Opinions
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Opinion: HB 57 is a victory for compromise and public education. The governor should let it stand.
Lawmakers put students over politics. So should the governor.
Opinion: A prayer for service, courage and unity during National Police Week
Honoring the fallen, and those who continue to serve in difficult times.
Opinion: Don’t turn the PFD into a needs-based program
Alaska’s Permanent Fund dividend was meant to unite. Don’t let fiscal fixes wreck that.
Opinion: A Pacific wave of interest in Alaska LNG
Support from Washington and market demand are giving the project momentum.
Opinion: Honoring the Alaska-Siberia air route heroes of WWII
Alaska was a wartime bridge between allied nations — and a site of heroism we shouldn’t forget.
Letter: We can end daylight saving time in Alaska
Letter: Can’t support this president
Letter: Thanks to Murkowski for energy leadership
Letter: Murkowski doesn’t value Trump supporters
Letter: Let’s swap Alaska and Alberta
Opinion: It’s wrong to hold badly needed Alaska school funding hostage to political agendas
Our kids need safe, well-funded schools — now.
Opinion: Small businesses need investment, not abandoned contracts
It’s not about federal budget-cutting — it’s a broken promise to Alaska entrepreneurs.
Opinion: Gatekeeping freedom
Freedom of speech isn’t a privilege for citizens — it’s a right for all
Opinion: What to give Americans for Mother’s Day? More than a baby bonus.
There is solid evidence that other polices, including paid parental leave, increase the birth rate.
Opinion: Why Alaska education funding and policy need to go hand in hand
Reading gains show what’s possible when good policy is in place.
Opinion: Trump is wrong. My dad was a trucker, and he didn’t need much English to do his job.
For Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy to huff that his department “will always put America’s truck drivers first” — as if people like my dad somehow don’t belong to that group — is hateful and ignorant of what trucking in this country is truly about.
Opinion: Alaska legislators delivered on education. A veto would set us back
HB 57 reflects months of compromise and broad support.
Opinion: A winning hand against Trump only takes 4 cards
The Senate has 100 members, but it only takes four to call Trump’s bluff.
Opinion: Energy opportunities for Alaska
New technologies and smart policy can unlock low-cost energy for all Alaskans.
Opinion: Sorry, America. Canada’s just not that into you.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has been tactful but firm. Yet President Donald Trump can’t seem to take no for an answer.
Opinion: How community support helps to keep Chugach State Park accessible
Donations and volunteer efforts are making trail upgrades possible this summer.
Opinion: Taiwan, Japan and South Korea aren’t sold on the Alaska LNG project
Confidential letters and vague promises aren’t the same as real demand.
Opinion: What’s it going to be, hard truths or appealing lies?
Why science and not wishful thinking and must guide our climate response.
Opinion: A White House briefing straight from North Korea
How MAGA influencers have reshaped the press corps
Opinion: RFK Jr.’s measles strategy is leading the US down a dark path
The secretary of Health and Human Services is peddling misinformation and fake cures and steering public health off course.
Opinion: Alaska’s clean energy future requires leadership tenacity
Congress needs to protect the credits fueling Alaska’s clean energy progress.