Alex Hills

I respect both Command Sgt. Major Tim Walz and Cpl. J.D. Vance and thank them for their service.

Using the infrastructure money effectively and wisely will require a well-informed, careful, and thoughtful approach.

Broadband funding is available. The rest is up to Alaskans.

There has been progress, but more is needed. But there’s reason for hope.

In 1978, the managers of Alaska's other public radio stations and I banded together to form a new statewide radio network. We called it the Alaska Public Radio Network.

Generosity of spirit and skills send a message of goodness about the United States -- and often change the lives of young Americans.

Low oil prices and and a budget deficit are short-term problems we can solve. But if we cut education, we'll create long-term problems far harder to solve.

OPINION: If state leaders turn their budget knives to university administration, they'll be making educated cuts with the mission in mind.

OPINION: In times of fiscal difficulty for our state, the University of Alaska should be regarded as the unique entity that it is. Applying across-the-board budget cuts there will not serve us well.

Commentary: Most public radio stations in the 1970's were intended to be alternatives to commercial radio, playing classical music, folk music and jazz, music genres not usually associated with a mass audience. We were different. At KOTZ in the 1970's, we served the needs of the far-flung community of Northwest Alaska.

OPINION: Scientific research conducted here in Alaska can have a big impact on our state's economy, its young people, and ultimately its future.