Juneau Independent

The Alaska Division of Public Assistance has been behind — far, far behind — in processing applications and reviews for food stamp benefits since 2022.

A humble grocery store may not seem historic, but the value of a building goes beyond its architecture.

I’m deeply disturbed and saddened by the assassination of a great man who was the embodiment of the American spirit, a man who stood for independent thinking, free speech, and a love for our Heavenly Father and Lord Jesus Christ.

There are three ballot propositions on the municipal ballot this year and I am voting no on all three of them.

This is an expensive and highly visible project and should be approached with a higher expectation for public participation, transparency, detailed plans and timelines – and instead there is every appearance of "fire, aim, ready."

This October, Juneau voters will have the chance to make some of the most consequential changes to our city government since Juneau and Douglas merged to form a borough in 1970.

I came to know Nano Brooks two years ago when I approached him about buying the business in Juneau that had been in my family for over...

As I wrote in the Juneau Empire four years ago, it “would be an epic battle” if the Roadless Rule protected 9.4 million acres of the Tongass National from development. “But it’s really an argument over 1.8% of what the statement erroneously implies.”

The reasons I am voting yes on Ballot Measures 1 and 2 boil down to Juneau affordability, financial common sense, and fairness to every age group. 

Solving Alaska’s growing shortage of state revenue is similar to that old adage: Don’t go grocery shopping when you’re hungry, you’ll make too many wrong choices.

When are you going to do something about Trump and his cronies as they dismantle democracy?

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins is attempting to reverse the Roadless Rule, and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz is claiming that America’s flourishing National Forests are “overstocked."