What others say: Processing disaster

When tragedy strikes, as it did June 25 in Ketchikan, the community feels it deeply.Nine people died in a floatplane crash that day while returning… Continue reading

  • Jul 14, 2015

No more steak: Wining and dining of pols down in Va.

RICHMOND, Va. — Prior to the corruption scandal involving former Gov. Bob McDonnell, lobbyists spent nearly $20,000 at Morton’s Steakhouse during the 2013 legislative session.… Continue reading

  • Jul 13, 2015
  • By ALAN SUDERMAN

On-field fracas between head coaches teaches wrong life lessons

In Anchorage earlier this week, what could have been an extra-innings Alaska Baseball League classic turned into a gong show. Arguing balls and strikes in… Continue reading

  • Jul 13, 2015

There should be no sanctuary from the law

According to the Wall Street Journal, the last serious attempt to count the number of federal criminal laws appears to have been made in 1982… Continue reading

  • Jul 13, 2015

When the parachute has holes

There is an unwritten rule in Alaska journalism: Don’t publicly criticize the other guy.Alaska is a small place, especially so when it comes to the… Continue reading

  • Jul 12, 2015

The immigration secessionists

It turns out that everything we’ve heard about the evils of states and localities defying federal law is wrong.So long as a jurisdiction is sticking… Continue reading

  • Jul 12, 2015

Op-ed: They hate us, but who cares?

In her 1985 speech after receiving the Best Actress Oscar for her role in “Places in the Heart,” actress Sally Field famously gushed, “You like… Continue reading

  • Jul 11, 2015
  • By Cal Thomas

With great salmon comes great responsibility

We live in a community that prizes its salmon runs. This past Tuesday, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly proved that with its actions on an… Continue reading

  • Jul 11, 2015

Hillary’s trust bust

Hillary Clinton, during her CNN interview, said: “Well, people should and do trust me.” Oh please, Hillary. Even that answer can’t be trusted. Surely you… Continue reading

  • Jul 11, 2015

Ready or not, here they come

Many folks on the Kenai Peninsula, and for that matter, across Alaska, have today’s date — July 10 — circled on their calendar. Depending on… Continue reading

  • Jul 9, 2015

Op-ed: Clarence Thomas is right

Who knew that inherent rights are a political bombshell?Justice Clarence Thomas set off a controversy in his dissent in the Supreme Court’s gay-marriage decision by… Continue reading

  • Jul 8, 2015
  • By Rich Lowry

What others say: Buy local

Alaskans want a way out of the state’s current deficit spending situation, and one will be forthcoming; it has to be.But, in the meantime, there’s… Continue reading

  • Jul 8, 2015

Voices of Alaska: Medicaid expansion would help Alaska’s economy

According to a recent study, Alaska is either in a recession or on the brink of one. It’s time for non-partisan solutions, not time to… Continue reading

  • Jul 7, 2015
  • By Rep. Les Gara

Op-ed: Hateful words trump smart debate

This is a real dilemma for many of us in punditbiz: Do we ignore Donald Trump’s noxious publicity-mongering and his obvious attempts to advance his… Continue reading

  • Jul 7, 2015
  • By Bob Franken

What others say: Governor makes good picks to craft state marijuana policy

The state of Alaska now has its first Marijuana Control Board. Selected by Gov. Bill Walker and announced on Wednesday, the initial board members will… Continue reading

  • Jul 7, 2015

Op-ed: Evangelicals should return to core beliefs

In the matter of the “culture wars,” evangelical Christians are asking, “what do we do now?” The question is being raised in the aftermath of… Continue reading

  • Jul 6, 2015
  • By Cal Thomas

What others say: Walker’s tax credit cut a fair move

Is Alaska’s oil tax credit system broken? That’s what Gov. Bill Walker said Wednesday after cutting $200 million from $700 million budgeted by lawmakers to… Continue reading

  • Jul 6, 2015

Voices of the Peninsula: The riparian missing link

The missing link in the riparian buffer argument is ‘time’, the dynamic variable ‘time’.Other than not over fishing, three essential principles of fish propagation are:Erosion… Continue reading

  • Jul 5, 2015
  • By Stan Welles

Op-ed: Sorry, Donald Trump has a point

You are hardly a name-brand company if you haven’t dumped Donald Trump during the past seven days.NBC, Univision and Macy’s all have thrown The Donald… Continue reading

  • Jul 5, 2015
  • By Rich Lowry

What others say: Walker pulls rug from under explorers

Oh, the vagaries of print journalism.Our original cover story for this Oil & Gas Reporter was a profile of Corri Feige, the new director of… Continue reading

  • Jul 5, 2015

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