Margy Johnson

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Voted Alaskan of the Year in 2013 by the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce. 3 terms Mayor of Cordova. Former President of the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce (first woman) 15 year board member of First National Bank Alaska. Former Director of International Trade for State of Alaska. 10 year Board Member Prince William Sound Regional Citizens Council. (Formed after the Exxon Valdez) Advisory Board for BP Alaska and Alyeska President's Advisory Board. Her hobbies include studying and living Alaska history, discussing public policy, and hosting elaborate high tea events (formerly called tea parties). Margy also is passionate about promoting responsible resource development, collecting Alaska Native art, and collecting and wearing vintage hats. She is a Lifetime member of Pioneers of Alaska and is mother to one nearly-perfect son and a perfect daughter in law.

Prosecutors walk after Stevens case, and that's a threat to all of us

OPINION: Stevens' case aftermath shows how our rights count for little when the Department of Justice considers itself above the law.

By Margy Johnson●

February 15, 2015 at 11:27 am

Small-town Alaska felt closer to everything on 9/11

On Sept. 11, 2001, the remote fishing community of Cordova, Alaska, felt a lot closer to the rest of the world, and patriotism and common fears brought residents and visitors together to prepare for the worst.

By Margy Johnson●

September 10, 2011 at 5:26 pm

Alaska Native artist gets Paris exhibition

Alaska Native artist Perry Eaton was the subject of his own solo exhibition last week, in a gallery along Paris's prestigious Left Bank, at the opening of the European art season.

By Margy Johnson●

May 31, 2011 at 5:15 pm

Coast Guard, Shell teamed up to save ship

For a tense period last summer, the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster forced a debate about offshore drilling and the direction of U.S. energy policy. The Obama administration imposed a moratorium on further drilling as the world watched the uncapped well expel millions of gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

By Margy Johnson●

December 10, 2010 at 10:18 pm