An unanswerable question hangs over the nomination of Loretta Lynch for attorney general: Is Republican opposition to her more racist or sexist?As an African-American woman,… Continue reading
Watching the Alaska House of Representatives debate the state operating budget Thursday night, there was no mistaking the fact that the state is facing a… Continue reading
Just how much is the public’s dollar worth? With the Alaska Legislature in the throes of a budget debate, and municipal government employees beginning their… Continue reading
This week is “Sunshine Week,” a nonprofit, nonpartisan national initiative launched by the American Society of News Editors to “promote a dialogue about the importance… Continue reading
This week, I introduced legislation to provide health care to more Alaskans using less state money. My bill calls for using all available federal resources… Continue reading
The Board of Game this week decided against proposals that would’ve restricted trapping near trails and campgrounds in portions of the Kenai Peninsula. While our… Continue reading
The first round of contract discussions for the recently appointed superintendent of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District focused on salary and benefits. Sean Dusek… Continue reading
Sometimes, when I’m not able to sleep, my mind is racing. Tucked in with all the neurotic fears, there also are ideas tumbling all over… Continue reading
After a rough initial outing and complete rewrite, the Alaska Legislature’s attempt at setting state rules for marijuana legalization appears to have ground to a… Continue reading
Almost 40 years ago, without regard for the conservation of our fisheries or the needs of the Alaskan people, foreign fishing fleets dominated the waters… Continue reading
In contemporary America, “the conversation about race” never ends. It fuels political debate and cable chatter, and practically every week some new outrage — real… Continue reading
Alaskans are proud to utilize their state’s abundant natural resources. The meat of our king salmon is prized for its high fat content and our… Continue reading
Turn on the news and you expect to see people of different races and politics denouncing each other. That’s why what happened last week on… Continue reading
Some of our media friends gripe that Iowa is the wrong state to start the GOP presidential race because it’s full of social conservatives. The… Continue reading
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton hasn’t been frog-marched from the Russell Senate Office Building — yet.To believe the Arkansan’s harshest critics, that’s only because felonious traitors… Continue reading
“If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang… Continue reading
We in Alaska accept that the state will invest millions and billions of dollars to develop resources for pay-off down the road. Consider the long-awaited… Continue reading
Finally, I’ve figured out what “American exceptionalism” is all about. We are exceptionally dysfunctional — at least our federal government is. A recent Gallup Poll… Continue reading
Due to the far lower than average snowfall, Alaska Fire Services is preparing for an earlier than usual start to the wildland fire season by… Continue reading
Keep military intact in AlaskaIt’s no time to reduce the military.And given the current global volatility and Alaska’s geographic location, neither should this state be… Continue reading
