...that the five corporations' stories are true. That is why we no longer have a bipartisan independent press. Michael Garvin Juneau Editor's note: The Associated Press is a nonprofit newsgathering cooperative supported by member newspaper and...

...hatred of all things progressive? A love of mining and oil? Or perhaps companies such as Veco, Exxon, BP and the like are tired of having to fly all the way to Juneau to reach their politicians. They'd rather just drive. Michael Garvin Juneau