It’s hard to have an honest debate about abortion in this country, when the issue is so often shrouded in evasion and deception.That’s why we… Continue reading
On Thursday morning, Gov. Bill Walker announced Alaska will become the 30th state to accept Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act. The governor’s unilateral… Continue reading
When I listen to Hillary Clinton speak, as she did Monday at The New School in New York, outlining her “economic policy” should she become… Continue reading
In the opening pages of Colleen Mondor’s book, “The Map of My Dead Pilots,” a handful of bush pilots are trading blue-mouthed gripes:“We’re just a… Continue reading
Earlier this week, I sent a letter to the Legislative Budget & Audit (LB&A) Committee, giving members the required 45-day notice of my intention to… Continue reading
I have a confession to make: In my entire life, I have never watched “Let’s Make a Deal.” At least until now. But in the… Continue reading
Be prepared.The phrase has long been the Boy Scout motto, but more and more, we’re seeing it put into practice on a day to bay… Continue reading
With the budget process for the 2015-16 school year just finished, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education and administration already are looking… Continue reading
The Medicaid expansion described by Rep. Les Gara in his recent op-ed is a mythical creature that exists only in his dreams.To summarize the Anchorage… Continue reading
Grandmothers may know best, as Hillary Clinton has put it in tweets, but judging by her latest economic speech, they don’t necessarily get or like… Continue reading
We love our ferries here in Southeast. We also love the pristine waters in which they sail. We’d like to keep both. That’s why the… Continue reading
July marks the beginning of fiscal year 2016; a chance for a new beginning and a fresh start for addressing Alaska’s economic future.On June 29th,… Continue reading
It’s easy to decide to ignore the eurozone crisis pitting Athens against everyone else over there. It’s too far away to worry about, and too… Continue reading
When tragedy strikes, as it did June 25 in Ketchikan, the community feels it deeply.Nine people died in a floatplane crash that day while returning… Continue reading
RICHMOND, Va. — Prior to the corruption scandal involving former Gov. Bob McDonnell, lobbyists spent nearly $20,000 at Morton’s Steakhouse during the 2013 legislative session.… Continue reading
In Anchorage earlier this week, what could have been an extra-innings Alaska Baseball League classic turned into a gong show. Arguing balls and strikes in… Continue reading
According to the Wall Street Journal, the last serious attempt to count the number of federal criminal laws appears to have been made in 1982… Continue reading
There is an unwritten rule in Alaska journalism: Don’t publicly criticize the other guy.Alaska is a small place, especially so when it comes to the… Continue reading
It turns out that everything we’ve heard about the evils of states and localities defying federal law is wrong.So long as a jurisdiction is sticking… Continue reading
In her 1985 speech after receiving the Best Actress Oscar for her role in “Places in the Heart,” actress Sally Field famously gushed, “You like… Continue reading
