Opinions

Let’s hope that in April, Anchorage voters end Dave Bronson’s quixotic failed experiment with public service and our new mayor can fix the jury-rigged mess Bronson and the Assembly have given us.

Alaskans for Honest Elections has violated the Bible’s law stated in Exodus 22:22, “You shall not mistreat any widow,” and Jesus’ command to love your neighbor as yourself.

The ballot box is often the informed voting population’s only way to weigh in on the matter.

At the end of the day, maybe it’s time for Alaska to keep its high tax rates on marijuana.

Our amazing students, Alaska’s future, will soon become the leading edge of a work world likely very different from the present. They deserve our support.

Along with so many of you, I hope to see less divisiveness and more working together to help our municipality achieve better solutions.

Big changes are in the offing, but they will arrive slowly. Classroom practices, for better or worse, are among the stickiest of human institutions.

Special appreciation to ADN for Sunday’s front-page photos (Marc Lester) and story (Zachariah Hughes) featuring the legacy of “the old village” of Quinhagak.

Star is a gentle giant, amiable, and should be cherished. I encourage everyone to see him.

Our streets are very dangerous, especially at night. Good people are leaving their communities and their city. How long can we continue doing this?

The Washington NFL team changed its culturally insensitive name to a new one, the Commanders. The new name has been something less than popular.

It was the most touching story I have ever read about a dog, in this case Scout, a well-loved dog who found a permanent home.

We will see progress if we clearly define where we want to go and plan the route to make it happen.

Alaska must provide an adequate educational system that prepares people to live independently and provide appropriate care and housing for people with an acute mental illness.

The Alaska Railroad has to decide if it will put one family’s privacy wishes over the general public’s recreational opportunities and transportation options.

If you are one of those who did commit this felony, stop being a hypocrite by excusing yourself while condemning Biden.

Alaskans surely have been taken to the cleaners since SB 21 was enacted to cheat Alaska out of its “fair share” of its nonrenewable resource wealth.

Walking and biking are rights. Driving a car on city streets is a privilege. Our ordinances should reflect that.

Thank you, Mr. President — stay strong, calm and collected.

We want our community to know we are in this together, and each of us has a role to play in suicide prevention throughout the year and especially in September.

Enrollment at UAA is up roughly 5% from last fall, the fourth semester in a row that UAA has seen an increase in new students.

These shortcomings appear to part of a larger, wider, taller and deeper problem.

Whatever Hunter Biden’s legal fate, the MAGA Republican attempt to use his sins to tarnish his father — including an impeachment inquiry — is built on an absence of evidence of wrongdoing on the part of the president.