Anchorage Daily News

EDITORIAL

Our view: Not much new

Wheeler report confirms what we already knew -- Begich did not alert the Assembly to the prospect of big budget problems.

EDITORIAL

Who's up / Who's down

Winners and losers in last week's news

WALLY HICKEL

Alaska's 'commons' idea inspires global action

Thanks to Nelson Mandela and F. W. De Klerk, today's South Africa is admired by the world for its peaceful transition from a racist state to a multicultural democracy. It has the strongest economy on the continent, world-class vineyards and game parks, and six new stadiums built for soccer football's 2010 World Cup.

COMPASS: SEN. HOLLIS FRENCH

When state drew ACES, success ensued

Two years have passed since the Legislature enacted Alaska's Clear and Equitable Share (ACES), a new way to ensure Alaskans get our fair share of revenue from our oil. Today the benefits of this legislation are apparent.

DAN FAGAN

Begich withheld important information

Assemblyman Matt Claman has said he didn't see anything to suggest that former Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich was hiding something.

EDITORIAL

Our view: Tonight's the night

Health care is too important an issue to be strangled by the mere threat of a Senate filibuster.

JOHN HAVELOCK

Airlines going 'green' make for miserable passengers

Of all the environmental humbug, the airline claim that flying full planes and packing in extra rows is done to reduce carbon emissions has to rank near the top. The airline industry, freed of federal regulation (how wonderful), has become a cutthroat, competitive industry. Guess whose throat is usually feeling the knife?

EDITORIAL

Our view: What now on energy?

Legislature's interim work is encouraging, but tough choices lie ahead.

COMPASS: BEN BLAKEY

Jewelers join the fight against Pebble

It should come as no surprise that someone like me -- whose family's business and financial interests are tied to the Bristol Bay fishing industry -- opposes the Pebble Mine. But I'm just one among thousands of other business owners and individuals whose incomes depend directly on the continued health of the region's salmon industry.

EDITORIAL

Our view: No easy answers

We can get tougher on repeat drunken drivers -- if we're willing to pay the price.

COMPASS: JANET MORANA

Maybe this is why feminists dislike Palin

It' has been more than a year since the election of 2008 and yet Sarah Palin cannot show up in the news without a barrage of vicious attacks from the media.

EDITORIAL

Ruts-be-gone?

If you're annoyed by ruts in Alaska roads, here's some good news.

ALASKA NOTEBOOK

Go south, mate

Marshmallow, the stricken swan of Tern Lake, is on the mend at a rehab farm near Everett, Wash.

MICHAEL CAREY

Palin exposed state to celebrity culture

Sarah Palin, a onetime beauty queen, a mother of five, the Republican candidate for vice president in 2008, and the former governor of Alaska, has a new incarnation: author.

ELISE PATKOTAK

State finally put a smile on child's face

A judge recently ruled that the state had to provide braces for children in state custody if, in fact, a dentist determined they were needed. A small victory but one of great importance to children being raised by the state because their parents can't quite find the time to do it.

COMPASS: JANA TURVEY

We should be celebrating success of the 8(a) contracts

After Congress created Alaska Native corporations (ANCs) and told them to go forth and prosper, it gave them a tool to help them succeed.

EDITORIAL

Our view: Detox

Underinvesting in alcohol treatment does have consequences.

EDITORIAL

Our view: Right Rx

With a little push, the Pioneer Homes found a way.

COMMENT

Pundits take a look at 'Going Rogue'

Columnists, bloggers and others examine Sarah Palin's new book

JUDITH KLEINFELD

Why did Hasan open fire at Fort Hood?

If we think of terrorists like Hassan as having a disorder of the mind similar to anorexics we can perhaps understand the mindset we are up against.

EDITORIAL

Our view: Not a sexy job, but ...

Gov. Parnell has a good idea for dealing with a real problem.