Editor: Recently, I discovered the most incredible civics program. It is called the National Civics Bee and it is run by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, nationally and locally. It is for students in the ...

I have tried and previously failed in not victim- blaming the pedestrians who have been hit or killed in Anchorage. But now I see that’s the wrong mindset. We need to focus on traffic safety, but also ...

I was pleased to read that the Legislature is again considering a bill that might make condominium construction a more reasonable proposition for developers. As the article correctly stated, there ...

While bureaucrats argue over how to stick water costs to consumers, there is a simple solution for water in the American West. Make Southern California build desalination plants, easing the burden on ...

I was stunned and disappointed to read that my city has decided to sue the BNSF railroad for taking sensible action by placing boulders along the sides of 11th Street. I drive there en route to the ...

To the editor — Wapato faces a rising concern with heart disease, mirroring a national trend worsened by fast food, sedentary lifestyles and inadequate health care. Reports show Yakima County exceeds ...

American and POW-MIA flags fly outside the U.S. Postal Service’s Puunene station on Maui, on Aug. 30, 2024. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser welcomes all opinions. Want your voice to be heard? Submit a ...

(This letter was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.) I'd like to respond to a recent letter by John Sorg, in which he asserted many inaccuracies about the school voucher issue ...

There is a rodent problem. With the best of intentions I set a trap. The old lethal type of trap used by the Three Stooges. No matter how life changes, the Stooges breaking fingers, ears and noses in ...

Jack Lavers' Community Voices, “Fear over facts: The politics of division” (May 7) makes good points. He says “some activists” make “absurd and deeply offensive comparisons… between Donald Trump and ...