Articles in Commentary
Of anger and lying
Politicians lie, but we can’t afford to lie to ourselves. Quit thinking that someone else will vote in your place: In today’s political climate, complacency equals death.
Give it to me straight: Chickengate 2012
Just like Chick-fil-A, we get to decide where and how we spend our money. Let’s start by opening our eyes before we open our wallets: improve our local economy, and support businesses that have the right ideas when it comes to what “equal rights” really means.
Give it to me straight: We are all in the closet
You’re the battery that keeps the force field active, and you are the one with the key to turn it off.
In Mya’s memory: Bridging differences
Many people who attended Mya Dale’s funeral last Friday were angered or upset by what they took from the pastor’s eulogy, and some of that anger found its way onto Facebook. Mel Green responds.
In Mya’s memory: Acceptance is a two-sided responsibility
Many people who attended Mya Dale’s funeral last Friday were angered or upset by what they took from the pastor’s eulogy, and some of that anger found its way onto Facebook. Shannon Sanderson responds.
Privilege as a character reference
…in which Annie Muse, who’s been quietly enjoying the benefits of citizenship, attempts to show that besides blinding us, privilege also is allowed to impersonate good character.
Open letter to the Municipality of Anchorage: Dissembling to save face
A new…ish resident of the Municipality of Anchorage calls the Assembly, Municipal Clerk’s office, and Election Commission on their dissembling about the botched April 3 election.
Anchorage election woes continue; the ball is now in the Assembly’s court
Alaska Commons editor John Aronno may have been sick at home with a cold, but that didn’t prevent Alaska Commoners from putting out an high quality analysis of last night’s Anchorage Assembly meeting as it related to the previous Tuesday’s problem-plagued election.
Proposition 5, in three acts and a colophon
In which Annie comforts the prophets and foresees a Sea-change.
