Guest Commentary
Commentary: An alternative to the Dunleavy disaster
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has taken a wrecking ball to the Alaska economy, writes gubernatorial candidate Les Gara.
Better Business Bytes: How can small businesses cope with changing mask and vax rules?
Stances on mask mandates and vaccination requirements vary across the country. So where does that leave business owners?
Commentary: Politics is holding back our health care experts on COVID-19
Alaska's COVID-19 response has been set back by misguided politicians who opposed mask-wearing and compared vaccination campaigns to the Holocaust, write Selena Hopkins-Kendall and Scott Kendall.
Better Business Bytes: Giving in times of disaster
Amidst a pandemic and economic uncertainty, charitable contributions topped a record-breaking $471.4 billion in 2020. Of that staggering total, $324.1 billion was contributed by individual donors.
Commentary: Roadless Rule will hinder mineral exploration in the Tongass
Southeast Alaska is at a unique crossroads in its management of the Tongass National Forest. How will reimposition of the 2001 Roadless Rule impact development of natural resources like geothermal, hydroelectric and mineral resources?
Commentary: Our land sustains us
Since the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898, the Ahtna people have learned and applied new ways of managing the food and resources that sustained them for a millennium.
Commentary: Let’s make this Labor Day a call to action for working Alaskans
Labor Day is an opportunity to reflect on what working people have achieved over the decades, and also a prod to spur our modern fight for economic justice and a strong middle class, writes Joelle Hall.
Commentary: Lawmakers must stop demanding, start compromising
Just over 20 years ago, half of the Alaska House of Representatives banded together — Democrats and Republicans, urban and rural — in a concerted push to balance the budget, raise new revenues and put the state on a path to a long-term, fiscally responsible future.
Commentary: Recall Dunleavy effort draws to a close
Despite failing to unseat Gov. Mike Dunleavy ahead of next year's election, the Recall Dunleavy campaign scored important wins for Alaskans, writes Meda DeWitt.
Chugach Corner: Putting veterans to work in the great outdoors
VetsWork: Environment is an 11-month career development internship program for military veterans interested in the natural resources management, public lands and environment sector.
