Guest Commentary
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.
Commentary: Alaska’s newborns and pregnant women need extra vitamin D
Vitamin D is crucial for good bone health, especially during pregnancy and in newborns, writes Dr. Ben Head.
Dunleavy, not the Legislature, blocked funding for PCE
Gov. Mike Dunleavy is principally responsible for shutting down rural Alaska's Power Cost Equalization program and for suspending funding for higher education scholarships, writes Dermot Cole.
Commentary: Biden delivers a win on the Tongass
Contrary to Republicans' claims, the Roadless Rule will help protect Alaska jobs, writes Kate Troll.
Commentary: It’s time for the Alaska Personnel Board to do a better job
Alaskans deserve to have confidence that their public officers work for the public interest, writes Veri di Suvero.
Commentary: We must be good stewards of our home
It’s a great time of year, when Alaskans emerge from the long, dark winter and launch eagerly into the great outdoors, ready to experience again the freedom and natural beauty for which our state is so justifiably celebrated.
Commentary: A standoff in the cockpit
Solving Alaska's yawning structural deficit has become an urgent problem, Cliff Groh writes.