We’ll understand today in about 100 years
Our judgments about the past should make us a little less arrogant about the way we act today.
Opinions
Readers write: Letters to the editor, April 23, 2018
Anchorage's trash comes to light, presidential guesswork and a stuck bill on smoke-free workplaces.
Here’s why a working family in Anchorage needs food aid to get by
When the income of full-time skilled work can't feed a family, government must help.
Alaskans, it’s time to comment on the Pebble mine
This risky project would be profoundly detrimental to commercial, sport, and subsistence fisheries.
The sweet fruit of education
Our state will only prosper when we place value on our actions and words so that our education system is strong.
Five myths about recycling
Some of these myths have been kicking around for decades.
North Korea keeps conning Trump
Kim Jong Un's nuclear testing announcement is not a breakthrough but instead more skillful maneuvering on his part.
Readers write: Letters to the editor, April 22, 2018
On the president, Earth Day, the 737 engine explosion, Anchorage's vote-by-mail election and the workplace smoking bill.
America not as intolerant as we make it out to be
There's a difference between saying that discrimination or other injustices exist and that there is more work to be done, and saying that America is the most racist country in the world and that things haven't gotten better.
Why Alaskans need the options that a ‘death-with-dignity’ law would provide
I believe there are worse things in life than death.
Responsible development no longer exists under EPA’s Scott Pruitt
This year on Earth Day, we need to look at what's happening in the EPA.
Here’s a campaign slogan: Make Alaska Safe Again
Alaska has a shrinking population. Why? Who the hell wants to live with all the super unsexy dangers of crime?
Jones Act is vital to our national security — and that includes Alaska
The act provides significant benefits to Alaskans.
Anchorage isn’t always beautiful, but how can we stop a slide into something worse?
While Anchorage is not always beautiful by any stretch of the imagination, what can be done to ensure it does not simply get uglier?
That Sitka dock dweller who disappeared was a friend
I keep thinking Sean could live for some time in the woods. He could. He'd go out and cut wood for days by himself. He'd find food. No problem. Even as I write this, I think that.
Trump tweets, markets go nuts – and these guys win
Trump's bizarre behavior is good for trading desks, but it has plenty of downsides for big, diversified financial firms. Not to mention for our country.
We’re making headway in Alaska against child abuse. This is how.
For too many young Alaskans, childhood joys are overshadowed by fear of living with abuse or neglect.
These refugees had nothing, but they gave her back her life
A terrible tragedy derailed Cindy Johnson's future and damaged her health. Her recovery has come from teaching.
Unemployment benefits should sustain families and communities during economic hardship. They currently don’t.
Unemployment benefits have been stagnant for a decade and don’t provide adequate wage replacement to help workers stay on their feet while they search for new employment.
‘Sully’ was simply a hero, period. Why label the Southwest captain a ‘female pilot’?
Women who fly are proud of Capt. Tammie Jo Shults but sorry that her gender must be pointed out.