Opinion: The national measles outbreak has spread to Alaska — Please get vaccinated!

Opinion: The national measles outbreak has spread to Alaska — Please get vaccinated!

One of the most contagious diseases in the world, measles can lead to severe complications.

  • Jul 23, 2019
  • By Dr. Lily Lou, Dr. Anne Zink and Adam Crum
Opinion: The national measles outbreak has spread to Alaska — Please get vaccinated!
Kelly Tshibaka, commissioner Department of Administration (courtesy photo)

Opinion: DMV uses technology innovatively

Technological advancements now allow the DMV to verify if a motor vehicle has insurance coverage.

  • Jul 23, 2019
  • By Kelly Tshibaka, commissioner Department of Administration
Kelly Tshibaka, commissioner Department of Administration (courtesy photo)
Letter to the Editor: Restore funding for legal services to low-income Alaskans

Letter to the Editor: Restore funding for legal services to low-income Alaskans

The attorneys of ALSC help achieve justice and create a better Alaska.

  • Jul 22, 2019
Letter to the Editor: Restore funding for legal services to low-income Alaskans
<strong>• By LARRY PERSILY</strong>

Alaska Voices: Let’s stop with the meaningless political labels

It’s time we thought about our communities more than our politics.

  • Jul 22, 2019
  • By LARRY PERSILY
<strong>• By LARRY PERSILY</strong>
Clinton Campion

Opinion: Alaska Supreme Court ruling on sex offender registry won’t make Alaska less safe

It’s strikes a good balance.

  • Jul 20, 2019
  • By Clinton Campion
Clinton Campion
Tammy Green

Opinion: We can’t ‘veto’ away our state’s Medicaid program

Alaskans deserve better.

  • Jul 19, 2019
  • By Tammy Green
Tammy Green
Voices of the Peninsula: Use fat PFDs to pay it forward for arts, other cut programs

Voices of the Peninsula: Use fat PFDs to pay it forward for arts, other cut programs

In Alaska, arts and culture are a $1.3 billion dollar industry.

Voices of the Peninsula: Use fat PFDs to pay it forward for arts, other cut programs
A brush fire burns in South Anchorage, Alaska, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. (Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

Opinion: How we fight wildfires needs to change

The time for action is now.

  • Jul 16, 2019
  • By Steve Bowhay
A brush fire burns in South Anchorage, Alaska, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. (Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily News via AP)

Letter to the Editor: Students, not taxpayers, should be paying for college

There has been a lot of press regarding the $130 million cut to the University of Alaska. I, of course, disagree with a lot of… Continue reading

  • Jul 16, 2019
Opinion: Restore reasonable funding for the university of Alaska

Opinion: Restore reasonable funding for the university of Alaska

Precipitously cutting these scholarships is a significant violation of trust.

  • Jul 16, 2019
  • By Frank Murkowski
Opinion: Restore reasonable funding for the university of Alaska
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Letter to the Editor: A bad deal for Alaska

The question is, do you care about Alaska’s fisheries resources?

  • Jul 16, 2019
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In this June 28, 2018, photo, Democrat Mark Begich poses outside a downtown office building in Juneau. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Alaska Voices: Do not let the dividend divide us

Here we go again, another special session causing uncertainty and angst for all Alaskans all because our leaders have yet to provide a long-term solution… Continue reading

  • Jul 10, 2019
  • By Mark Begich
In this June 28, 2018, photo, Democrat Mark Begich poses outside a downtown office building in Juneau. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Letter to the Editor: Dunleavy’s budget betrays Alaskans

There is no denying the effect that these cuts will have on communities throughout Alaska.

  • Jul 10, 2019

Letter to the Editor: A shoutout to resolving an issue

There is not one public boat launch along the 36-mile Funny River Road corridor

  • Jul 10, 2019

Point of View: You can make a difference at the border; July 11 fundraiser will help you know how

There will be a fundraiser from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 11, at Grace Ridge Brewing in Homer.

  • Jul 10, 2019
  • • By Lori Evans and Sherry Stead for the Homer News
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Senate President Cathy Giessel (Courtesy photo)

Opinion: Striking a balance for Alaska’s future

To fund a $3,000 dividend into the future, similar sized cuts will be necessary again next year.

  • Jul 6, 2019
  • By CATHY GIESSEL
Senate President Cathy Giessel (Courtesy photo)
Pioneer Hall at the Kachemak Bay Campus, Kenai Peninsula College, University of Alaska Anchoarge, as seen on July 2, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Point of View: Governor’s budget cut threatens KPC and postsecondary education on Peninsula

What happens if the veto is not overturned?

Pioneer Hall at the Kachemak Bay Campus, Kenai Peninsula College, University of Alaska Anchoarge, as seen on July 2, 2019, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)

Alaska Voices: The Legislature isn’t above the law

The Legislature is failing in its job … again.

  • Jul 3, 2019
  • Larry Wood is a 65 year Alaskan living on Lazy Mt. near Palmer
Editorial: ‘Two Old Women’ offers wisdom on veto overrides

Editorial: ‘Two Old Women’ offers wisdom on veto overrides

Dunleavy has called expedient what is really cruel.

Editorial: ‘Two Old Women’ offers wisdom on veto overrides
Voices of the Peninsula: The Dunleavy judicial correction

Voices of the Peninsula: The Dunleavy judicial correction

Of the three branches, the true superior one is the legislative

  • Jul 3, 2019
Voices of the Peninsula: The Dunleavy judicial correction