In budgets and in life, let’s define ourselves by empathy and compassion
We should and do celebrate the fact that the governor recanted on his threats. But we also must remember that damage has already been inflicted.
We hold these truths to be self-evident
Misguided and unethical policies at the state and federal levels continuously deny truths such as the equality of all people and their inherent rights.
Making a difference on homelessness begins with how we see people
We must nourish the humanity of people who may otherwise be hidden from our sight by the convenience of a category.
Government shouldn’t be a business. It’s about people, not profits.
The wealthiest person in the world is an absolute failure if they do not care for those in need, just as the most prosperous state is a failed state if it does not care for its youth and elders.
We support an Anchorage municipal alcohol tax
We believe Proposition 9 is urgently needed to restore the quality of our public places and to assist chronically homeless residents into permanent housing.
Not all walls are immoral. But this one is.
Trump’s proposal, in its use of falsehoods and fear mongering, isn’t a wall but an accusing finger pointed intentionally and inaccurately at Mexicans.
Letter: Don’t set off fireworks in Anchorage, please
This year in particular, please prioritize other people’s well-being and freedom from fear above your own fun, and don’t set any off in town.
An earthquake lesson: Love thy neighbor
After the quake, neighbors could be seen walking around all of our many Anchorage neighborhoods, not to ask for help but to offer it.
Religious freedom doesn't excuse discrimination
OPINION: Strongly held religious beliefs do not trump civil rights, and if a business is to be open to the public, it must be open to all of the public.
As Syria chaos deepens, we must beware of fruit that falls from the tree of redemptive violence
OPINION: Military force is often necessary, and can stop immediate danger, but it increases the likelihood of the next conflict, unless we intentionally interrupt the cycle. Peace cannot be claimed as a spoil of war. It can only be built.
School shootings painful reminders that hope is a gamble as well as a choice
OPINION: As we send our children out into the world, we choose hope: Hope that they will grow, and live, and thrive, and make the world better. But after each school shooting comes a reminder: Hope is not just a choice, its a gamble.
Climate change has a moral dimension that can't be ignored
OPINION: Although human-driven global warming once may have seemed uncertain and far-off, the ability to deny it is disappearing as quickly as the glaciers around us.