Though I have voted for Democrats in every election since 1976, in this year’s primary I am voting for Click Bishop, a lifelong Republican.

In the Aug. 18 primary election the League of Women Voters of Alaska supports Ballot Measure 1 which places limits on campaign contributions in state and local elections.

For decades, the Tulsequah Chief Mine has concerned Alaskans who depend on the Taku River waters flowing into Southeast Alaska. The historic mine sits along the Tulsequah River in British Columbia, upstream of its confluence with the Taku. Although the mine has been closed for many years, it continues to generate acid rock drainage from its underground workings.

Just as mosquitos, outdoor barbecues and sometimes even sunshine and warm skies return every summer in Alaska, and just as king salmon used to return in abundance and many Lower 48 relatives visit in too much abundance, Alaska experiences a special summer event in election years: The return of the dividend-promising political candidate.

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