Letter to the Editor: Earth and resurrection

Perhaps we can take a little time this weekend for at least an extra portion of gratitude.

  • Apr 18, 2019
Opinion: Defend education funding

Opinion: Defend education funding

K-12 and early childhood education cannot continue without sufficient, sustainable state funds.

  • Apr 18, 2019
Opinion: Defend education funding
Opinion: Facts, not tales, tell story of Alaska’s ferry system

Opinion: Facts, not tales, tell story of Alaska’s ferry system

To justify continuing ferry operations, it’s important to recognize why we’re in this fix.

  • Apr 16, 2019
  • By WIN GRUENING
Opinion: Facts, not tales, tell story of Alaska’s ferry system
Opinion: Please, tax us!

Opinion: Please, tax us!

Time to find new revenue to keep Alaska a wonderful place to raise families.

  • Apr 16, 2019
  • By SARA DYKSTRA
Opinion: Please, tax us!
Snow-covered mountains are photographed near Portage Glacier in Portage, Alaska, in March 2019. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

Letter to the Editor: To see climate change, we only have to look out our windows

I believe conservative columnist Cal Thomas recently missed the mark when he declared young people are indoctrinated to become environmental activists and that “climate change… Continue reading

  • Apr 16, 2019
Snow-covered mountains are photographed near Portage Glacier in Portage, Alaska, in March 2019. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)
Opinion: Defend Pebble Mine review on its merits instead of blaming critics

Opinion: Defend Pebble Mine review on its merits instead of blaming critics

It’s important to defend scientific assertions under scrutiny of peers.

  • Apr 16, 2019
  • By DAVID CHAMBERS
Opinion: Defend Pebble Mine review on its merits instead of blaming critics

Alaska Voices: Alaska’s Fiscal Crisis is a Mindset

Many of Alaska’s citizens don’t see state government as an evil, ever-spending monster

Opinion: Alaska continues to lose revenue over its oil tax policy

Opinion: Alaska continues to lose revenue over its oil tax policy

It’s time to examine what the best tax system is for the state.

  • Apr 16, 2019
  • By LISA WEISSLER
Opinion: Alaska continues to lose revenue over its oil tax policy
Opinion: Bumper stickers and the First Amendment

Opinion: Bumper stickers and the First Amendment

We should understand all possible interpretations of the messages we display.

  • Apr 16, 2019
  • By RICH MONIAK
Opinion: Bumper stickers and the First Amendment
Opinion: Protect Alaska’s precious resources for future generations

Opinion: Protect Alaska’s precious resources for future generations

The world is counting on us.

  • Apr 16, 2019
  • By NATALIE WATSON
Opinion: Protect Alaska’s precious resources for future generations
Alaska Voices: Defend the PFD and fund — or lose them both

Alaska Voices: Defend the PFD and fund — or lose them both

Alaska is at a crossroads. Voters need to know our government is redefining the purpose of the permanent fund and the permanent fund dividend. The… Continue reading

  • Apr 9, 2019
Alaska Voices: Defend the PFD and fund — or lose them both

Letter to the Editor: Borough and school district employees should be in this together

They spoke to the value of education, but then portrayed educational funding as “us vs. them”

  • Apr 9, 2019

Alaska Voices: A university of place

UAA is in Alaska’s largest population center and is open to anyone seeking greater opportunity

  • Apr 8, 2019
  • By CATHY SANDEEN
Alaska Voices: Why continue to teach in Alaska?

Alaska Voices: Why continue to teach in Alaska?

The very real and pressing crisis in Alaska education is teacher attraction and retention

  • Apr 8, 2019
Alaska Voices: Why continue to teach in Alaska?

Letter to the Editor: Rethink the LNG pipeline

Forget that $55 billion pipeline to get LNG from Prudhoe. All we need to do is let that Japanese consortium or oil companies build a… Continue reading

  • Apr 8, 2019

Letter to the Editor: Saving Wild Salmon

Saving Wild Salmon We use to call salmon “salmon” but now we have to specify if they are wild or hatchery salmon. Hatchery salmon is… Continue reading

  • Apr 8, 2019

Letter to the Editor: Governor put on a convincing roadshow

It’s refreshing to find a politician who follows through on his campaign promises. It’s even more rare to find one who says what he means… Continue reading

  • Apr 8, 2019
In this June 23, 2016 photo, the Alaska Marine Highway’s ferry Matanuska passes Eagle Glacier. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Alaska Voices: Make Southeast Alaska America’s 51st state

SEXIT: The great state of chinook.

  • Apr 4, 2019
  • By GERSHON COHEN
In this June 23, 2016 photo, the Alaska Marine Highway’s ferry Matanuska passes Eagle Glacier. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Alaska Voices: Dunleavy’s budget: Malfeasance or misfeasance?

Alaska Voices: Dunleavy’s budget: Malfeasance or misfeasance?

Governor fails to submit a revenue plan, refuses to contemplate one.

  • Apr 4, 2019
  • By ELSTUN W. LAUESEN
Alaska Voices: Dunleavy’s budget: Malfeasance or misfeasance?

Opinion: If you know youth who vape, help them understand the risks

Remember Joe Camel, the 1980s and 90s advertising mascot for Camel cigarettes? Or the Journal of the American Medical Association study that found children were… Continue reading

  • Apr 4, 2019
  • By Dr. Lily Lou and Adam Crum