A friend and colleague recently sent me a list of “things to consider” as 2020 drew to a close (all credit to the unidentified source… Continue reading
I set out for a run in the afternoon to clear my head. It was this past Wednesday, Jan. 6, and I left the trailhead… Continue reading
When I first saw my turn in the rotating schedule for writing this column would fall on New Year’s Eve, my mind jumped to a… Continue reading
In Christianity, the season of Advent heralds the coming of Christ at Christmas, but it also is a time to reflect upon the darkness of… Continue reading
I hope Joy is the one universal tradition we all maintained throughout this season, difficult though it may have been.
I just wrapped up celebrating Christmas 2020, a holiday marked by familial Zoom calls, small gatherings and a global pandemic. I wasn’t expecting much, but… Continue reading
By selectively refusing to follow procedure in Cook Inlet, Dunleavy is forcing the total closure of federal waters here.
I’ve found that the best way for me to cope with stress is a nice dose of nature therapy.
I don’t know what your to-do lists look like these days, but I hope and pray that you can find some quiet peace now, today, rather than waiting for Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
In a gliding dive it swooped down from atop an aspen and disappeared, plunging into the fresh snow behind a stand of willows. I hunkered… Continue reading
The only place life makes sense anymore is the outdoors. How do we balance the needs of students and parents with the safety of school… Continue reading
I want to be clear that a bond package is not something I suggest lightly.
Although UAA has had its challenges, we remain remarkably strong and resilient.
Now that I’m an adult, I’ve realized I hate decorating cookies and I’m not good at it either.
This German chocolate cake cookie recipe caught my eye this holiday season.
We recognize the important ecological roles they play.
It’s hard to recall a year of such blanket angst and quandary, yet, somehow, someway, there’s always a light shining through gloom if you look for it.
By Frank Alioto For the Peninsula Clarion 2020 has clearly impressed on humanity the fragility of life and how difficult it is to wait. Aren’t… Continue reading
My rubber knee boots provided little traction as I slowly slid down the mucky side of the bank toward the muddied water. The soft mud… Continue reading
I went on a first date to a pizza parlor. He drove us, newly licensed, in his Toyota Tacoma. I was 16, he was 17… Continue reading
