Opinion

Opinion: Our budget, our values

Opinion: Our budget, our values

We’re sometimes told that government is “bloated.”

  • Aug 18, 2019
  • By Andi Story
Opinion: Our budget, our values

Opinion: August is a good time to reflect on suicide prevention

August is National Shooting Sports Month.

  • Aug 15, 2019
  • By Jan Reece
Opinion: Here’s why I’m not fishing the derby this year

Opinion: Here’s why I’m not fishing the derby this year

King salmon are in dire straights in Southeast Alaska and most of Alaska. King salmon fishing in and around Juneau has been closed for the… Continue reading

  • Aug 13, 2019
Opinion: Here’s why I’m not fishing the derby this year
Opinion: Moving helps Glory Hall with ‘sacred responsibility’

Opinion: Moving helps Glory Hall with ‘sacred responsibility’

This is why the Glory Hall Board wants to move.

Opinion: Moving helps Glory Hall with ‘sacred responsibility’
Opinion: Obama, Trump and guns

Opinion: Obama, Trump and guns

One person can’t do it all.

  • Aug 12, 2019
  • By Rich Moniak
Opinion: Obama, Trump and guns

Opinion: Pioneer Home rate increase seems ‘cruel and unjust’

This week, I feel particularly powerless.

  • Aug 12, 2019
  • By Margie Beedle
Opinion: Let’s help the Glory Hall with their move to the valley

Opinion: Let’s help the Glory Hall with their move to the valley

For most Juneau residents, our community is a wonderful place to live, work and raise a family. Our magnificent scenery, small footprint, cultural and recreational… Continue reading

  • Aug 9, 2019
  • By Win Gruening
Opinion: Let’s help the Glory Hall with their move to the valley
Opinion: What Alaska’s budget really needs is a tightened spending cap

Opinion: What Alaska’s budget really needs is a tightened spending cap

There is one remedy that should be given special attention.

  • Aug 6, 2019
  • By Ryan McKee
Opinion: What Alaska’s budget really needs is a tightened spending cap
Opinion: A GDP history lesson for Sen. Sullivan

Opinion: A GDP history lesson for Sen. Sullivan

It takes more than good GDP numbers to make a nation great.

  • Aug 4, 2019
  • By Rich Moniak
Opinion: A GDP history lesson for Sen. Sullivan
Opinion: A move for all the right reasons

Opinion: A move for all the right reasons

Juneau’s former mayor weighs in.

  • Aug 4, 2019
  • By Ken Koelsch
Opinion: A move for all the right reasons
Opinion: Alaska should learn from Kansas

Opinion: Alaska should learn from Kansas

Don’t cut taxes and increase spending.

  • Aug 4, 2019
  • By Dave Trabert
Opinion: Alaska should learn from Kansas
Opinion: By canceling ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ Perseverance Theatre forgoes fundamental tenet of art

Opinion: By canceling ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ Perseverance Theatre forgoes fundamental tenet of art

Although Ishii prefers to have ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ buried, it will always and forever live on.

  • Aug 2, 2019
  • By Evan Rothfeld
Opinion: By canceling ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’ Perseverance Theatre forgoes fundamental tenet of art
Opinion: So what do you think?

Opinion: So what do you think?

Should the CBJ help now with this project?

  • Jul 31, 2019
  • By Walter Carpeneti
Opinion: So what do you think?
Opinion: Commissioner: We are willing to negotiate with ferry union, but need a legal offer
Opinion: Commissioner: We are willing to negotiate with ferry union, but need a legal offer
Opinion: Is ‘One University’ the New Coke of Alaska higher education?

Opinion: Is ‘One University’ the New Coke of Alaska higher education?

There are practical problems and pitfalls in the “one university” model.

  • Jul 30, 2019
  • By Michael Boyer
Opinion: Is ‘One University’ the New Coke of Alaska higher education?
Three 2-year-old black bear cubs look hunt spawning sockeye salmon in Steep Creek at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Thursday, August 16, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Moraine Ecology Trail is only open to guided use for good reason

First of all, thank you to the Juneau Empire for providing a place, through your My Turn forum, for community exchange of thoughts and personal… Continue reading

  • Jul 28, 2019
  • By Bob Janes
Three 2-year-old black bear cubs look hunt spawning sockeye salmon in Steep Creek at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Thursday, August 16, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Sharing thoughts on Sen. Murkowski’s budget message

Members of our congressional delegation used to speak with pride about bringing federal pork to Alaska. Not anymore. At least for the time being, it’s… Continue reading

  • Jul 28, 2019
  • By Rich Moniak
Hannan: Is it time to fight or compromise?

Hannan: Is it time to fight or compromise?

I am ready to fight.

  • Jul 19, 2019
  • By Sara Hannan
Hannan: Is it time to fight or compromise?
UAS Chancellor: UAS still has reason to celebrate, amid budget cut fears

UAS Chancellor: UAS still has reason to celebrate, amid budget cut fears

It’s not all bad news.

  • Jul 19, 2019
  • By Richard A. Caulfield
UAS Chancellor: UAS still has reason to celebrate, amid budget cut fears
Opinion: Alaska Supreme Court ruling on sex offender registry won’t make Alaska less safe

Opinion: Alaska Supreme Court ruling on sex offender registry won’t make Alaska less safe

It’s strikes a good balance.

  • Jul 17, 2019
  • By Clinton Campion
Opinion: Alaska Supreme Court ruling on sex offender registry won’t make Alaska less safe