Obama’s foolish Gitmo fascination

President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address was an advertisement for his ideological fixity, and so he reiterated his unbending determination to close down… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2015
  • By Rich Lowry

What others say: Staying focused on natural gas

Interior power co-op Golden Valley Electric Association announced this week that starting in March, local power customers will pay close to 3 cents less per… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2015

Cal Thomas: Winston Churchill – a man for all times

LONDON — It is an old debating point: Do the times make the man, or does the man make the times? In the case of… Continue reading

  • Jan 24, 2015
  • By Cal Thomas

Voices of the Peninsula: Protecting salmon in a changing climate

The National Weather Service reports that 2014 was Alaska’s warmest year on record. Even with record-breaking temperatures occurring all across the state, I see climate… Continue reading

  • Jan 24, 2015
  • By Sue Mauger

Bob Franken: The State of the Union cliche

They can call it the State of the Union speech all they want, but what we witnessed as President Barack Obama confronted the Republican-controlled Congress… Continue reading

  • Jan 24, 2015
  • By Bob Franken

Congress not looking out for rural communities

Money doesn’t grow on trees, nor have timber sales grown with them. Unfortunately for rural communities near land owned by the federal government — the… Continue reading

  • Jan 24, 2015

Something to talk about

Alaska fishery politics are never boring, but Tuesday’s events certainly will give people plenty to talk about.On Tuesday, Board of Fisheries Chairman Karl Johnstone tendered… Continue reading

  • Jan 22, 2015

Rich Lowry: The return of the war hero

Clint Eastwood’s new movie, “American Sniper,” marks the return of the American war hero.Heroism on the battlefield had never gone away, of course, far from… Continue reading

  • Jan 21, 2015
  • By Rich Lowry

What others say: Oil prices and spirit

Gov. Bill Walker and the Alaska Legislature have a difficult task ahead.Facing massive deficits from low prices and production of oil — the state’s primary… Continue reading

  • Jan 21, 2015

Keep the LNG project moving forward

While Gov. Bill Walker has acted within his authority during his first month in office, a number of those actions, including the removal of three… Continue reading

  • Jan 8, 2015

What others say: Trash the capitol move idea

Last week, Sen.-elect Bill Stoltze, a Republican from Chugiak, went public with his plans to file legislation that would move the Alaska Legislature from Anchorage… Continue reading

  • Jan 14, 2015

Voices of Alaska: Alaska is ready for Erin’s Law

When I was a little boy growing up in Anchorage, I knew just what to do if I caught on fire: “Stop, drop, and roll.”… Continue reading

  • Jan 20, 2015
  • By David Holthouse

Bob Franken: Pete and the Pope

Back at the beginning of my TV career, in Cleveland local news, on-camera minority reporters were few and far between. Our business was just discovering… Continue reading

  • Jan 20, 2015
  • By Bob Franken

What others say: Political, social controversy on the menu

Americans love food. Now more than ever, it’s a refuge from the world’s intractable difficulties — and a rich, tactile alternative to the arm’s-length enjoyments… Continue reading

  • Jan 20, 2015

What others say: A victory for journalism

As the world mourned Monday the Paris bloodshed and debated President Obama’s European absence, a critically important development took place in Washington.James Risen, a Pulitzer… Continue reading

  • Jan 19, 2015

Cal Thomas: President Obama sings the same old song

Here’s a suggestion for Joni Ernst, the new Republican senator from Iowa, who will deliver the GOP response to the State of the Union address… Continue reading

  • Jan 19, 2015
  • By Cal Thomas

Voices of Alaska: Alaska must do better for children in foster care

Alaskans are caring and generous. We should agree we can’t avoid our responsibility to improve life for the more than 2,300 foster youth for whom… Continue reading

  • Jan 18, 2015
  • By Les Gara and Amanda Metivier

Rich Lowry: Of course it is Islam

It is settled: The Paris terror attacks had almost nothing to do with Islam.Consider that on the one hand, you have the chilling new tape… Continue reading

  • Jan 18, 2015
  • By Rich Lowry

What others say: No gray area for child predators

A former Petersburg School District employee was recently sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after authorities discovered he possessed 2,000 images and 39 videos… Continue reading

  • Jan 18, 2015
  • By Juneau Empire editorial

Voices of Alaska: Celebrating some great Alaska innovations

Alaskans like to work hard and play hard — and sometimes there is a market waiting to be tapped where the two overlap. Case in… Continue reading

  • Jan 17, 2015
  • By Sen. Lisa Murkowski