U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks during a meet-and-greet Oct. 12, 2022, at Louie’s Douglas Inn in Juneau, Alaska. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Opinion: Lisa stands up for women at home and nationwide

Women’s issues are Alaskan issues.

  • Nov 2, 2022
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks during a meet-and-greet Oct. 12, 2022, at Louie’s Douglas Inn in Juneau, Alaska. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
Shelley Hughes, Palmer-R, Senate Majority Leader, has served four years in the Alaska House of Representatives and six years in the Alaska State Senate. (Photo provided)

Opinion: David vs. Goliath

Before voting on state a constitutional convention, these are the questions we need to answer

  • Nov 2, 2022
  • By Alaska State Sen. Shelley Hughes
Shelley Hughes, Palmer-R, Senate Majority Leader, has served four years in the Alaska House of Representatives and six years in the Alaska State Senate. (Photo provided)
Copies of the Alaska State Constitution were available outside the lieutenant governor’s office on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. If voters choose to have a constitutional convention, the state’s foundational document could be re-written. (Peter Segall/Juneau Empire)
Copies of the Alaska State Constitution were available outside the lieutenant governor’s office on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. If voters choose to have a constitutional convention, the state’s foundational document could be re-written. (Peter Segall/Juneau Empire)
Hedi Drygas, who is running for lieutenant governor, and Bill Walker, who is running for governor, are photographed outside the Juneau Empire’s offices in October 2022. (Ben Hohenstatt/Juneau Empire)

Alaska Voices: I’m running for office because I want my daughter to be able to stay and build her life in Alaska

I’m the proud mother of a 4-year-old girl, and I’m worried about her future.

  • Nov 1, 2022
  • By Heidi Drygas
Hedi Drygas, who is running for lieutenant governor, and Bill Walker, who is running for governor, are photographed outside the Juneau Empire’s offices in October 2022. (Ben Hohenstatt/Juneau Empire)
Alaska State Senate candidate Tuckerman Babcock emcees a "Get Out the Vote" rally hosted by the Kenai Peninsula Republican Women at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Voices of the Peninsula: Supporting Tuckerman Babcock

These are some of the people of the Kenai Peninsula and Alaska who proudly support Tuckerman Babcock for State Senate

  • Oct 31, 2022
  • By Tuckerman Babcock
Alaska State Senate candidate Tuckerman Babcock emcees a "Get Out the Vote" rally hosted by the Kenai Peninsula Republican Women at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Kassandra Taggart (Photo provided)

Alaska Voices: The Landlord’s Almanac is creating a better community for landlords and renters

It became a place where landlords could go and say: “Hey I need advice; how can I get help?”

  • Oct 31, 2022
  • By Kassandra Taggart
Kassandra Taggart (Photo provided)
The Alaska State Capitol is seen on Sept. 24, 2021. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file)

Opinion: The peninsula deserves better than Babcock

If conservative peninsula voters want to see Republicans have the best chance of controlling the Senate in Juneau then voting for Babcock is just plain dumb

  • Oct 31, 2022
  • By Vince Beltrami
The Alaska State Capitol is seen on Sept. 24, 2021. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file)
Rep. Andi Story, D-Juneau, talks with then-Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka Tuesday morning following a House Administration Committee Finance Subcommittee meeting in 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: The real Tshibaka sows division and discord

Kelly Tshibaka wants Alaskans to believe that Sen. Lisa Murkowski has “been complicit with the left’s agenda”

  • Oct 28, 2022
  • By Rich Moniak
Rep. Andi Story, D-Juneau, talks with then-Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka Tuesday morning following a House Administration Committee Finance Subcommittee meeting in 2020. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)
Rep. Don Young smiles during a sit-down in the Juneau Empire’s offices last June. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Former staff and friends of Rep. Young back Peltola

“Mary Peltola respects Congressman Young’s legacy of service…”

  • Oct 27, 2022
Rep. Don Young smiles during a sit-down in the Juneau Empire’s offices last June. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire File)
Rep. Ben Carpenter, R-Nikiski, speaks to constituents during a town hall at the Funny River Community Center in Funny River, Alaska on Jan. 9, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion file)

A ‘yes’ vote for a constitutional convention is a ‘yes’ vote for justice

The issue of justice reform unites Alaskans from rural villages and urban centers alike

  • Oct 25, 2022
  • By Ben Carpenter
Rep. Ben Carpenter, R-Nikiski, speaks to constituents during a town hall at the Funny River Community Center in Funny River, Alaska on Jan. 9, 2020. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion file)
A voting booth for the Kenai Peninsula Borough and City of Homer elections at Cowles Council Chambers on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)

Be an educated voter

What’s on the ballot?

  • Oct 24, 2022
  • By Therese Lewandowski
A voting booth for the Kenai Peninsula Borough and City of Homer elections at Cowles Council Chambers on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Charlie Menke/ Homer News)
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Opinion: In defense of free speech for all

Selective defense of free speech shreds vital connection to Equal Protection Clause.

  • Oct 24, 2022
  • By Rich Moniak
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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin addresses supporters at the opening of her new campaign headquarters in Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen,File)

Opinion: Alaska is at a crossroads

The upcoming midterm elections is way more important than some feel.

  • Oct 21, 2022
  • By Frank Dahl
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin addresses supporters at the opening of her new campaign headquarters in Anchorage, Alaska, on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen,File)
This public domain images shows former House Majority Leader Hale Boggs. Boggs was traveling in an airplane with Alaska Rep. Nick Begich in 1972 that went missing and has never been found.

Opinion: On 50th anniversary of disappearance, time to search for missing Boggs-Begich plane

Hale Boggs was my grandfather.

  • Oct 20, 2022
  • By Stephen Sigmund
This public domain images shows former House Majority Leader Hale Boggs. Boggs was traveling in an airplane with Alaska Rep. Nick Begich in 1972 that went missing and has never been found.
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks during a meet-and-greet Oct. 12 at Louie’s Douglas Inn. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Opinion: Murkowski understands and prioritizes the seafood industry and coastal Alaska

Around here, the blue economy is not just a trendy phrase.

  • Oct 20, 2022
  • By Julie Decker
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski speaks during a meet-and-greet Oct. 12 at Louie’s Douglas Inn. (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
Jessica Cook, left, and Les Gara stand in The Peninsula Clarion’s offices on Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Opinion: A governor should solve crises, not create them

Across Alaska we’re losing teachers and courses, and closing schools

  • Oct 18, 2022
  • By Les Gara and Jessica Cook
Jessica Cook, left, and Les Gara stand in The Peninsula Clarion’s offices on Thursday, June 30, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file)

Opinion: Bailed out by federal spending and a war

No one should believe the current fiscal picture will last.

  • Oct 14, 2022
  • By Rich Moniak
(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file)
Reps. Clavin Schrage, I-Anchorage, left, and David Eastman, R-Wasilla, discuss a bill on the floor of the Alaska House of Representatives to enact limits on individual contributions to political campaigns, on Monday, March 14, 2022. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: The Oath Keepers and Eastman’s political future

” … even though he condemned the violence on Jan. 6, he had passively given aid to the Oath Keepers”

  • Oct 10, 2022
  • By Rich Moniak
Reps. Clavin Schrage, I-Anchorage, left, and David Eastman, R-Wasilla, discuss a bill on the floor of the Alaska House of Representatives to enact limits on individual contributions to political campaigns, on Monday, March 14, 2022. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
Gov. Mike Dunleavy holds a press conference at the Capitol on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Juneau Empire file photo)

Opinion: Latest crime statistics report shows policies are working

Alaska’s overall crime rate is now at the lowest level in 41 years

  • Oct 7, 2022
  • By Governor Mike Dunleavy, Public Safety Commissioner James Cockrell, and Attorney General Treg Taylor
Gov. Mike Dunleavy holds a press conference at the Capitol on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Juneau Empire file photo)
Ryan Smith, South Peninsula Hospital Chief Executive Officer. (Photo courtesy of South Peninsula Hospital)

Point of View: Having hospitalists ‘means all good things’

A hospitalist is a dedicated physician who works exclusively in the hospital to provide inpatient care.

Ryan Smith, South Peninsula Hospital Chief Executive Officer. (Photo courtesy of South Peninsula Hospital)