If you want to know why our state legislature is dysfunctional today, simply take a look at the first decision a legislator often makes before… Continue reading
Donald Trump is a dominant presence in our public life, although one that his adversaries have trouble accepting and processing. The left is still looking… Continue reading
The Grand Old Party pulled a Nancy Pelosi. President Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill Friday. Alaska’s Sen. Dan Sullivan voted against it for… Continue reading
Things are getting sideways out there in the ocean. Nearly every fishermen who’s motored in recent years along the Peninsula coast and around to Bristol… Continue reading
When the Legislature returns to work Monday after a break for Easter weekend, the first hearing on the docket will be for the Senate Resources… Continue reading
“You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take.” — Wayne Gretzky Since the State of Alaska took control of the efforts to commercialize… Continue reading
Alaskans are fond of reminding outsiders that “Alaska is different.” Our vast geography, strategic location, diverse communities, abundant natural resources and relative youth compared to… Continue reading
The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend is not an entitlement. Nor should it become one. Yet that is what several unwise but populist proposals in the… Continue reading
Since 1953 the Alaska Chamber has been the voice of Alaska business large and small across Alaska with a mission to promote Alaska as a… Continue reading
On Dec. 21, 2012, the Peninsula Clarion ran the following editorial after a horrific school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. As the Clarion was going to… Continue reading
Perhaps Vladimir Putin was using his experience meddling in U.S. elections to meddle in his own. Putin “won” re-election last Sunday with about 76 percent… Continue reading
Most Americans and Alaskans think that human trafficking is a problem that happens in other, far-away places. And many are shocked to realize that it’s… Continue reading
Future economic development in Alaska relies on outside customers – Alaska’s resources are so vast that their market is worldwide. We should celebrate being an… Continue reading
The presence of illegal drugs in the Ketchikan area isn’t just a local issue — most of these substances are manufactured elsewhere and transported here… Continue reading
Stormy Daniels could have stepped right out of the 1990s. She would have been a natural in a Bill Clinton scandal, and, in fact, all… Continue reading
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether pro-life pregnancy help centers in California should be required to post notices informing women of… Continue reading
The belief that good government flourishes when it is well-supervised by citizens has been deeply held in this country since its founding. As firmly entrenched… Continue reading
Citing “false” and “misleading” public statements by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting Director Thomas Homan, the agency’s San… Continue reading
For too long, there has been an awkwardness in the way Alaskans talk about climate change and resource development in the same conversation. But there… Continue reading
“‘Cheer up,’ they said. ‘Things could be worse.’ So I did, and sure enough, they were.” It’s a favorite expression of mine, and also dismal… Continue reading
