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Governor, please rethink the numbers regarding Alaska’s public schools

Jan 12, 2025 | newsminer.com | Jean Anderson

To the editor: In his Community Perspective published on Wednesday, Jan. 8, Gov. Mike Dunleavy tells us that Alaska needs more charter schools. Academic performance by Alaska’s charter school students ranks highest in the nation, he says, adding: “The numbers don’t lie.” Great news, huh? Hmmm. Alaska certainly has many intelligent, resourceful residents: parents, teachers and children. Logic suggests that when student-to-teacher ratio is, say, 12 to 1, as in a charter school, students do well.
Some questions on fair elections

Nov 26, 2024 | newsminer.com | Jean Anderson

To the editor: Are other voters as amazed as I am that president-elect Trump has cast aside “unfair elections” in our “failing nation” as a heinous crime to be righted or punished? Amazed as I am to hear not one peep this November about ballot rigging and rampant cheating? Amazed that the issue has vanished with Trump’s win? No more talk of “stop the steal” from his supporters? No more violence? No recounts or lawsuits? No mention of insurrection, only pardons and newly appointed turkeys?
Kamala Harris offers a new direction for America

Oct 15, 2024 | newsminer.com | Jean Anderson

To the editor: Today on a quiet Saturday morning, we turned on the radio — to be assaulted by former President Trump’s latest lie.
Back to junior high again?

Sep 13, 2024 | newsminer.com | Jean Anderson

To the editor: My husband and I planned the day carefully on Tuesday. We were eager to watch the presidential debate moderated (with much difficulty) by David Muir and Lindsey Davis of ABC News. We knew that September 10 might be our last chance to compare the two major candidates hoping to lead our nation into the future. Did you see it? What a mess! Mud wrestling rather than a respectful exchange of ideas and policies. It might have been funny if the stakes were not so high.
Thoughts on Trump

Jun 6, 2024 | newsminer.com | Jean Anderson

To the editor: Donald Trump is now a convicted felon. Trump also lost the presidential election in 2020. Joe Biden won fair and square, proven by many recounts. Trump’s claims of “a steal” are lies. But Trump lost the popular vote in 2016 too. Hillary Clinton beat him by nearly 900,000 votes. We forget this because Hillary behaved honorably, accepting our constitution’s mandate which awards victory to the Electoral College winner state by state, as happened for a shocked Trump.
The elephant in the room

May 3, 2024 | newsminer.com | Jean Anderson

To the editor: I’m voting “yes” on Proposition A. Like others who’ve submitted letters, I believe that providing the best public education possible for our children is crucial. Not just for students, who learn to think for themselves, but also for the quality of life in Alaska cities like Fairbanks. Newcomers are attracted to communities with strong schools.
Carolina Woman Magazine

Dec 1, 2023 | carolinawoman.com | Brack Johnson |Jean Anderson |Lindsay Landis |Matt Lewis

'Tis the season to indulge in holiday desserts! Here are recipes from cookbooks that offer delicious finales to festive meals.
Kinross ore haul poses serious strategic risks

Nov 15, 2023 | newsminer.com | Jean Anderson

To the editor: Here’s another flaw in Kinross’s ore haul plan. As my husband notes, the Richardson Highway connects to the Alaska Highway at Delta Junction, so a lengthy portion of the proposed Mahn Choh haul actually rolls over the Alaska Highway to and from Tetlin. The Alaska Highway (or Al-Can) was built during World War II as a vital supply connection to Alaska and northwest Canada. It was crucial to the Allied war plan.
Trump’s indictments are not just 'politics'

Aug 13, 2023 | newsminer.com | Jean Anderson

To the editor: According to Victor Davis Hanson’s opinion piece published on Aug. 10, Donald Trump’s recent criminal indictments are “patently political.” Hanson says (quote): “The Trump prosecutions would never have gone ahead had he not run for the presidency a third time.”This is simply (and “patently”) ridiculous.
Writer wants representatives to listen to constituents

Mar 28, 2023 | newsminer.com | Jean Anderson

The Borough Assembly and Manh Choh roadTo the editor: Recent actions by the Borough Assembly trouble me. First: the Borough Assembly recently gutted a resolution opposing Manh Choh Mine’s haul plan. This destructive vote – by five Republican assembly members – followed weeks of nonpartisan testimony from Fairbanks residents strongly opposing the haul plan. Residents spoke clearly, in great numbers, saying that the plan is unsafe.