Anchorage Daily News

EDITORIAL

Our view: What now on energy?

Legislature's interim work is encouraging, but tough choices lie ahead.

COMPASS: BEN BLAKEY

Jewelers join the fight against Pebble

It should come as no surprise that someone like me -- whose family's business and financial interests are tied to the Bristol Bay fishing industry -- opposes the Pebble Mine. But I'm just one among thousands of other business owners and individuals whose incomes depend directly on the continued health of the region's salmon industry.

EDITORIAL

Our view: No easy answers

We can get tougher on repeat drunken drivers -- if we're willing to pay the price.

COMPASS: JANET MORANA

Maybe this is why feminists dislike Palin

It' has been more than a year since the election of 2008 and yet Sarah Palin cannot show up in the news without a barrage of vicious attacks from the media.

EDITORIAL

Ruts-be-gone?

If you're annoyed by ruts in Alaska roads, here's some good news.

ALASKA NOTEBOOK

Go south, mate

Marshmallow, the stricken swan of Tern Lake, is on the mend at a rehab farm near Everett, Wash.

MICHAEL CAREY

Palin exposed state to celebrity culture

Sarah Palin, a onetime beauty queen, a mother of five, the Republican candidate for vice president in 2008, and the former governor of Alaska, has a new incarnation: author.

ELISE PATKOTAK

State finally put a smile on child's face

A judge recently ruled that the state had to provide braces for children in state custody if, in fact, a dentist determined they were needed. A small victory but one of great importance to children being raised by the state because their parents can't quite find the time to do it.

COMPASS: JANA TURVEY

We should be celebrating success of the 8(a) contracts

After Congress created Alaska Native corporations (ANCs) and told them to go forth and prosper, it gave them a tool to help them succeed.

EDITORIAL

Our view: Detox

Underinvesting in alcohol treatment does have consequences.

EDITORIAL

Our view: Right Rx

With a little push, the Pioneer Homes found a way.

COMMENT

Pundits take a look at 'Going Rogue'

Columnists, bloggers and others examine Sarah Palin's new book

JUDITH KLEINFELD

Why did Hasan open fire at Fort Hood?

If we think of terrorists like Hassan as having a disorder of the mind similar to anorexics we can perhaps understand the mindset we are up against.

EDITORIAL

Our view: Not a sexy job, but ...

Gov. Parnell has a good idea for dealing with a real problem.

ALASKA NOTEBOOK

Not just ABCs

The familiar, comforting voice came over the car radio, bringing back images not only from my son's childhood, almost 20 years ago, but my own, 40 years ago.

EDITORIAL

Our view: Red Dog, take two

Red Dog should keep on mining.

EDITORIAL

Who's up / Who's down

Winners and losers in last week's news

PAUL JENKINS

Palin e-mails still a secret; what are they trying to hide?

Alaska state government is bruising, if not breaking, the law by failing to release in a timely fashion Palin administration e-mails and other information sought under the state public records law.

COMPASS: GEORGE PLETNIKOFF

Aleutian tribes feel strain of poor fishery management

We Unangan -- Aleut -- people have lived and survived on the islands of the Aleutian Chain for almost 10,000 years. Our survival and our foods have always come from the waters surrounding our island villages.

EDITORIAL

Our view: Good visit

It was great to see the president here, if only briefly.

COMPASS: GOV. SEAN PARNELL

Incentive aims to keep students in Alaska

Since becoming governor, I have spoken to many groups about my top priority: positioning Alaska's economy for growth and our children and families for opportunity. As Alaskans, we are blessed with resources in abundance -- fish and game, minerals, gas and oil, and water. I'm optimistic about the many prospects we have to safely develop these natural resources, and I'm working hard to pursue every opportunity.