Voices of Alaska: Are you being fooled?

Have you ever wondered why every year since Governor Walker took office the state’s estimated budget deficit has been reported as 2.5 billion dollars? Have… Continue reading

  • Dec 26, 2017
  • By SEN. MIKE DUNLEAVY

Dunleavy’s campaign speech misleading

Dunleavy’s campaign speech misleading In his Voices of Alaska piece, Mike Dunleavy glosses over facts and bad mouths Governor Walker because that is what politicians… Continue reading

  • Dec 25, 2017
  • By Anthony Lopez
  • Letters

What other say: The Empire’s Christmas list

Dear Santa, We have been good this year (well, most of us) and think we are deserving of everything below. You’re a busy man —… Continue reading

Thanks to supporters for Thanksgiving in Sterling

Thanks to all of our Sterling entities who helped to provide food for approximately 70 families needing a helping hand for both Thanksgiving and Christmas… Continue reading

  • Dec 25, 2017
  • By Susan Gilbertson
  • Letters

Op-ed: The ultimate Christmas gift

Unless you are spending this time of year at a spiritual retreat cut off from TV, newspapers or internet service you cannot escape the blaring… Continue reading

  • Dec 24, 2017
  • By Cal Thomas

Op-ed: ‘Let us sing of greater things’

It is surely possible to be somewhere in the United States in the Christmas season without ready access to a performance of Handel’s “Messiah,” perhaps… Continue reading

  • Dec 24, 2017
  • By Rich Lowry

Editorial: Saving for the next rainy day

Last week, Gov. Bill Walker made a swing through Kenai to pitch his administration’s plan for a long awaited, much anticipated liquefied natural gas project.… Continue reading

  • Dec 24, 2017
  • By Peninsula Clarion Editorial

Give Trump credit where it’s due

Republicans have tried, on and off, to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling since the 1980s. The effort has always engendered intense… Continue reading

  • Dec 21, 2017
  • By Rich Lowry

What others say: Critical moment for cannabis industry

Fairbanks City Councilman David Pruhs has pointed out on multiple occasions some bar owners run excellent establishments that contribute to this community, while other bar… Continue reading

  • Dec 21, 2017
  • By Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Editorial

What others say: Don’t dampen Alaska’s innovation

Imagine you’re starting a business in a new field. For years, you work to hone your product. You confer with other businesses and entrepreneurs. You… Continue reading

  • Dec 19, 2017
  • By Juneau Empire editorial

Voices of Alaska: Significant milestones for Alaska

This holiday season, Alaskans can have a renewed sense of hope for good jobs, larger paychecks, stronger growth, and enduring prosperity. The reason why is… Continue reading

  • Dec 20, 2017
  • By Sen. Lisa Murkowski

Op-ed: The ‘Tinder Solution’

Why would we try solving society’s most ancient problems with worn-out solutions? Sexual harassment and assault are as old as any issue can get. What… Continue reading

  • Dec 20, 2017
  • By Bob Franken

Voices of the Peninsula: On fracking, too little science, too much risk

When southern Kenai Peninsula residents heard BlueCrest’s plans for the Cosmopolitan project just north of Anchor Point, it brought two new words into our vocabulary:… Continue reading

Op-ed: A government ‘refund’

So, a Republican majority Congress has “reformed” the tax code for the first time in 31 years, allowing us to keep a little more of… Continue reading

  • Dec 19, 2017
  • By Cal Thomas

Letter to the editor: More cooperation could heal divides

Abortion, and guns: the two most divisive topics in politics. Our current political climate is, to say the least, divided. But I’d like to propose… Continue reading

Letter to the editor: Support Stand for Salmon

Here we are in 2017, Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, a place still somewhat wild, still living with the populations of advancing time, a place that prior… Continue reading

  • Dec 19, 2017
  • By Steve Schoonmaker
  • Letters

Letter to the editor: Give Jesus a gift this Christmas

Many Christians know that Christmas is the season for commemorating Jesus’ birthday. But how many Christians give a gift to him at Christmas? Few forget… Continue reading

What others say: Series of cases

It is disturbing to see the recent sexual assault-related cases in the Ketchikan court system. In one case, a minor reports she woke up to… Continue reading

Voices of Alaska: A better future for the holidays

Alaskans are on the verge of seeing the oil-rich coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) opened to leasing for the first time… Continue reading

  • Dec 17, 2017
  • By Gail Phillips

Editorial: Governor’s budget provides lots to chew on

Gov. Bill Walker released his administration’s budget proposal for the state’s fiscal year starting July 1, 2018, and there is certainly a lot for the… Continue reading

  • Dec 17, 2017
  • By Peninsula Clarion Editorial