Cheryl Richardson

Old habits die hard, but it's way past time that neighborhoods, mobility and sustainable growth be part of an Anchorage plan that looks to improve overall living here.

OPINION: Sunlight is the latest of our amenities that some Anchorage developers want the right to eliminate. Let's say no.

Yes, Alaska is magnificent and most of us feel lucky to live here. But why aren't we just as proud of our city? Why do so many of us apologize for it and laughingly refer to "Los Anchorage?"

A number of people are asking, "What's wrong with businessman and lawyer Dan Coffey rewriting Anchorage's zoning code?" The biggest problem is that his work has been done in secret, behind closed doors for over a year now.