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Opinion: From the Publisher: Public involvement will make newspaper better, more relevant
February 3rd 2:00 pm
This feels like déjà vu, at least for us it certainly seems like it. Here we are resurrecting a newspaper that stopped printing last August. The new and combined newspaper of The Bristol Bay Times and The Dutch Harbor Fisherman come back into [...]
Opinion: Lessons in community journalism taught by Bailey the Wonderdog
February 3rd 1:59 pm
Years ago, I wrote a story about a 20-year-old pile of beige fluff named Bailey the Wonderdog. Bailey was a pretty normal dog, other than the fact that he had lived longer than most.
Opinion: Rare birds brighten winter days
February 3rd 1:52 pm
Unalaska is experiencing an exceptional showing of unusual birds this winter, and some of them are causing quite a stir!
Opinion: Let's work together to bend the corrections cost
February 3rd 9:29 am
You may have seen a lot of news lately about the rising cost of Alaska's corrections system. We have to face the facts: Prisons are incredibly expensive — regardless of where or how they are built. It's time for us to start focusing on why we have had [...]
Opinion: Make your own Native Hollywood in the village
July 12th 12:45 pm
A few months ago, I wrote a letter to Native teens, to Athabascan and Yup'ik teenage boys, who are committing suicide in great numbers.
Opinion: Where animal attraction is natural
July 11th 12:06 pm
The story of the coyote and the bear at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center got my attention.
Opinion: Strategies for smoothing conflict in family businesses
July 6th 5:34 pm
Family-owned business conflicts often filter down to employees. What should a worker do?
Opinion: Kenai River fish story fit for a grandson
July 5th 11:03 am
Malachi Willis, my 9-year-old grandson, has been on the Kenai River just twice, although he lives in Anchorage, and he was still in need of education about what type of fish swim in its sparkling turquoise waters.
Opinion: Investment, at its peak
June 30th 11:17 am
Credit those wacky Austrians, but the next time Alaskans need money they can borrow an idea. Sell mountains. Maybe Alaska could too?
Opinion: To fight discrimination, keep conversations going
June 27th 10:55 am
Stacy Deacon's story of her own battle with discrimination hit home with many Native families looking for housing in Anchorage. "I've received plenty of great feedback," she writes.
Opinion: Rules for bosses on keeping good employees
June 21st 1:33 pm
"I work at a foundation that provides a unique service to our rural communities," a person writes. "However, we are close to closing our doors because our boss won't listen any of our ideas."
Opinion: Handing Lefty compliments for hardball lessons
June 21st 10:44 am
Lefty Van Brunt was probably the most unheralded great pitching coach in the history of baseball. That's because he spent decades as pitching guru for the Anchorage Glacier Pilots and not for the Seattle Mariners or any other big-league team.
Opinion: There is still time to save Coastal Management
June 14th 1:30 pm
We were disappointed when the House adjourned the recent Special Session three days early, failing by one vote to accept compromise language saving the Alaska Coastal Management Program.
Opinion: Definitions of home within Alaska
June 13th 12:03 pm
The phrase "home is where the heart is," is an old one, but as real now as it always was.
Opinion: Ways to help Alaska's foster kids are numerous
June 10th 1:12 pm
How would you like to make a child's life better. Easily.
Opinion: In competition between spouses, everyone loses
June 7th 1:49 pm
A married couple should be partners - but in this case they are in competition. The tough truth is -- no one can win this kind of competition. The marriage loses.
Opinion: Forecast for Alaska small businesses is promising
June 6th 10:59 am
Available cash and the status of the state's private sector cast a favorable light for Alaskans interested in starting small businesses.
Opinion: Housing discrimination isn't old history in Alaska
June 1st 12:01 pm
I wanted to share my personal experience with housing and the narrow-mindedness that is still occurring in Alaska today.
Opinion: A natural season best viewed from afar
May 30th 2:05 pm
Fire. I can hear sirens as I write this and I wonder what's burning. We are all brought up to fear fire, not to play with matches, not to go too close to the stove.
Opinion: Changing the tone with a moody co-worker
May 26th 12:28 pm
If you communicate your boundaries in a friendly way and then stick to them — it frequently make a difference, writes workplace consultant Christian Muntean.
