I want to publicly express my support for the effort by the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council to build a new Juneau Arts and Culture… Continue reading
Editor’s Note: The Empire is publishing a weekly column from the nonpartisan League of Women Voters leading up to this year’s municipal election, in the… Continue reading
Mark Begich would not spoil a three-way governor’s race and give us the Alaska progressive or moderate’s worst nightmare — Gov. Mike Dunleavy. To the… Continue reading
Sometimes, to understand where you’re going, you have to look back and see where you’ve been. The older I get, the more I use history… Continue reading
If you are ready to vote against Proposition 1, Stand for Salmon, please take another look. It’s certainly not the job-killing economic disaster that opponents… Continue reading
“Just do it” Nike has been telling us for 30 years. The trademark theme was part of the controversial ad campaign they released for the… Continue reading
“Unresponsive.” I can still see that word vibrating on my iPhone.
The decision was already made before the “Roadless Rule Process” even started. The onslaught against our nation’s public lands and the environment had reached my… Continue reading
If Kavanaugh is confirmed to the Supreme Court, he will fight for Big Cable and Big Telecom interests without regard for consumers.
I admit I am a Facebook junkie.
Alaska’s Congressional Delegation is once again showing how out of touch they are with the realities of the Tongass.
The significance of owning a college savings plan account for a child cannot be understated.
The Alaska Mental Health Trust owns a three-acre Juneau waterfront tract, commonly known as the subport property. It is one of the most valuable undeveloped… Continue reading
Alaska is consistently among states with the highest rate of suicide in the country.
Each year over a million visitors travel to Alaska on cruise ships, which are essentially floating resorts. As you’d expect from any resort, they generate… Continue reading
When I was a kid I always thought drugs were stupid.
Eight months have passed since Cody Dalton Eyre died from multiple gunshot woods in a wooded area near the intersection of two major highways in… Continue reading
Things have to change and we have to have the courage to change them.
When the president and the Senate majority are of same party, the Supreme Court selection process is mostly rigged. Sens. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Susan… Continue reading
