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Thursday, Jul 30, 2026 · Anchorage, AK 14°F

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Opinion

Columns, essays, letters, and editorials — clearly labeled and separate from our reporting.

Columnist

"Why the current transit plan is a road to nowhere for commuters"

Adding lanes without adding buses is how a city talks itself into another decade of gridlock.

By Sarah Bennett

Guest Essay

"Protecting the Cook Inlet is the only economic choice we have left"

The fishery pays for schools, roads, and clinics. Everything else is downstream of it.

By David Miller

Editorial

"Anchorage deserves a walkable winter, not a heated garage"

European cities four times as cold as ours make the case that we can plow more than roads.

By Miriam Chen