul General from Vladivostok, Russia. Vladivostok is one Juneau’s three active Sister Cities. Keays came… Continue reading
Cities around the country are shifting to clean energy from solar, wind and hydropower. Juneau has a huge head start because we’ve had fish-friendly hydropower… Continue reading
A few weeks ago, I wrote to the Empire regarding the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly’s consideration of a massive, over-engineered construction project involving… Continue reading
A new report, “Carbon Omission: How the Media Underreported Climate Change in 2017,” finds that the U.S. media has largely failed to connect the dots… Continue reading
I was disappointed to see that the Alaska Senate Majority has stooped to employing another push-poll to shape public opinion regarding our fiscal crisis and… Continue reading
We as a community have made energy conservation and efficiency changes. From 1990, 27 years ago, some changes include: 1. Light bulbs, from incandescent to… Continue reading
With the recent public suicide in Juneau, the Juneau Suicide Prevention Coalition wants to reassure community members there is hope. There is no denying that… Continue reading
