Ignoring Alaska’s budget crisis doesn’t make it go away
The Legislature has demonstrated this year the utter futility of letting the determination of the PFD be an annual slugfest.
Editorials
The pandemic development threatening Alaska’s recovery
We started the vaccine campaign strong, but we’re slipping. We all have a part to play in the goal of getting Alaska covered.
A land-management gambit that could benefit Alaska
The governor has taken an important and positive step in asserting Alaska’s control over its navigable waterways.
Anchorage needs a mayor who can bridge divides and help the city recover
Our mayor should understand the concerns of voters and officials on both sides — but also provide a check on the Assembly when needed.
Restoring Alaskans’ trust means walking the walk
It’s far-fetched to expect the public to believe Ben Stevens will leave the room at ConocoPhillips whenever political strategy is discussed.
After the pandemic, what will ‘normal’ be for Alaska — and how do we get there?
The vaccines, put simply, are nothing short of a miracle. But they’re a miracle that requires our active participation.
Hope and caution at the end of a pandemic year
We built tremendous testing capacity to catch COVID-19 cases early. Let’s not waste that work by taking our foot off the gas pedal now.
Despite strong headwinds, a glimmer of hope for the University of Alaska
In 2021, though the system has weathered its fair share of storms, there’s reason to be thankful.
For the GOP in Alaska and nationwide, how far is too far?
At some point, there has to be a reckoning over the party’s identity, and it seems like it’s coming soon — both in Alaska and across the U.S.
Grading the Alaska Legislature as its one-month mark approaches
If legislators were school students, few would be at the top of their Zoom classes.
Total recall: What’s getting lost amid battles to remove Alaska officials
We all have to live here with one another. It’s time we started acting like it.
Gov. Dunleavy’s $6.3 billion Permanent Fund grab
The governor would kneecap Alaskans’ future by – for the first time ever – overspending from an account intended to last forever.
Alaska is turning a corner on COVID-19. Let’s keep it that way.
We’re making great progress toward beating the virus, if we maintain our vigilance and health practices now.
What to watch for as the legislative session begins
With so much needing to be done, it’s more important than ever for Alaskans to keep government on track and accountable.
Picking up the pieces of a fractured country
The issues that have gone unaddressed for decades and even centuries cannot be quickly dispatched.
American democracy isn’t dead. But now we’ve seen how it would happen.
On Wednesday, a group of Americans voted with their actions to end our republic.
How Alaska got vaccine prioritization right
Alaska’s vaccine prioritization panel has been wise in its decision of who will get the vaccine first, and in what order.
As an excruciating year ends, hope of beating COVID-19 comes closer
It’s somehow fitting that vials of COVID-19 vaccine began arriving in Alaska just as the daylight approached its lowest ebb.
Alaska’s uphill battle to right its economy in 2021
Partisan rifts are deeper. The state’s budget situation is more dire. COVID-19 is raging on.
A dangerous, undemocratic betrayal of conservative principles
Clearly, supporters’ aim was keeping power in friendly hands, no matter the cost to Alaska and our country.