Seven years after 26-year-old Mike Weyapuk died at the far northwest corner of North America, his story and that of his Inupiat village of Wales are still emblematic of Alaska's most horrific problems.
OPINION: National Women's Health Care Week is a perfect time for women to take charge of their own health by scheduling a checkup. Yet the very health centers they visit and the services many depend on are under attack.
When Christy Turlington Burns learned about the global statistics on maternal deaths, she felt compelled to use her voice and resources to do all she could to prevent them.
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May 21, 2012
OPINION: While the EPA's Watershed Assessment of Bristol Bay will do much to clarify whether or not the Pebble Mine is the right thing to do ecologically, it won’t by itself dictate the fate of the project.
OPINION: Conventional wisdom about domestic oil and gas is increasingly detached from reality, and if leaders continue believing the hype, sensible decision-making is in great jeopardy.
OPINION: If Alaska and the US continue to neglect preparing for the massive amount of Japan tsunami debris that has begun arriving, the environmental harm could last for years to come.
OPINION: Term limits are as common as moose on the side of the road in Alaska. From mayors to the governor, many office holders face mandated term limits. Entrenched state legislators should, too.