Build that wall! Eventually. Or at least patch up some existing fencing. If Chuck and Nancy will agree. Donald Trump’s signature pledge to build a… Continue reading
For 32 years I have lived in a “non-incorporated area” of the KPB, which means I do not live within the city limits of Seward,… Continue reading
The sale of the state’s largest newspaper “has resonated across the state’s media and political landscape. It is a momentous acquisition.” Those quoted words are… Continue reading
From a political point of view, President Trump’s announcement that he is ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for immigrant youth is… Continue reading
Donald Trump is the first president in U.S. history to have been baited into undermining his own negotiating position by negative TV coverage. Less than… Continue reading
News that Gov. Bill Walker will call the Alaska Legislature into its fourth special session of 2017 in late October prompts several reactions. One is… Continue reading
BUDAPEST — Congress has returned to Washington after another unearned vacation and faces at least two immediate challenges, in addition to the familiar ritual of… Continue reading
What a crying shame it is that it takes a calamity for Americans, in particular our leaders, to rally around and do the right thing… Continue reading
ROME — I spotted them on my way to dinner with a friend near Castel Gandolfo. They are migrants from Africa, sitting by the side… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker recently proclaimed Sept. 9 to be Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day in Alaska. The text of Gov. Walker’s proclamation: ^ WHEREAS,… Continue reading
ISTANBUL — Coming from the airport into this city of about 15 million people and 5 million cars, as my driver describes it, I pass… Continue reading
Of all the terror experienced by the millions of residents in Houston and environs, imagine the agony felt by those from the Katrina diaspora. They… Continue reading
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has sent to President Donald Trump his recommendations on the future of 27 national monuments, including the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, but… Continue reading
In November of 2014, after years of serious study and contentious debate, the people of Alaska voted to legalize marijuana. Alaskans have always been true… Continue reading
The minute President Trump entered the Oval Office, President Barack Obama’s environmental legacy was in danger. The clean air and water regulations and the land… Continue reading
When Republicans assumed the majority in the Senate in January 2015, we pledged to return to “regular order,” governing openly, processing bills through committee, and… Continue reading
Our hearts go out to the Gulf Coast region, where Hurricane Harvey continues to wreak havoc. Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced, while… Continue reading
On Thursday, Gov. Bill Walker’s office notified lawmakers that he intends to call a fourth special session, this one to start Oct. 23. We are… Continue reading
September is National Recovery Month, a time to highlight recovery from mental health and substance use disorders. This month is for honoring the warriors among… Continue reading
Hurricane Harvey is such a tragic natural disaster that it’s been impervious to the vigorous attempts to steal the spotlight by that unnatural disaster Donald… Continue reading
