Neither Alaska nor British Columbia succeed by harming the other’s environment or economy.Given that, it’s imperative that the state and the province work cooperatively —… Continue reading
If you’re among those who watch the news channels, good for you. But perhaps you’ve stopped. There are a lot of good reasons for not… Continue reading
Any way you slice it, dealing with power consumption, generation and their related costs in Alaska is a tricky business. Especially in winter, as natural… Continue reading
It’s bad enough that Pentagon supervisors would sugarcoat intelligence reports on how the military is faring against any foreign adversary. But doing it in regard… Continue reading
The Paris attacks have occasioned a wide-ranging debate about what they mean and how to respond, involving Islam and its role, military strategy and, oddly… Continue reading
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Hillary Rodham Clinton unveiled the first piece of a new jobs agenda on Sunday, promising hundreds of billions of dollars in fresh… Continue reading
He had already kept one of his campaign promises: Donald Trump had demanded a wall along the U.S./Mexican border, and even insisted that the Mexican… Continue reading
Conservatives are supposed to be against big government and opposed to the left’s belief that problems can and should be solved by Washington.Which is why… Continue reading
The editorial column “Reckless Endangerment” addressing the Syrian refugee situation which the Empire published last month, provoked a flood of comments from Juneau readers and… Continue reading
In the nine days since Paris was hit by Islamic terrorists who killed more than 130 people and wounded hundreds more, a growing number of… Continue reading
After the Paris attack, conventional wisdom held that Republican voters would finally turn away from political outsiders and reward candidates representing sobriety and experience. No… Continue reading
Thanksgiving: it’s a time to say thanks for our families, our friends, the abundance of food that crowds our tables and the other blessings we… Continue reading
Thanksgiving is great and all that. It’s an excuse to gorge ourselves and, nowadays, a motivation to move our satiated bodies and engage in some… Continue reading
An unsettling notice arrived from the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities just before 7 p.m. Thursday. It warned of difficult driving conditions on… Continue reading
President Obama has put a new twist on the Islamic invasion now taking place across Europe and the United States. Speaking to reporters last week… Continue reading
The extent to which politics has changed in the wake of the Paris attacks can be seen in the confidence with which the prime minister… Continue reading
You sit back in your cinema seat and grab your popcorn.The lights go down and the show begins. A giant wooden door appears on the… Continue reading
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Ted Cruz is among the most hated men in Washington, reviled by leaders of both parties as an ideological hard-liner loyal… Continue reading
College campuses are again in turmoil. According to The New York Times, “Racist, sexist and anti-Semitic incidents on and near college campuses from Dartmouth to… Continue reading
What’s most pathetic about the presidential campaign is how it’s becoming little more than a battle between cheap-shot artists. Each day brings a new limbo… Continue reading
