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It’s not about pressure from conservation organizations, it’s about economic reality in a rapidly changing world.

The Republicans I miss in the Alaska Legislature Author: Andy Josephson Published January 13 Share on Facebook Print article The new year, the COVID-19 crisis, and the end of the election cycle have caused me to reflect on the many great legislators I’ve had the privilege of working with over the past eight years. I wanted to take some time to comment on some of them and recall the wisdom of the voters in electing each one. A number were defeated at the polls. Some chose to retire. Tra...

We must rebuild our democracy Author: Kevin McGee Published January 13 FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington. An Arizona man seen in photos and video of the mob wearing a fur hat with horns was also charged Saturday in Wednesdays chaos. Jacob Anthony Chansley, who also goes by the name Jake Angeli, was taken into custody Saturday, Jan. 9. (AP Pho...

Alaskans across the state, myself included, rediscovered local parks and trails during the COVID-19 lockdowns.

Two megalomaniacs Published January 11 President Donald Trump pumps his fist to the crowd with a bandage on his hand, before speaking from the Blue Room Balcony of the White House to a crowd of supporters, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Share on Facebook Print article The storming of America’s Capitol marked a clear violation of the oath that Donald Trump and millions of us war veterans took when we swore to defend the Constitution of the United States an...

Strong Republican leadership on bipartisan clean energy solutions Author: Lesil McGuire Published January 10 Share on Facebook Print article Republicans in Congress, led by Alaska’s own Sen. Lisa Murkowski, should be proud of the hard work it took to include an array of clean energy provisions in the recent bipartisan COVID-19 relief and omnibus spending bill. These provisions include the Energy Act of 2020 — the first clean energy innovation package passed by Congress in more than a ...

Print article We have a lot to look forward to in 2021. Although 2020 was a very challenging year, it was not all bad news. Alaskans achieved an incredible victory with respect to the proposed Pebble Mine. In November, the Alaska District of the Army Corps of Engineers rejected a key federal permit for the project. The Corps denied the permit because it concluded that Pebble would cause significant degradation to the waters and fisheries of Bristol Bay and issuing a permit to Pebble was not i...

Alaska’s government is embarrassing itself with expensive PR contracts, stonewalling Author: Paul Jenkins Published January 8 Share on Facebook Print article For those of us deeply leery of government, it largely being a nexus between nincompoopery and super-inflated egos, it is no surprise when it does something really dumb — even less of a surprise when it does it again and again. Take, for instance, Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration, which too often seems to have a tin ear, to...

Print article After a pro-Trump mob attacked the Capitol on Wednesday, commentators and elected officials — notably House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. — decried the events as “un-American.” In an interview with a Boston radio station on Thursday, Harvard historian Jill Lepore went so far as to say, “We are off the grid of American history.” There’s no disputing that the assault was remarkable. But “un-American” is the wrong adjective. A better way to make sense o...

Print article On Wednesday, I looked at the ugliness unfolding in our capital and what did I see? Racism. Colonization. Slavery. They manifested in my mind’s eye as I witnessed the fear and desperation of those who have chosen to embrace the myth of white supremacy. This is not and has never been just about an election. It is not about Democrat vs. Republican, left vs. right. In our recent history, this society and many other parts of the world have undertaken the painful and beautiful s...