I’ve been lucky enough to spend my entire life in Alaska. I received my education, owned and managed businesses, taught students, and held public office… Continue reading
The so-called straw drop is the first volunteer event of the Iditarod race.
As anyone visiting the Skilak Lake Wildlife Recreation Area or traveling between the Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage knows, construction has been underway on the Sterling… Continue reading
My friends fishing commercially in Cook Inlet broke even the last two years if they were lucky.
Into everyone’s life comes a person who is a pleasant memory and a little bit of mystery.
The Homer Mariners made sure the first-place trophy of the Alaska School Activities Association/First National Bank Cup Division II State Hockey Championships was going home… Continue reading
What’s happening this week
It seemed like 23 was Eagle River’s lucky number Friday night as both the boys and girls took down host Kenai Central by wide margins… Continue reading
We owe it to them, and to our students, to provide for an adequate pool of substitute employees.
As we prepare for Valentine’s Day, we may be thinking of the first two definitions for love.
A listing would mean permits the government issues for a mine would minimize impacts to the seals.
The Hilcorp Giving Program is designed to help Hilcorp Alaska employees become lifelong givers.
Who has ever poured over a list of possible baby names, highlighting favorites and writing them down for deliberation? Who has done the same for… Continue reading
My friend Joseph is a Scrabble savant by my standards and, I would think, by many other’s standards too. He excels at anagrams, staring at… Continue reading
My daughter Susan suggested I should tell about the farm I grew up on over 50 years ago. If we wanted ice cream we had… Continue reading
Each one of these Alaskans has made our state a better place to live.
Homer’s Autumn Daigle and Soldotna’s Jack Harris skied to success this weekend at the annual Homer Invite at the Lookout Mountain Trails on Ohlson Mountain… Continue reading
In the wake of the death of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, the hashtag “Girl Dad” has been trending.
Salmon and other fish must be prioritized for the owners of the resource first.
It is part of the human condition to worry.
