HB 54 offers compassion for terminally ill
Commentary By Barbara McDaniel
For The Cordova TimesEditor’s note: HB 54, an act providing an end-of-life option for terminally ill individuals, recently had a hearing...
Commentary: Will Alaska learn from salmon’s history?
By David MontgomeryFor The Cordova Times Fifteen years ago, when I researched and wrote the book “King of Fish: The Thousand Year Run of Salmon”,...
Commentary: Why is it so hard to quit smoking?
It’s hard to tackle the physical addiction to nicotine.Cigarettes contain nicotine, a highly addictive substance found naturally in tobacco. It travels quickly to the...
Commentary: A call to fishermen
Commentary By Alexus KwachkaFor The Cordova TimesThings are getting sideways out there in the ocean. Nearly every fisherman who has motored in recent years...
Commentary: Cannabis is less harmful than alcohol or tobacco
Commetary By Billie ThomsonFor The Cordova TimesIn response to the letter to the editor opinion regarding “Would a marijuana store affect Cordova youth?”, I...
Nominate a Watershed Hero!
Do you know someone who always speaks up for rivers and streams? Or takes the extra step of keeping our rivers and streams healthy?The...
Commentary: Medicaid is a safety net
Around the Capitol, there has been talk about “the high cost of Medicaid” and what can be done about it. Just the other day...
Commentary: It’s time for a low-carbon energy economy
Nowhere is the Trump administration's historic assault on our natural environment more worrisome than his reckless push for increased offshore oil and gas drilling....
Commentary: Why I support eliminating the individual mandate tax penalty
I have always supported the freedom to choose. I believe that the federal government should not force anyone to buy something they do not...
Support local merchants this holiday season
“Every time you spend money, you're casting a vote for the kind of world you want.” That’s a quote by author Anna Lappé about...
