Community Voices

Full PFD candidates need not apply

Bruce Tangeman   October 8, 2025

Any candidate for governor, House, or Senate that says they will provide a full Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) are not serious candidates and need not apply. There, I said it. Most other commonsense Alaskans believe the exact same thing. And Republican Bernadette Wilson, I’m looking at you. There is already a dozen candidates for governor and I haven’t heard any of…

For the Permanent Fund, it’s the alts and drawdown rate

Joe Paskvan   September 8, 2025

How did Alaska get so close to not being able to pay its bills? To get you up to speed – the Alaska Permanent Fund…

Why we shouldn’t combine the Permanent Fund accounts

Senator Robert Myers   September 3, 2025

The Permanent Fund has changed in both its investments and its use since it was first created in 1976. Originally, it was invested in…

Reflecting on a Father’s Day fishing trip to Homer, Alaska from New York City

Eugene "Gino" Durante   June 27, 2025

Living on planet Earth is peculiar. Despite billions of people, raising an upright walking human comes with challenges in every time zone. Perhaps it’s…

Alaska should eliminate all sales taxes on gold and silver

Matthew Cortez   May 3, 2025

As inflation cuts into Alaskans’ savings, individuals and businesses are actively seeking ways to protect their hard-earned money. Lawmakers in Alaska have reintroduced a...

Alaska’s leaders should pass the common sense Credit Card Competition Act

Korey Ferguson   March 26, 2025

Alaskans are no stranger to high prices given our geography and the many logistical challenges associated with getting goods to market as compared to...

Daniel Volland for Anchorage Assembly District 1: A champion for housing, business, and community

Bryce Coryell   March 24, 2025

As a resident of District 1 (Downtown Anchorage), I am proud to support Daniel Volland for re-election. He is not only my Assembly member...

Senators Murkowski and Sullivan: FBI Anchorage’s misconduct is critical for confirming Kash Patel

Tyler Vose   February 1, 2025

Following the Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing on “The Nomination of Kashyap Pramod Patel to be Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation”...

How property tax assessments are done in the Mat-Su Borough

Representative Kevin McCabe   December 27, 2024

Property tax assessments in the Mat-Su Borough are regulated by state law to ensure they are done periodically and fairly. Alaska…

Why I am taking on the FBI, my former employer

Tyler Vose   December 11, 2024

The road map for reporting and investigating allegations of misconduct, policy abuses, and potential criminal violations within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is…

Former FBI agent details retaliation from Anchorage office

Tyler Vose   December 1, 2024

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), long perceived as the premier law enforcement agency in the world and a paragon of justice and accountability,…

Why I am supporting Ted Eischeid for House District 22

Ken Varee   October 31, 2024

Recently, Stephanie Taylor urged voters in East Anchorage to not “let special interests buy your vote.” As a longtime resident of…

House District 22: Don’t let special interests buy your voice

Stephanie Taylor   October 16, 2024

As a 50+ year resident of Anchorage, I’ve seen a few constants in this state: fireweed blooming in summer, non-stop construction on the Seward…

The VET PFAS Act, a safety net for veterans and their families in Alaska

Jonathan Sharp   October 16, 2024

Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are life-saving chemicals that invisibly jeopardized the health of U.S. military firefighters for decades when the Department of National...

Anchorage Assembly lifts jaywalking ordinance, pedestrian deaths spike

Keith McCormick   October 2, 2024

This year Anchorage has witnessed a tragic, unsettling, and statistically significant rise in pedestrian fatalities. Deaths that serve as a grim reminder of failed...

Anchorage’s inaction on homelessness

Keith McCormick   September 24, 2024

As trash plagued encampments continue to proliferate in our city’s public spaces, it has become clearer than ever that Anchorage’s homelessness problem has reached…
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