As a longtime resident of Juneau who has called Alaska home for decades, I am writing to strongly endorse the re-election of U.S. Sen. Dan S. Sullivan.

Several characteristics of the Tongass National Forest are unique. It is part of the largest temperate rainforest in the world and extends from Yakutat, Alaska to northern California. It is home to healthy populations of five species of Pacific salmon: pink, chum, coho, sockeye and Chinook salmon. The largest population of brown bears is found on Admiralty Island in the Tongass National Forest.

In April 2025, Alaska State Troopers arrested 10 people in Whittier for voter fraud. The state is still pursuing felony charges against these individuals, who could be sent to prison for five to 10 years.

Sen. Dan Sullivan said he “relentlessly pushed for” the emergency Clean Air Act waiver the Environmental Protection Agency granted last week. It will “unlock tens of thousands of gallons per day” in North Slope refining capacity. And “bring relief for Alaska’s families facing high energy costs.”

I believe that we Alaskans owe Petersburg Dan Sullivan a thank you for his decision to run regardless of his reasons for that decision. The Alaska Division of Elections has shown its hand early in this election cycle with its convoluted and partisan and illegal efforts to block a valid candidate from the election.

President Donald Trump is infatuated with gold, from bathroom fixtures in the White House to gold coasters, ceilings, door frames and fireplace decorations in the Oval Office.

A recent column by Angela Rodell on mail-in voting caught the attention of the League of Women Voters (LWV). For 106 years the LWV has worked to expand voting rights for all in the aftermath of the previous decades of fighting for women’s right to vote.

"Finding the Homes of Wild Salmon" on June 2, 2019, by NASA Goddard Photo and Video is licensed under CC BY 2.0. (Credit: Department of Interior) By Dave Kiffer As a lifelong Alaskan from a family of commercial fishermen, I understand and appreciate how much our state depends on healthy fisheries. Salmon, halibut, black cod, rockfish and countless other species are more than economic resources — they are how many families feed themselves, support their businesses and pass tra

The decision by the Assembly to terminate half of the Juneau-Douglas City Museum staff and endanger the viability of the museum serves as an example of the haphazard way the city sets priorities.

Jose Tagle is a business owner who wants to serve East Anchorage residents in the Alaska House of Representatives. But it seems he didn’t understand the state law that requires candidates for public office to file a financial disclosure statement. He submitted a completely blank form.

In terms of sending ballots by mail, many civic-minded people are elderly or disabled and they deserve to have the vote-by-mail option.

During the legislative conference committee debate on the Alaska LNG project, House Speaker Bryce Edgmon questioned whether the Legislature had enough time to move the project forward. That concern deserves consideration. But as the owner of a Kenai business that has supported Alaska's energy industry for decades, I see another side of the equation: Alaska no longer has the luxury of waiting.