Death and taxes are inevitable, but that doesn’t mean they can’t change along the way. People are living longer, which is a good thing. And taxes are adaptable, which also is a good thing. …

Gov. Mike Dunleavy never seemed to worry much about getting along with his colleagues when he was a state senator. Nothing wrong with being an obstinate contrarian, unless you would rather learn, …

I read a lot of business news. I like knowing what’s happening around the world in commerce, construction, transportation, oil and gas, finance and innovation. Though I don’t hardly ever — if …

I had one of the weirdest dreams ever last week. Maybe it was the broccoli I piled atop the three-day-old leftover pizza. It wasn’t a scary dream, but it made no sense. I dreamed I was in the …

I like to think it’s hard to accurately pin a political label on me. I’m part Democrat, part moderate Republican, even part socialist. I am a fiscal conservative and a social liberal, mixing in …

My mom lived until she was 97. She died two weeks after President Joe Biden was sworn in, determined to hang on to make sure President Donald Trump left the White House. Mom didn’t trust him or his …

About 25 years ago, I played in a co-ed softball league in Juneau. That was before a broken leg and broken finger. Aging is good for wine, cheese and classic cars, but not so good for softball …

Years ago, when I was working at a larger Alaska newspaper, my job included writing editorials. I was an employee, not the owner or publisher, so I had to submit the editorials to the publisher in …

I have written opinion columns for the Sentinel since January 2021, never missing a week. Until now. It’s not that I have run out of opinions — that will never happen, not in today’s …

Most everyone gets nervous about something or someone. Missing a connecting flight at SeaTac, forgetting the name that goes with a familiar face, suddenly spacing out on the password that you have …

Alaskans who want a larger Permanent Fund dividend, more state funding for K-12 education and the university, more money for child care services, highway maintenance or harbor improvements, more …

The Alaska Legislature last week approved a resolution supporting Canada’s independence, a body check on President Donald Trump’s unsportsmanlike conduct toward our neighbor. The resolution says …

In poker, four of a kind beats just about everything. But this isn’t about gambling with chips or betting on cards, it’s about gambling with the country’s future. It’s about how …

I didn’t like the freshmen dress code for the dining room at college. We had to wear these stupid beanies on our heads at the start of the first semester if we wanted dinner. No blue jeans were …

Fiscal conservatives like to say that Alaska has a spending problem. Solve it, cut programs, and the good tax-free life can continue — along with a fat Permanent Fund dividend every fall. The …

I figured all terrorism was equally bad. No distinctions allowed. Aiding in the murder — stealing of life, liberty or property — from innocent people deserved strong punishment. Terrorism by …

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has been traveling a lot to Asia, Houston and Washington, D.C., working hard to sell government officials and the private sector on the decades-old vision of an Alaska North Slope …

I’m not an attorney and I never took a law school class, though I have walked past law school campuses in three states. I’ve also walked past medical schools and lots of banks, but I am not a …

Alaska’s two U.S. senators both believe that President Donald Trump’s pro-development administration will be good for the state’s natural resource economy, creating jobs, boosting tax revenues …

I am having a problem as I age. Well, sure, lots of problems, like my legs moving about as smoothly as an engine with cold motor oil on a winter day. Or a memory that drains faster than a smartphone …