Anchorage must have a long-term strategy to address COVID
August 5, 2020
Any response or comments regarding Anchorage’s response to COVID is immediately filtered through the lens of intense partisanship, which is unfortunate as that does...
Community Voices
Gary Knopp was a friend of mine
John-Henry Heckendorn August 4, 2020
I was first introduced to Gary when he was considering running for the Legislature in 2016 and I was a partner in…
I hate America: A case for the black man in America
Terre Gales June 6, 2020
The relationship between the black man and America is a complicated one. The first “American” casualty in the Revolutionary War was a black man…
Mission Impossible: Escaping Russia during COVID-19
Irina Dudina May 29, 2020
It was March 7, 2020 when my almost two year old daughter and I departed from Spain to go visit my parents in the…
Chugach Electric election 2020, why bother?
Sam Cason May 11, 2020
If history repeats itself, in the next month fewer than one in ten members of Chugach Electric will vote to decide who will fill…
An Alaskan trapped in Peru makes it home
Tim Weise April 2, 2020
Saturday night my mind was racing. It had been 14 days since I had entered the Flying Dog Hostel in the Miraflores…
An Alaskan trapped in Peru
Tim Weise March 21, 2020
It all happened seemingly overnight. What began as one of the most fantastic trips I have taken overseas quickly dissolved into a story out…
Why Republicans can’t govern
Anonymous Staffer February 26, 2020
Fifteen short months ago, Alaska Republicans were celebrating decisive victories up and down the ballot: Mike Dunleavy soundly defeated former U.S. Senator Mark Begich...
Why we need a binding caucus
Senator Gary Stevens February 20, 2020
Finding common ground in the legislative process is crucial. There are 60 members of the Alaska Legislature. It is always difficult to find agreement....
The cold reality
Terre Gales February 17, 2020
The recent racially-motivated lynching threat on Facebook by a man named Russell Holmes, targeted at State Senator David Wilson, should disgust any decent person….
Why I decided to leave the Republican Party
Peter J. Caltagirone February 11, 2020
I’ve always been a Republican. I grew up in a very conservative Catholic family. From childhood until I left for college, we lived in...
Anchorage Assembly needs to carefully consider impacts of tax proposals
Meg Zaletel January 28, 2020
As the Anchorage Assembly considers new revenue options, we need to take our time and be clear about our objectives and how we plan…
Immigration law is a mystery and a mastery of obfuscation
Margaret Stock January 25, 2020
An official spokeswoman for the United States immigration agency once said, on the record in the Washington Post (April 24, 2001), “Immigration law is...
Let’s restore Alaska’s tradition of open primary elections
Lesil McGuire and Jeremy Gruber January 13, 2020
In 1947, with Alaska well on the road to statehood, voters overwhelmingly adopted a blanket open primary by referendum. They confirmed the beliefs that...
Anchorage Assembly to hold town hall meetings to consider tax proposals
Felix Rivera January 6, 2020
If you look at a picture of the Municipality of Anchorage’s finances from 1982, you’ll see a startling number — the State of Alaska...
Remembering Frank Turney
Aaron Lojewski December 3, 2019
Well known Fairbanksan, Frank Turney, unexpectedly passed away at the age of 72 last Monday morning (11/25/2019).
He was well known…
The Internet should be fair and open, overregulation threatens economic growth
Bethany Marcum October 22, 2019
Alaska has seen significant technological improvements over the years. Thanks to expanded broadband, thousands of Alaskans can be connected to anyone, anywhere. As access...
My thoughts after the legislative hearing on the University
Senator John Coghill September 30, 2019
On September 20, 2019, the Senate State Affairs Committee heard from the UAA Faculty Senate. I was there and listened. However, the Board of...
The Federalist Society weighs in on Governor Dunleavy’s Court System veto
Lee Baxter September 11, 2019
Did Governor Michael J. Dunleavy (R – Alaska) violate the doctrine of separation of powers when he vetoed $334,700 from the Alaska Court System’s...
What were the original arguments for Permanent Fund Dividends?
Cliff Groh September 4, 2019
This is the first in a series of opinion pieces on the Permanent Fund Dividend by Cliff Groh. This one sets out the original…