If you’ve somehow managed to avoid the newspaper, TV, radio, Internet and your mailbox for the past few months, here’s a quick reminder: Alaska’s primary… Continue reading
In 1985, my young family followed an oilfield truck up the Alcan and we began a life of adventure, beauty, hard work, laughter and tears.… Continue reading
Why Vote YES on Ballot Measure 1?There is only one chance to repeal SB 21. New laws can only be repealed at the first general… Continue reading
Tuesday is an important day for Alaskans. I will not campaign until after the primary so that constituents can learn the most they can about… Continue reading
This week’s rescue of 35 dogs just outside of Soldotna highlights a question the Kenai Peninsula Borough has been struggling with for years: How much,… Continue reading
Theodore Roosevelt said, “Knowing what’s right doesn’t mean much unless you do what’s right.” Service leadership means getting out there, often times getting dirty, tired,… Continue reading
It has been an honor and a privilege to represent you at home and in Juneau for the past five terms. I am running again… Continue reading
August 19th will soon be here and Alaskans will be voting on Ballot Measure One to decide if Oil Tax Reform will be repealed or… Continue reading
I am very humbled and proud that the voters of my House District have had faith in my abilities to send me to Juneau for… Continue reading
Two new reports are out this week that, taken together, provide a pretty good picture of how the U.S. labor force has fared since the… Continue reading
We’ve all heard the cliche: “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” It is supposed to explain why nations that normally are bitter foes… Continue reading
It’s been almost hard to recognize the Chena River this summer. Usually an easygoing stream that meanders through town lazily, the river this season has… Continue reading
To the youth of Juneau, we have failed you. And for that our community should truly feel sorry.Far too many of you have been subjected… Continue reading
When liberal Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and the conservative former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich agree on something, attention should be paid.Feinstein, who chairs the… Continue reading
“Stop just hatin’ all the time.” If you haven’t been following the news, you might not know whether this bon mot was uttered by a… Continue reading
Who owns the water? That’s the essential issue in a controversial plan to pump 26,000 acre-feet of groundwater over two years and sell it to… Continue reading
On the occasion of this week’s 40th anniversary of Richard Nixon’s resignation from the presidency, The Washington Post sponsored a reunion featuring Bob Woodward and… Continue reading
Maybe it’s time to get really tough, my fellow Americans. Without a doubt, someone needs to be creative in coming up with ways to punish… Continue reading
Almost every summer the smoky air from wildfires lingers over Central Oregon. No matter how many fire crews are deployed or how quickly they respond,… Continue reading
The state’s long hunt for a veterans’ cemetery in the Interior appears to be over. Late last week, the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans’… Continue reading
