U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, seen in Juneau on Friday, June 9, 2023. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Uniting Alaskans to address the youth mental health crisis

Big Tech’s business model is to get our children hooked

  • Aug 9, 2023
  • By Sen. Dan Sullivan
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, seen in Juneau on Friday, June 9, 2023. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)
Larry Persily gives a presentation at the Kenai/Soldotna joint chamber luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion file)

Facts on LNG don’t align with political hype

It’s time Alaskans acknowledged that the governor’s “we’ve never been closer to a gasline” slogan is 807 miles short of reality

Larry Persily gives a presentation at the Kenai/Soldotna joint chamber luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion file)
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski . (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Opinion: Healthy oceans are vital to Alaska

I reintroduced several pieces of legislation aimed at sparking innovations in the blue economy

  • Jul 20, 2023
  • By Lisa Murkowski
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski . (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
Tony Knowles (Courtesy photo)

Opinion: Let’s make sure the Mulchatna massacre never happens again

This killing is unprecedented in scale in Alaska since statehood or anywhere else in modern America

  • Jul 20, 2023
  • By Tony Knowles
Tony Knowles (Courtesy photo)
From left, Timmy Opheim, Jacey Kosto and Charlie Rogers hold up the Trans Pride Flag during the 2019 Soldotna Pride Celebration in Soldotna Creek Park on June 15, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

Voices of the Peninsula: Trans kids deserve acceptance and support

All transgender teens face enormous obstacles, including a lot of hatred from adults

  • Jul 17, 2023
  • By Cindy Koplin
From left, Timmy Opheim, Jacey Kosto and Charlie Rogers hold up the Trans Pride Flag during the 2019 Soldotna Pride Celebration in Soldotna Creek Park on June 15, 2019. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)
Commercial drift boat in Cook Inlet. Photo from Upper Cook Inlet Drift Association.

Alaska’s fisheries are stronger with support of Alaska’s salmon hatcheries

I am a small businessman, outdoorsman and a proud lifelong Alaskan. I grew up in Homer where it’s easy to identify and appreciate the value… Continue reading

  • Jul 13, 2023
  • By BRIAN RITCHIE
Commercial drift boat in Cook Inlet. Photo from Upper Cook Inlet Drift Association.
Samuel Baisden with his parents, James and Rhonda Baisden, and his sister, Sarah Jane, after Samuel was sworn into the U.S. Naval Academy on Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Annapolis, Maryland. (Photo provided)

Something to consider for July Fourth

Our country celebrates our independence this week. This year the festivities feel different to me than previous years. Patriotism ran heavily in the community where… Continue reading

  • Jul 3, 2023
  • By RHONDA BAISDEN
Samuel Baisden with his parents, James and Rhonda Baisden, and his sister, Sarah Jane, after Samuel was sworn into the U.S. Naval Academy on Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Annapolis, Maryland. (Photo provided)
McKibben Jackinsky (Courtesy photo)

Alaska Voices: Rally to support Valdez suit

Valdez is appealing Hilcorp’s state-approved $5.6 billion purchase of BP’s Alaska properties without disclosure of company financial records

  • Jun 23, 2023
  • By McKibben Jackinsky
McKibben Jackinsky (Courtesy photo)
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, discusses the federal indictment of former President Donald Trump during a U.S. Coast Guard ceremony in Juneau on Friday, June 9, 2023. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Sen. Sullivan’s non-defense of Trump

He can’t honestly defend Trump

  • Jun 19, 2023
  • By Rich Moniak
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, discusses the federal indictment of former President Donald Trump during a U.S. Coast Guard ceremony in Juneau on Friday, June 9, 2023. (Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire File)
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on March 7 in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Opinion: Sullivan’s complaints about debt ceiling deal reveal hypocrisy about government spending

It’ll take a lot more than ending government waste and inefficiencies to solve the debt problem.

  • Jun 13, 2023
  • By Rich Moniak
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on March 7 in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Robert Summer sits at Kaladi Brothers in Soldotna, Alaska, in November 2004. (M. Scott Moon/Peninsula Clarion file)

Voices of the Peninsula: Remembering Mr. Summer

We’ve lost one of the great ones

Robert Summer sits at Kaladi Brothers in Soldotna, Alaska, in November 2004. (M. Scott Moon/Peninsula Clarion file)
Former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire in May 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Permanent fund’s in-state investment program needs more transparency

The trustees are certainly right about the poor financial performance of the in-state investments made so far

  • Jun 13, 2023
  • By Gov. Frank H. Murkowski
Former Gov. Frank Murkowski speaks on a range of subjects during an interview with the Juneau Empire in May 2019. (Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File)
The Alaska Capitol on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Alaska Voices: Legislature deserves credit

A special session shouldn’t have been necessary, but at least it was only one day instead of 30 days.

  • Jun 3, 2023
  • By Harry McDonald
The Alaska Capitol on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
Alaska State Troopers logo.

Alaska Voices: Please be safe, courteous, and legal as you fish in Alaska this summer

As you head out to hit the water this year, here are a few tips to help you have a safe and citation free season

  • Jun 2, 2023
  • By Colonel Bernard Chastain
Alaska State Troopers logo.
An observer makes an entry in the Fish Map App on Prince of Wales Island. (Photo by Lee House/courtesy Salmon State)

Alaska Voices: Document Alaska rivers with new fish map app

The app provides a way for everyday Alaskans to document rivers home to wild salmon, whitefish, eulachon and other ocean-going fish — and earn money doing it

  • May 31, 2023
  • By Mary Catharine Martin The Salmon State
An observer makes an entry in the Fish Map App on Prince of Wales Island. (Photo by Lee House/courtesy Salmon State)
Pictured is an adult Chinook salmon swimming in Ship Creek, Anchorage. (Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Voices of the Peninsula: Proactive measures key to king salmon recovery

I have been sport fishing king salmon along the eastern shores of Cook Inlet and in the Kenai River since 1977

  • May 30, 2023
  • By David R. Eberle
Pictured is an adult Chinook salmon swimming in Ship Creek, Anchorage. (Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)

Opinion: Sustainability report is a greenwashing effort

Report leaves out “the not-so-pretty.”

  • May 29, 2023
  • By Matthew Jackson
(Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)

Honoring the fallen on Memorial Day

As we honor the men and women who fell in service to our nation, we must keep their memories alive through their stories

  • May 28, 2023
  • By Sen. Lisa Murkowski
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Empire)
Shana Loshbaugh (Courtesy photo)

History conference seeking input from peninsula people

The Alaska Historical Society will hold its annual conference on the central peninsula this fall

  • May 27, 2023
  • By Shana Loshbaugh
Shana Loshbaugh (Courtesy photo)
Coach Dan Gensel (left) prepares to get his ear pierced to celebrate Soldotna High School’s first team-sport state championship on Friday, Febr. 12, 1993 in Soldotna, Alaska. Gensel, who led the Soldotna High School girls basketball team to victory, had promised his team earlier in the season that he would get his ear pierced if they won the state title. (Rusty Swan/Peninsula Clarion)

Remembering my friend, Dan Gensel

It’s a friendship that’s both fixed in time and eternal

  • May 20, 2023
  • By Craig Lancaster
Coach Dan Gensel (left) prepares to get his ear pierced to celebrate Soldotna High School’s first team-sport state championship on Friday, Febr. 12, 1993 in Soldotna, Alaska. Gensel, who led the Soldotna High School girls basketball team to victory, had promised his team earlier in the season that he would get his ear pierced if they won the state title. (Rusty Swan/Peninsula Clarion)