Charles Wohlforth
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Legislative indecision has extended and worsened Alaska's recession
Hiring and investment are frozen in Alaska while businesses wait to see if the state will get its house in order → Read More
The Alaska Legislature disgraces us with its legal corruption
Unique conflict of interest rules allow legislators to vote on issues that affect their own finances. → Read More
Why a bomb test in the Aleutians still strikes fear in workers 46 years later
Veterans of the 1971 Amchitka blast gather to remember those who have died of radiation-related cancers and others who struggled for compensation. → Read More
Trump cannot reverse hopeful climate change trends
Even if Trump cancels President Obama's climate change policies, he cannot cancel world market forces or Americans' behavior. → Read More
How years of wealth weakened Alaska's spirit of innovation
Alaska business people have opportunities, money and ideas, but lack the entrepreneurial culture to bring many start-ups to life. → Read More
How a shop in Palmer out-innovated defense contractors to manufacture high-tech equipment in Alaska
OPINION: There is no reason Alaskans can’t compete in high-tech, high-value manufacturing. Our only shortage is good ideas. → Read More
Voters dealt new cards in Juneau and Rep. Paul Seaton holds them
Re-aligned political forces bring new chances for a solution to Alaska's fiscal crisis → Read More
Alaska's undersized state mental hospital puts patients and public at risk
Fort Lauderdale shooter Esteban Santiago got the usual treatment in Alaska's mental health system: in and out. → Read More
Why Alaska is the most equal of the states
Incomes are equal in Alaska, which is good, but the reasons why may mean a less prosperous future → Read More
50 lobbyists stand between Alaskans and health care reform
With Alaska legislators still trying to get up to speed on the issue, wealthy doctors and their lobbyists are likely to fend off reforms that could harm their bottom line. → Read More
My last column was wrong: Don't name roads or buildings for Jay Hammond
Reluctant to serve or to have anything named for him, Hammond impacted Alaskans more than any other person → Read More
On a 100,000-mile mission, family of 7 sailed Northwest Passage in an unheated boat
A bid to climb the tallest peak on every continent led the Schwoerers to embrace people they've met across the globe. One favorite? Cordova. → Read More
Meet a diner waitress whose kindness made regular customers into lifelong friends
Lark Shellhamer spent 27 years building a following and connecting with her customers. → Read More
Space colonization is coming and Alaska could be its model
People moving off the Earth will be like Alaska's first residents, says ADN columnist who wrote a new book on space colonization → Read More
Alaska Center for the Environment drops 'Environment' from name. So what is it for?
Comment: Local environmentalists have lost a voice as the center tries to appeal to people who don't like the word 'environment' → Read More
The Alaska lawyer who took 22 cases to protect kids from domestic violence
Jon Katcher donated his legal work to get children away from abusers, the best way to prevent them from becoming abusers themselves. → Read More
Trump meltdown could help lead to solving Alaska's fiscal gap
Certain Republican incumbents could suffer if Trump disgust keeps their voters from turning out. → Read More
Health care divides Alaska's haves and have-nots. And the haves are in charge.
The true impact of the health care cost crisis is not felt by those who could fix it. → Read More
Alaskans' presidential votes can make a statement on sexual abuse
A state with an epidemic of rape and sexual abuse should not support a presidential candidate who demeans women. → Read More
Failing rural high schools force hard choices on parents
Tiny rural high schools lag in academics, and students pay the price. → Read More