KUCB’s Opinion page is intended to provide a forum for communication among community members and to encourage thoughtful discussion of issues affecting Unalaska and the surrounding region. We believe a healthy community benefits from the exchange of diverse viewpoints expressed in a respectful and constructive manner.
Opinion pieces are submitted by community members and reflect the views of the author, not KUCB. These submissions are not news reporting and are not produced, fact-checked, or edited by the KUCB newsroom.
What We Publish
We consider opinion pieces that:
- Address local or regional issues of public interest
- Clearly express the author’s point of view
- Are grounded in personal experience, values, or reasoned argument
- Contribute to civil discourse and community understanding
What We Do Not Publish
We will not publish submissions that:
- Contain hate speech, personal attacks, or discriminatory language directed at individuals or groups
- Include threats, harassment, or inflammatory rhetoric
- Promote violence or illegal activity
- Contain knowingly false or misleading information
- Are primarily commercial, promotional, or fundraising in nature
- Advocate for or against specific political candidates
- Advocate for or against ballot measures or political issues during restricted election periods, in accordance with public media policies
- Reprint content previously published elsewhere without permission
Standards and Editorial Review
- Opinion submissions may be lightly edited for length, clarity, or to meet broadcast or web standards.
- KUCB reserves the right to decline submissions that do not meet these guidelines, that cannot be accommodated due to space or scheduling constraints, or for any reason the organization sees fit.
Transparency and Accountability
- Contributors must submit their real name and a brief description of their connection to the community.
- Anonymous submissions are generally not accepted.
- Any relevant conflicts of interest should be disclosed.
How to Submit
Community members who wish to share an opinion on a local or regional issue may submit their piece by emailing
info@kucb.org.
Submission does not guarantee publication.
Madison ThompsonMany people around the state have heard of the Area M salmon fishery. Lately, it’s been tossed around like a bad word. That’s a clever tactic used to dehumanize the people of my region – and it’s working. It’s much easier to vilify and politicize a name on a chart than to acknowledge multigenerational, Indigenous Alaskan fishing families like my own.
Theo Greenly/KSDPKUCB occasionally features opinions and voices from our community. If you'd like to share an opinion on a local or regional issue, email info@kucb.org. Opinions are submitted by community members and have not been edited.
KUCB occasionally features opinions and voices from our community. If you'd like to share an opinion on a local or regional issue, email info@kucb.org.…