Opinion:Production In Exchange For Reasonable Reductions: An Oil Tax Bill That Works
The oil tax debate will dominate this session. You should know the options that are being considered, including the bill I and others filed earlier this month. The first few…
Feb 19, 2013Comments Off on Opinion:Production In Exchange For Reasonable Reductions: An Oil Tax Bill That WorksRead More
Is BP Cutting Production to Blackmail Alaska?
BP’s tankers occasionally return to Valdez with millions of gallons of Alaskan oil on board, reports The San Francisco Chronicle, the Houston Chronicle, and the Fairbanks News Miner.…
Feb 13, 2013Comments Off on Is BP Cutting Production to Blackmail Alaska?Read More
Opinion: Campaign Finance Reform
"Take it from two United States Senators from both sides of the aisle who have decades of experience in public life: Campaign-finance rules have a tremendous impact on the public…
Dec 28, 2012Comments Off on Opinion: Campaign Finance ReformRead More
OPINION: Subsistence Rights Must be Respected, Protected
Even though I currently live in Anchorage, I grew up in a village 80 miles Southwest of Fairbanks, and I was raised on a subsistence diet. Sure, we traveled to…
Nov 2, 2012Comments Off on OPINION: Subsistence Rights Must be Respected, ProtectedRead More
OPINION: Alaska's Judges: Public Servants, or Robed Masters?
Judicial retention elections rarely attract much interest from the news media, or from voters. But this year we have reason to pay attention – and take action.…
Oct 16, 2012Comments Off on OPINION: Alaska's Judges: Public Servants, or Robed Masters?Read More
Fisherman and Musher Supports Alan Dick
I support Alan Dick for district 38 Representative, which stretches from Goldstream in Western Fairbanks to the mouth of the Yukon. He is the only legislator to stand up to…
Sep 26, 2012Comments Off on Fisherman and Musher Supports Alan DickRead More
August in Alaska — “My Mind is Full and My Heart is Happyâ€
After a month in Alaska where Senator Murkowski covered over 10,000 miles and connected with Alaskans statewide, she wrote the following letter in gratitude and appreciation:…
Sep 4, 2012Comments Off on August in Alaska — “My Mind is Full and My Heart is Happyâ€Read More
Big Bear Can Frack on North Slope With or Without Parnell's Tax Cuts
The race is on. To avoid looking like a fool, Parnell needs his tax cuts hammered into law before Great Bear’s anticipated production enters the pipeline. If he does, he…
Aug 3, 2012Comments Off on Big Bear Can Frack on North Slope With or Without Parnell's Tax CutsRead More
