Thanks to the beneficence of the federal government (and the calendar), we Americans have until midnight on April 18 to file our income taxes. It’s… Continue reading
Can someone reacquaint President Donald Trump with Steve Bannon, his ideologist whom the president now professes barely to know? Trump’s jaw-dropping public distancing from Bannon… Continue reading
Government-transparency activists sued the Trump administration Monday, demanding the release of records showing who has visited the White House, when and for how long. It’s… Continue reading
Residents of Alaska’s Pioneers’ Homes, and the family members of those residents, went through quite a bit of turmoil this month when news spread that… Continue reading
While it’s popular to think of government as the cause of most of our problems, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly is taking a shot at… Continue reading
Nearly three dozen men sit on death row in Arkansas, where capital punishment has been suspended since 2005. Unless clemency is granted, seven of them,… Continue reading
It’s time to be blunt: It’s not just that Sean Spicer made a comment that was outrageously ignorant when he told reporters that Syria’s Bashar… Continue reading
The Alaska Senate Finance Committee this week put forward a trio of bills aimed at improving education in Alaska, from kindergarten through high school. To… Continue reading
The circumstantial evidence is mounting that the Kremlin succeeded in infiltrating the U.S. government at the highest levels. How else to explain a newly elected… Continue reading
With much of the world — thanks to social media — appalled at United Airlines for having a passenger dragged off a Chicago-to-Louisville, Ky. flight,… Continue reading
There is no question that over the past decade, doctors have written too many pain pill prescriptions for our region. In 2012, West Virginia had… Continue reading
Our backs are against the wall. As
the legislative session in Juneau approaches its 90th day, there remain deep divisions between the state House and… Continue reading
Alaska will take that win. On its way out the door of the White House, former President B.H. Obama’s administration imposed new regulations on federal… Continue reading
We don’t know if President Donald Trump was purely motivated to fire cruise missiles at a Syrian military airfield. Was he genuinely horrified by the… Continue reading
One hundred years ago, Alaska’s leaders came together around a vision to create an institution of higher learning. They gathered on a hill near downtown… Continue reading
There is an old saying: “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.” One of the biggest issues emerging this legislative session is whether the… Continue reading
It’s a sure sign of spring. No, we haven’t yet spotted a robin, but we have started seeing motorcyclists out enjoying the sunshine on Kenai… Continue reading
Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre has been giving Power Point presentations in which he outlines the state’s comprehensive plan to address its roughly $3… Continue reading
Even before fortune smiled on Neil Gorsuch, when he remained but a possible pick to the Supreme Court and not the nominee, we argued for… Continue reading
Throughout its history, the United States Senate has experienced disgraceful filibusters (Strom Thurmond against the 1957 Civil Rights Act), entertaining filibusters (Huey Long in 1935… Continue reading
