Berta Gardner

Join us in electing a governor who will put aside the partisanship infecting our politics and get the hard work done.

Senate Republicans, including Sen. Sullivan, showed that their loyalty is to President Trump – not Alaskans’ health care.

The ACLU always seems to be on the right side of history, and that legacy continues here in Alaska.

OPINION: Alaska’s law assumes the worst of sexual assault victims and can give predators cover to continue abusing. This Senate bill will correct that wrong.

OPINION: A few determined citizens can make a big difference in the life of communities, and Waldron Lake is a prime example.

OPINION: Rejecting Medicaid expansion is the economic equivalent of turning down your tax return just after you’ve lost your job.

OPINION: Erin's Law passage will help protect Alaska's children from sexual abuse at little economic cost; there's no good reason for delay.

OPINION: Sen. Berta Gardner invites Drue Pearce to put aside partisan attacks and join the vast number of successful women who work for Alaska's future even if it doesn't score them political points.

OPINION: Reducing domestic violence and sexual assault in Alaska is imperative. Gov. Parnell has spent significant time, energy, and state resources to promote his “Choose Respect” campaign, but he failed to lead when notified of problems in the Alaska National Guard.

OPINION: I like to think that regardless of where we stand on a woman’s right to make her own healthcare decisions, we can find common ground in supporting access to birth control as a successful and cost effective way to reduce abortions.

We were disappointed when the House adjourned the recent Special Session three days early, failing by one vote to accept compromise language saving the Alaska Coastal Management Program (ACMP).

Recent legislative efforts to require TransCanada to "prove" its natural gas pipeline is economically viable are risky for a number of reasons.

Before we give away billions, the Legislature needs solid data and accurate analysis about what we'll get in return so we can determine the best and most prudent way to move forward.

Despite such healthy company profits, it looks like the 2010 legislative session may bring a call by oil industry members and some legislators to reduce the share Alaskans receive for our oil from such companies as Exxon, British Petroleum and Conoco.