Elizabeth Peratrovitch's pride, strength and inspiring words have in my lifetime become integral to colonial Alaskan mythology, and are increasingly incorporated into the national colonial myth of democratic equality and opportunity.

This is a tax tutorial for gubernatorial candidates, for legislators who will report to work next year and for the Alaska public.

I would like to begin by stating that Alaska’s halibut resource is currently at an all-time low — approximately a 40-year low — and is approaching an endangered state as a result of irresponsible management decisions.

Eaglecrest is in the news again, with clouds clearing but storm potential. The good news is the Eaglecrest Board of Directors (EBD) recently re-formed under new leadership and new members have extensive Eaglecrest and leadership experience — the “A Team.” Also, Eaglecrest’s General Manager (GM) Craig Cimmons resigned after 14 tumultuous months on the job.

I am saddened to see so many people still believe that the 2020 election was stolen. The 2020 election was the most secure election ever. If there were any substantial evidence of voter fraud, it would have emerged.

In anticipation of Sen. Dan Sullivan's annual address to the Alaska Legislature next week, I have written the address I would like to hear. Let we Alaskans envision alternatives to what we are currently enduring and work diligently to actualize a timeline we can be proud of.

In late December Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom handed over Alaska’s entire voter registration database to the U.S. Department of Justice to comply with an August demand issued by Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon to provide ”… the registrant’s full name, date of birth, residential address, his or her state driver’s license number or the last four digits of the registrant’s social security number.”

President Donald Trump boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (Official White House photo) By Rich Moniak U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, called a social media post shared by President Donald Trump last week “the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House." Sen. Dan Sullivan called it “offensive.” Trump took the post down but wouldn’t apologize because he “didn’t make a mistake.” I don’t need to elaborate on the racist

The Alaska Marine Highway System has never fully paid its own way with ticket revenues; it’s always needed state money to cover the gap between what it costs to operate the fleet and what it can collect from travelers.

While some Alaska salmon runs remain strong, sharp declines in others are causing a crisis for numerous Western Alaska communities.

Juneau has developed a habit of confusing opposition with wisdom. For years, major transportation investments have been met with skepticism, delay, and, ultimately, a reflexive “no.” The justification is almost always the same: the project is flawed, the benefits uncertain, the costs too high. Each objection may be defensible in isolation. Taken together, they reveal a deeper problem — short-term thinking that mistakes preservation for strategy and resistance for leadership.

A report published last week by the University of Alaska Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) gave Sen. Bill Wielechowski (D-Anchorage) new fodder to better frame an old argument. “ISER clearly stated the most regressive form of balancing our budget is to rely on cutting the PFD,” he wrote in his latest newsletter.