Commentary: Legislators will dig into sudden termination of Permanent Fund Director Angela Rodell
Tim Bradner writes: State legislators will be digging into the sudden termination of Permanent Fund director Angela Rodell with the House-Senate Budget and Audit Committee examining the matter.
Commentary: To save our democracy
Kevin McGee writes: January 2022 marks the one-year anniversary of the greatest internal threat our democracy has ever faced: A carefully planned attempt to overturn a Presidential election, which included plotting from high-ranking officials and unleashing a violent mob that invaded the U.S. Capitol.
Commentary: Dunleavy’s super-special election year bycatch task force
Commercial fisherman Alexus Kwachka writes: The abundance of species like king salmon, halibut and crab have plummeted far faster than the allowable trawl bycatch of them has been reduced. There is no denying the harmful, cumulative impacts of this practice on the people and communities of Alaska.
Guest Commentary: 10 reasons to become a substitute teacher
Cathy Pegau writes: We moved to Cordova in June 2007. In August, when I registered the kids for school, I was asked if I’d be interested in working as a substitute. I said sure, but thought little of it as we settled into our new home. Before long, I received a phone call. Could I start work at the school ASAP? Like, within the next two days?
Commentary: Alaska cannot afford to sit out this war
Larry Persily writes: The state of Alaska, Congress and the president, individual companies and people do not all have the same capabilities and authority to show their disgust and dismay at Russia’s unprovoked, murderous attack on Ukraine, a sovereign nation at war with no one until Russian President Vladimir Putin decided he had to prove that he is the toughest, meanest kid on the planet.
Commentary: Revisiting Ambler decision contradicts White House clean energy targets
Corri Feige of the Alaska DNR writes: Alaska needs infrastructure and it makes sense to place that infrastructure where it will enable job creation and economic growth for the state.
Dermot Cole: Dunleavy bill on Russian ‘profiteering’ by financial companies is a slapdash campaign...
Dermot Cole writes: A new bill by Gov. Mike Dunleavy might appear to be an honest expression of indignation about private companies attempting to earn a profit in Russia despite the unprovoked attack on Ukraine. But closer inspection shows that Senate Bill 235 is little more than a slapdash campaign ad, printed and promoted at state expense.
Time is now to resolve Alaska’s great contradictions
We have the largest reserves of natural gas and renewable energy potential in the United States, yet we have the second-highest energy costs in the nation, Gov. Mike Dunleavy writes.
Commentary: A wake-up call for Cordova from The Sunset View
David Otness writes: I had a quick little email exchange with Alaska state Sen. Gary Stevens this week that left me feeling better about a troubling situation that has rapidly grown up around us. Better. But not resolved to full satisfaction.
From the Mayor’s Desk: It’s business as usual in Cordova for fishing season
It is our hope that business can return to normal this season. The entire community, including supporting businesses rely upon you and your employees as an integral part of our economic engine. We encourage you to have an open campus this season with full integration of your employees into our community.
