John Havelock
Moving ahead will require compromise
What happens after Nov. 4? The formalities completed, we now have two presidential candidates, well credentialed, intelligent and good family men. What does each promise?
John Havelock
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JOHN HAVELOCK
Constitutional convention can work to repair Alaska politics
Since the Supreme Court's Citizens United case came down, Americans have been increasingly concerned about the quality of democracy in our country. Alarmingly, the current election season appears to be heading for domination by secretly sourced, massive donations of cash or related advertising...
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JOHN HAVELOCK
Perry's lead isn't one for Parnell to follow
It was no great surprise when Texas Gov. Rick Perry rejected federal funding to expand Medicaid to provide health care to more of the poor people in his state.
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JOHN HAVELOCK
We're being stressed but also brought toward unity
Europe is coming apart over the euro. The Arab spring has passed, leaving a turbulent, permanent winter in the Middle East. Is the world really coming apart?
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JOHN HAVELOCK
Pebble answers remain elusive
Are we going to decide whether the Pebble mine is developed based on competing advertisements? Should the project be stopped because a report says it poses serious risks to the environment? Or maybe we will decide it's a "go" since it will surely provide many Alaska jobs.
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JOHN HAVELOCK
Fight over oil taxes is far from over
The special session this year ended on an odd note. In an unprecedented move, Gov. Sean Parnell withdrew the oil tax reduction bill, his only reason for calling the special session.
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JOHN HAVELOCK
Americans no longer focus on the welfare of all
Pulitzer Prize winner E.W. Wilson famously studied the social life of ants as a career before turning his attention to the social behavior of other animals, most recently authoring "The Social Conquest of the Earth," published this year. Not surprisingly, he found that the higher orders of animals...
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JOHN HAVELOCK
State should fund smartest investment: education
There is a great fever abroad in Alaska, fed by the super revenues of the era, to build stuff. This week it is pipelines. Last week it was dams and bridges. "All Alaskan" sounds pretty good as a tag on any project.
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JOHN HAVELOCK
Alaska's children deserve more preschool opportunities
Advantaged children get the most benefit from enrollment in high quality, private, preschool programs. Behind them, a sea of children of moderate advantage to disadvantaged status are not getting a quality preschool education.
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JOHN HAVELOCK
US has own version of 'Downton Abbey'
Aren't we all having fun watching "Downton Abbey," the English soap that traces the squiggles of English class structure in the early 20th century? Well, study it well because an American version of the same is in the making as real life.
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JOHN HAVELOCK
Top attorney in state works for office, not for governor
The appointment of a new Alaska attorney general is now imminent, if it has not happened between the writing of this article and the printing of it. So, welcome to the new state legal chief while wishing well to his precursor returned to private practice in Fairbanks.
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