Guest Commentary
Commentary: Public input drives political action
Residents have a duty to educate legislators about the needs of local schools, writes Association of Alaska School Boards Executive Director Norm Wooten.
Commentary: CR/PWSMA opposes oil and gas exploration in Gulf of Alaska
Proposed offshore drilling would interfere with fishing and with oil spill response activities, writes Christa Hoover.
Commentary: Special session needs to fix Permanent Fund
Politicians have made a habit of holding Permanent Fund dividends hostage from the public, write Clem Tillion and Rick Halford.
Commentary Support the Young Fishermen’s Development Act
In short, young fishermen need to know how to catch fish, but they also need to know how to manage a business, stay up to date on ever evolving regulations, and of equal importance, they must learn how to become effective advocates for the ocean, healthy fisheries and their own sustainable fishing business.
Commentary: Majority of Alaska small businesses lack disaster plan
One in four businesses won't reopen after a major disaster, writes Jeremy Field, regional administrator for the U.S. Small Businesses Administration.
Commentary: Heat-stressed salmon are Alaska’s climate stress canary
Salmon are under critical threat from climate change, writes Marine Stewardship Council Regional Fisheries Director Kate Troll.
Commentary: Rein in state spending gradually
Alaska has gotten off track under the present state administration, writes economist Robert R. Richards.
Commentary: Bipartisan determination to protect Alaska from Gov. Dunleavy
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has united Alaska against himself, write Arliss Sturgulewski and Vic Fischer.
Commentary: Governor’s ‘open for business’ formula contributes to positive economic outlook
Our future is bright, writes Tamika Ledbetter, Alaska Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development.
Commentary: Dunleavy’s Three Big Lies
Maybe the kindest thing to say about Gov. Mike Dunleavy is
he has no idea what he is doing. Perhaps he is so stunningly incompetent...
