Shirley Marquardt

We stand firm in the belief that this administration and Legislature have to come together and work through their differences of opinion in the public interest.

OPINION: It is difficult to find a balance in making fisheries policy, but substantial reductions in halibut bycatch can be achieved by other means, and we should build on that, not ignore it and just cut the cap so deeply. That doesn’t seem balanced.

OPINION: There's more to Unalaska and Dutch Harbor than what viewers see in "Deadliest Catch," and it's time to get the word out.

This is the story of the bulk carrier Golden Seas, disabled and drifting in the chaos of the Bering Sea, and the men who went out and rescued her. I hope I do them justice.

People might wonder what sea lions have to do with senior centers and after school programs. If you live in a coastal community in Southwest Alaska, you would know they are tightly entangled. How? Overly stringent federal rules intended to increase sea lion numbers in Western Alaska can deep-six a town's budget faster than you can say man overboard.