Social media can be a wonderful tool. With things like Facebook and Twitter, government entities have the ability to quickly share information with a large… Continue reading
The Legislature’s House Finance Committee this week proposed a $9.1 billion state budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The measure is $3 billion less than… Continue reading
There are few, if any, people who have more moral authority in the black community than President Barack Obama. Last week, he put it to… Continue reading
Officials in several Alaska municipal governments have begun expressing concern about how their respective communities have been left out of the natural gas pipeline talks… Continue reading
One of the worst parts of a sudden global crisis like the one that has erupted over Ukraine is that we have no idea what’s… Continue reading
If the Earth is going to blow up, it’d be nice to know about it.Too bad the U.S. Congress doesn’t think so.Thanks to federal budget… Continue reading
In Arizona has come a test of the motto conservative Christians like to invoke: “Hate the sin, love the sinner.”Republican Governor Jan Brewer has vetoed… Continue reading
Here’s how President Barack Obama explained his policy in Libya: “In this particular country — Libya — at this particular moment, we were faced with… Continue reading
It was jarring to read the coverage of the new “anti-gay bill” passed by the Arizona Legislature and then look up the text of the… Continue reading
More than one in three people in the United States is obese, the category beyond overweight, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and… Continue reading
What you think of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) depends on who you believe.Is the freshman senator on an “ego trip,” putting himself before country (Dana… Continue reading
The Soldotna City Council is considering a ban on synthetic drugs, including spice and bath salts. The new city code would make it illegal to… Continue reading
Let’s raise a glass to those who are proposing that opening day of major league baseball be declared an annual national holiday. Actually, since this… Continue reading
A heated exchange during a school district budget presentation leads to a bigger question on the accessibility of the school governance process on the Kenai… Continue reading
The Obama administration says that we need to end what it calls “the era of austerity” in Washington. Notably excluded from this admonition is the… Continue reading
Giving Alaskans a piece of the pipe is an excellent idea.Sen. Lesil McGuire of Anchorage suggests that Alaskans be allowed to invest a part of… Continue reading
Government funded and government delivered K-12 education has been the rule in the United States for the last 100 years except for the action of… Continue reading
Let’s be honest. Can we agree that some apologies should be flat-out rejected? Certainly the halfhearted ones. That brings us to that mean guitar player… Continue reading
Gov. Sean Parnell wants to see widespread education reform by the end of the legislative session in April. Setting goals is good, but what’s even… Continue reading
After much criticism from conservative quarters, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has decided, at least for now, to withdraw plans for its proposed study of… Continue reading
