Every individual in an Alaskan leadership role needs to carry a copy of Larry Persily’s article “The simple answer to Alaska’s outmigration problem” in the Dec.8 ADN. The governor and all the members ...

I was pleased to read that the Legislature is again considering a bill that might make condominium construction a more reasonable proposition for developers. As the article correctly stated, there ...

Editor: Recently, I discovered the most incredible civics program. It is called the National Civics Bee and it is run by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, nationally and locally. It is for students in the ...

I have tried and previously failed in not victim- blaming the pedestrians who have been hit or killed in Anchorage. But now I see that’s the wrong mindset. We need to focus on traffic safety, but also ...

Sometimes the smallest things can help solve the biggest problems. Brine is salt water waste produced during oil extraction that can be 100 times saltier than the ocean. This salt water destroys the ...

Look to the sea. While bureaucrats argue over how to stick water costs to consumers, there is a simple solution for water in the American West. Make Southern California build desalination plants, ...

(This letter was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) I'd like to respond to a recent letter by John Sorg, in which he asserted many inaccuracies about the school voucher issue ...

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