As of Mother’s Day, we now know that our Senate in Alaska has voted down an income tax option as one of the means to… Continue reading
This is Part 1 of 2. See Part 2 in Wednesday’s newspaper. Our oil severance tax system is broken. It is failing us because it… Continue reading
People of all walks of life go through all possible measurements and even risk their lives to come to United States of America; the cradle… Continue reading
Water. The roar of a river has many of us thinking of fishing, rafting and adventure; icebergs calving from a glacier to plunge into the… Continue reading
Mines in Alaska undergo extensive federal and state permitting processes with federal and state regulators, after which is the inevitable litigation in which mine opponents… Continue reading
In a press release on Tuesday U.S. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, bragged that he had been named the “Most Effective Lawmaker in U.S. House of… Continue reading
For those who regularly read this column, you may be familiar with my use of Charles Dickens references. In A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens’… Continue reading
The budget debate in Juneau this year focuses on questions of how big government should be, how much it should cost and who should pay… Continue reading
The claims by the Navy and Alaska Command and the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson that the Northern Edge 2017 (NE 17) military training exercise being conducted… Continue reading
With less than two weeks left in the state Legislature’s extended session, Rep. David Eastman, R-Wasilla, introduced a new bill, House Bill 245. With ongoing… Continue reading
After years of limitations on natural resource development in our state, President Trump’s decision to revisit and reverse federal roadblocks to domestic offshore energy development… Continue reading
You’re not religious? You don’t believe in a Great White Father in the Sky who watches everything you do and is just waiting to pounce… Continue reading
If the Alaska State Medical Association, Alaska State Medical Board, Alaska Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons and the American Academy of Ophthalmology all oppose… Continue reading
In his State of the State Address, Gov. Bill Walker said that Alaska should export finished products, not raw resources. I couldn’t agree more. Processing… Continue reading
There’s a saying that “you fall in love with Alaska, but marry Montana.” Obviously, based on Alaska’s population of 745,000-plus, many chose to marry this… Continue reading
In 2010, then-Mayor Bruce Botelho appointed a committee to consider the conditions under which the City and Borough of Juneau would promote development of the… Continue reading
Should the Alaska-Juneau Mine be regulated by the same requirements as the Greens Creek and Kensington mines? The answer might be yes if those mines… Continue reading
What is sustainability, why does it matter, and how can we work to promote a more sustainable Alaska? These issues form the foundation for this… Continue reading
As we venture deeper into the new realities of a Donald Trump presidency, many people across this great country are still feeling anger and resentment… Continue reading
In 2013, former President Obama designated May as National Mental Health Awareness Month. He brought candid conversations on mental health into our homes, schools, and… Continue reading
