4+ week, 17+ hour ago   (234+ words) The first time I ever voted, I chose all Republican candidates. Growing up, I was deeply influenced by my conservative — and loving — grandfather. However, the Republican Party in those years was very different from the party it is today. The…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (108+ words) Anchorage Daily News Letter: A modest proposal from the United States of Vespucci Isn’t it marvelous that America was named after the Italian Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512), a Florentine navigator, explorer and cartographer who participated in voyages to the New World…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (127+ words) Anchorage Daily News Letter: Party versus residency I’m an Alaska resident who, like many of us, is registered nonpartisan. I don’t vote for a party; I vote for a person. If I don’t know who someone is,…...

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (175+ words) As we approach this year’s crucial election, we face an important choice about the future of our nation. Voting for Democratic candidates is the most effective way to ensure a future built on shared prosperity, equality and progress for all…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (188+ words) In the past, when someone I didn’t vote for got elected, I used to console myself with the thought, “How much damage can one person do?” Man, was I wrong. • Trashed the economy with capricious and vindictive tariffs and regressive tax…...