Finally President Donald Trump acknowledged in a statement that “Racism is evil,” and described the “KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups” as “criminals… Continue reading
Ketchikan residents above a certain age can recall the dawn of atomic weaponry, the first nuclear arms race and learning to live under the cloud… Continue reading
By SHARON COHEN AP National Writer The violent clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, have turned a spotlight on the freedom of speech — one of the… Continue reading
For those of us who thought that “acro- nym” was a city in Ohio, it is not. It’s an abbreviation formed from initials used to… Continue reading
It was inevitable. Eventually, President Donald Trump would treat a foreign adversary as harshly as Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski. North Korean dictator Kim Jong… Continue reading
Is it me, or does “Fire and Fury” sound like the name of a rock group? President Donald Trump apparently made up his own lyrics… Continue reading
In biblical times, a sanctuary city was a place where someone who had committed unintentional manslaughter could find refuge from “the avenger of blood.” If… Continue reading
A report this week about life
expectancy of Alaska residents as a whole contains some good news. We are living longer. But it also contains… Continue reading
“Sound practical judgment that is independent of specialized knowledge, training, or the like; normal native intelligence.” — Dictionary.com’s definition of common sense. Sometimes what used… Continue reading
North Korea recently launched a
missile that appears to be capable of hitting targets in the U.S. mainland, including Chicago. Pyongyang says that Washington should… Continue reading
The proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline would carve a 150-foot-wide swath through the Appalachian Mountains, including a several-mile stretch tracking and then crossing the Appalachian Trail… Continue reading
Far from the chaos and cacophony of Washington’s unending debate over Russia policy, Vice President Mike Pence has been delivering a remarkably consistent message on… Continue reading
At the beginning of my reporting career, I covered a federal judge hearing a civil suit against National Guardsmen that made it to his court… Continue reading
The 40th anniversary of production from the Prudhoe Bay field— which along with other North Slope fields has yielded 17 billion barrels of oil since… Continue reading
The first thing to know about the instantly infamous “anti-diversity screed” written by an anonymous Google software engineer is that it isn’t anti-diversity or a… Continue reading
The sun peeked through the July clouds just long enough for me and 100 other people to run a few miles through the woods on… Continue reading
A fourth special legislative session this year would be prudent. The state Legislature is well aware of Alaska’s financial situation. It started its regular session… Continue reading
Venezuela is a woeful reminder that no country is so rich that it can’t be driven into the ground by revolutionary socialism. People are now… Continue reading
Maybe Donald Trump needs help with his cognitive ability. That might explain his need to assign derogatory labels before recalling someone’s name. Perhaps that’s why… Continue reading
The biggest problem with the failed Republican effort to kill the Affordable Care Act is it was based on a lie. Even now, its detractors… Continue reading
