Shaina Kilcoyne

Luckily, Alaskans are problem solvers. When we see a challenge, we dig in and get to work.

OPINION: Senate candidate Dan Sullivan will do service members no good if he gets a chance to kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

OPINION: The hard truth is Alaskans are spending nearly $6 billion a year on heat, electricity and transportation.

The winter holidays bring great cheer, great food and greater utility bills. Holiday cooking, festive lights and inefficient appliances all contribute to rising electric bills. Alaskans already pay some of the highest energy costs in the United States and use on average 40 percent more electricity in the winter months than in the summer.