Cynthia Wentworth

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Cynthia Wentworth is an economist and anthropologist who was born and raised in Anchorage. She is a former employee of the Alaska Railroad Corporation and a longtime activist for environmentally sustainable transportation.

OPINION: The Alaska Railroad was Gov. Bill Sheffield’s legacy and his dream. Let’s expand it.

Gov. Sheffield was a longtime supporter of passenger rail for commuters. We can make it happen.

By Cynthia Wentworth●

July 18, 2023 at 1:27 pm

Letter: Bodily autonomy

I am pro-choice. I am fine with my friends who are pro-life. I am not fine with reversing Roe v. Wade.

By Cynthia Wentworth●

July 04, 2022 at 11:39 am

Mat-Su commuter train? We’ve got the rails, just need the will

We need to recognize that all transportation is subsidized, and that there's no need to build light rail.

By Cynthia Wentworth●

October 16, 2017 at 6:25 pm

What can Alaskans do to prevent suicide? Show genuine respect and care

OPINION: Hooper Bay's suicides shock Alaskans -- but we should do more than simply be shocked. We should learn to give indigenous cultures the respect they deserve, and value them all.

By Cynthia Wentworth●

October 24, 2015 at 7:20 pm

Forget Knik bridge; let's build rail transit for Alaska's people, climate

OPINION: We can sprawl across a Knik Arm bridge, or we can keep our climate and our economy on the rails.

By Cynthia Wentworth●

July 23, 2015 at 7:20 pm