Rodger Painter

Alaska has a rich history of political coalitions, but one congressional candidate on November’s ballot shows no inclination to reach across the aisle.

As a former resident of Moose Pass, I urge Kenai Peninsula voters to reelect Sen. Jesse Bjorkman.

The damage to the judiciary already inflicted by Trump is likely to last for many years. Imagine what might happen if Trump were elected to another term.

I yearn for contact with a human being — natural intelligence. It is becoming increasingly evident that this sort of intelligence soon will be a thing of the past.

I hope Alaska will invest more carefully in “clean coal” technology in the future than it did in 1991.

It is clear AIDEA should be making wiser business decisions regarding its “special projects” and can contribute more to the state treasury.

I hope that there is another attempt to implement more meaningful curbs on gun violence.

Sen. Murkowski has demonstrated time and time again her willingness to work for bipartisan compromises.

OPINION: Plenty of time has been given to discussing ways to cut expenses. It is time to open an honest public dialogue on state revenues in Alaska.

OPINION: Cutting state spending needs to be part of the equation but broadening our revenue base beyond oil is a necessity for long-range stability. Many of those options will be a hard sell to Alaskans.

Alaskans like to think big when it comes to economic development. Although many Alaskans profess to dislike government, proposals to broaden our shaky economic base always require the involvement of the state and federal governments.