Opinion
Opinion: Candidates should pay a penalty for false promises
A lot of time, energy and legal fees have been spent on political and court fights to limit…
Opinion
Opinion: It’s my own fault, but that doesn’t make it easier
I use a tablet to read newspapers. It started maybe a decade ago, when an increasing number of…
Opinion
Faces on a beach in Southwest Alaska
Walking a storm-scoured Alaska beach, archaeologist Rick Knecht knelt to pick up a wooden figurine the size of…
Opinion
Point of View: Planet Youth Homer connects youth to healthy activities
Here is a trivia question for readers. What do Dave Cloud, Carole Hamik, Charlotte Moss and Anita Harry…
Opinion
‘Hair ice’ enlivens an extended fall in Interior Alaska
Just when you thought you’d seen everything in the boreal forest, a reader points out white whiskers sprouting…
Opinion
Opinion: Governor’s early Christmas spirit is misplaced
“I told the president, it’s like Christmas every morning,” Gov. Mike Dunleavy said at last week’s staged event…
Opinion
Opinion: Crime deserves punishment, not well wishes
Years ago, while Juneau friends were house hunting in Washington state, they left their middle school son with…
Opinion
Opinion: Breast cancer screening: What Alaskan women need to know
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to reflect on your health. Breast cancer remains the second…
Opinion
Opinion: Dialing up memories of what we don’t hear
This column is for people who remember — or who heard stories from their parents or grandparents —…
Opinion
Opinion: We never had a shutdown when I was growing up
My brothers and sister and I often had meltdowns, putdowns and lowdown name-calling while fighting at home, in…
Opinion
Opinion: Public-private partnership shouldn’t mean keeping secrets
The Dunleavy administration is digging itself deeper into quicksand with its hunger for a multibillion-dollar North Slope gas…
Community
Unhinged Alaska: A quick insight into moose
It seems that my style insults some of the intelligentsia who author odes to tree moss and/or are…
