Usually on Mother’s Day, we opine
on the joys of motherhood. This year, we invited Clarion staff to share a thought or two on what… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula Borough enthusiastically supports development of an Alaska North Slope natural gas project, in particular the current proposal that would locate the gas… Continue reading
House Republicans squeaked through an Obamacare replacement bill Thursday, prompting President Donald Trump and Speaker Paul Ryan to break out the smiles and declare victory.… Continue reading
President Trump is about to score a religious trifecta, visiting Saudi Arabia, Israel and Rome, the “home” of three monotheistic religions. The president has said… Continue reading
It’s a checkmark in the “done” column. The U.S. Senate passed a 2017 appropriations bill this week, removing the all-too-frequent worry of whether the government… Continue reading
President Trump and I have something in common. We were both invited to last Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner and we declined. The president wasn’t… Continue reading
Will we never learn? In March, all of us, including me, had a field day gloating over how President Donald Trump and his captive congressional… Continue reading
Should the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend program be considered government assistance? It’s a crucial question to ask right now, because one of the main arguments… Continue reading
There’s only about a week to go before time runs out on fast-track procedures that congressional Republicans have been using to repeal regulations finalized in… Continue reading
Let’s be real, people: When President Donald Trump constantly savages journalists for reporting “fake news,” he’s faking it. The man-child has a constant need for… Continue reading
President Donald Trump gave Alaska some good news late last week when he signed an executive order directing Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to review a… Continue reading
Michael Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser, was fired weeks ago, but his ties to Russia keep raising questions this White House won’t answer… Continue reading
Because the California National Guard couldn’t be mobilized in time, Ann Coulter had to withdraw from giving a speech at Berkeley. If you take it… Continue reading
President Trump did something Monday I have long advocated. He met with a small group of conservative journalists, pundits and radio talk show hosts. I… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula local history conference, held in Soldotna April 21-22, was the exciting fulfillment of a dream to bring people together to discuss the… Continue reading
It’s a good thing when a project can kill two birds with one stone — or as is the case with planned improvements to the… Continue reading
A recent Alaska Dispatch News article expressed concerns over the Military Readiness Exercises planned for early May in the Gulf of Alaska. It quoted a… Continue reading
It did not take long for the inspector general of the Department of Veterans Affairs to figure out there was something seriously wrong with conditions… Continue reading
Those who worry that they are closed-minded because they can’t conceive of agreeing with anything Donald Trump says or does can stop beating up on… Continue reading
The PFD is not a suicide pact. The Alaska House and Senate are now engaged in a high-stakes game of chicken as the session has… Continue reading
