OPINION: Alaska doesn’t need to beg for permission to develop our own land
Start with the land we own outright. The federal government holds most of Alaska, and no amount of complaining changes that. But alongside the federal acreage, the state holds a vast estate of its own, and on that ground the decisions are
911 call to Gov. Dunleavy: Don’t let pharmacy abortion bill slide into law
Under the guise of health care access reform, HB 195 was crafted by extremist pro-abortion legislators to allow pharmacies anywhere in Alaska to prescribe and sell pharmaceuticals, explicitly including the chemical abortion drug
Miracles, courage & tragedy: The 70th Anniversary of the Andrea Doria/Stockholm Disaster
Readers of my columns will have the opportunity to listen to a first-hand account of the 70th anniversary of an historic disaster, the July 1956 collision between the Italian luxury liner, Andrea Doria, and the Swedish
OPINION: Dunleavy must veto bill that expands abortion infrastructure
While HB 195 does not recognize or protect pharmacists’ equal opportunity and protection rights in the way Planned Parenthood’s lawsuits do for nurses and PAs, it allows them to share in the abortion business – and
THE RIGHT QUESTION: ‘After paying a full PFD, how can Alaska fund key services at a lower cost?’
It's possible to pay a full statutory PFD and fund state government. It just takes fearless legislators willing to stand up to special interest groups to find ways to manage our budget
RCV Nuclear Option: A tale of 2 Dan’s and the death of an honest ballot
Alaska's Ranked Choice Voting, and the jungle primary that it entails, rewards political camouflage, blurs distinctions and encourages candidates to appear as something they're not. I didn't expect that camouflage to be quite this
ANALYSIS: Can a bona fide conservative replace retiring ‘Vichy’ State Sen. Stevens?
The filing deadline to run in the 2026 statewide election is June 1, so now is an opportune time to see how the race is shaping up to fill the senate seat that will be left open by the retiring Vichy Republican, Gary
TODAY is the last chance to vote for Chugach Electric Board to balance the wokeness
TODAY is the last chance to vote for Chugach Electric Board to balance the
OPINION: 4 PFD questions every Alaska candidate should be forced to answer
What reopening defined benefit pensions actually costs every Alaskan and why you must not vote for a union-supported candidate this
Military security trumps recreational convenience: Why I support JBER boundary fence
Security of JBER must take priority over informal recreational
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