Watching the GOP convention, you could be forgiven for believing that almost all the brightest stars in the Republican firmament are Trumps.Members of the Trump… Continue reading
In any job, first impressions are important. It is always possible to recover from a difficult debut; but it is more forgivable to mess up… Continue reading
In 1926, speaking about the Declaration of Independence on its 150th anniversary, President Calvin Coolidge noted the unique philosophy behind the creation of the United… Continue reading
They have a really big selling job ahead. Donald Trump and the Republicans now have to convince the American people that he and they are… Continue reading
It’s been a raucous week in national politics as rhetoric at the Republican National Convention reached a new level of vitriol. And we expect to… Continue reading
The Pebble Partnership has grabbed headlines recently by attacking an EPA scientist and claiming EPA somehow violated federal law by communicating with Alaskans. It’s all… Continue reading
As Soldotna celebrates Progress Days this weekend, we thought we’d take a few minutes to celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit that has helped the central Kenai… Continue reading
Montrell Jackson was 32 and married with a 4-month-old baby. He had been a Baton Rouge police officer for 10 years and was president of… Continue reading
We were on vacation. Nice is a favorite destination of ours. That night, we decided to watch the Bastille Day fireworks from our rental-apartment balcony,… Continue reading
Throughout the regular, extended and special sessions of the Legislature this year, it was sometimes difficult to tell who the adults were in Juneau. But… Continue reading
The announcement by Donald Trump of Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate had not yet been made official last Thursday, but that didn’t… Continue reading
We’ll be up in the air for another year.An aviation bill headed to President Obama will favorably affect Alaska, its pilots and passengers.Of particular interest… Continue reading
This week, the Empire published the results of a survey that indicated vast support among Alaskans for an amendment to the state constitution calling for… Continue reading
Is Britain’s new prime minister, Theresa May, Margaret Thatcher reincarnated? There are similarities.May is certainly as tough as the Iron Lady. As home secretary for… Continue reading
Ruth Bader Ginsburg now has expressed regret over her “ill-advised” comments ripping into Donald Trump. Still, by speaking out in this totally inappropriate way, she… Continue reading
We’ve all been there at one time or another — stuck behind a vehicle going slow enough to hold us up, but just fast enough… Continue reading
The fish are in, and while that and other summer activities have much of our attention, Kenai Peninsula residents should take a few moments to… Continue reading
President Barack Obama is a lawyer, not a statistician, and it shows.After the controversial officer-involved shootings in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Falcon Heights, Minnesota, Obama… Continue reading
Tick tock.The U.S. Forest Service has released an amended Tongass Land Management Plan, along with a draft record of decision and a final environmental impact… Continue reading
The answer is obvious: The United States needs to unite. The question is whether we can. Frankly, it’s not at all certain that we’re even… Continue reading
