Opinions

Yes, he is a part of the well-known, primarily Democratic Begich family. However, he comes from a different branch of that family tree.

Party loyalty certainly matters. But contrary to what the establishment believes, it’s not the only thing that matters.

The Arctic ice sheet is also shrinking at a rate that, as has been recently discovered, is faster than even previously expected.

Vote no on Ballot Measure 1 in November to avoid an unnecessary and costly constitutional convention.

The problem is that no one can remember or be expected to remember anything that they know nothing about.

I should have gotten a degree in construction management or civil engineering.

Our cities can do more to incentivize new home construction. But the state has a role to play as well.

The point of calling for a special master would seem to be to delay the government’s investigation. Instead, Raymond J. Dearie has pressed Trump’s team on several baseless claims their client made out of court.

Each death is the endpoint of what has often been a years-long, or even generations-long, chain of failures in our duty to be our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers.

Few think the Russian leader would be foolish enough to escalate radically, but there’s also a strong argument to be made that he’s not bluffing.

The love and commitment to community and our downtown that has been poured into every cup of coffee has irreversibly transformed the space.

What I worry about is that the Permanent Fund will be pressed by politicians next year to make an overdraw.

There are a few people in Alaska who examine weather data as closely as our professional meteorologists. I am one of them. But in truth, I have yet to figure it out.

What happens at the library impacts everyone’s ability to be safe and receive care. The library must be a place where everyone can rest without fear.

I ask all Democrats, Republicans and independents to cast a vote for Alaska’s future this November. Vote for Mary Peltola.

Have we all lost our way in a world that has become so tragically hostile and dark?

How to “game the system” should not be something that a voter must consider when they have a candidate they want to win.

ADN’s recent coverage of Mary Peltola’s victory revealed something palpable, visual and thoroughly genuine: joy.

Every day this week, I’ve driven to work in the dark on Minnesota Drive into downtown. I’ve noticed not one, but several cars that do not have their lights on!

Christian nationalists misuse faith in a quest for power and as a political weapon against everyone they see as an enemy.

Haaland and Interior have acted as nothing short of attack dogs against development opportunities.

I’m old enough to remember the pre-Roe v. Wade days.

The candidate putting out these ads is making a fool of herself; don’t let her make a fool of you.