After two days of often hostile hearings, Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is proving himself an even-tempered, deeply knowledgeable nominee who should be confirmed by… Continue reading
Our nation is in the grips of an
opioid epidemic unlike anything we’ve seen before. Just a few short years ago, heroin was thought to… Continue reading
After two days of often hostile
hearings, Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is proving himself an even-tempered, deeply knowledgeable nominee who should be confirmed by… Continue reading
Making end-of-year contributions is a given for many American families these days, and their philanthropic spirit is to be commended. Here in Alaska, however, we… Continue reading
It’s called a “skinny budget,” because it’s just a president’s blueprint for where the federal money goes, and it doesn’t get into details. Those will… Continue reading
Peter Micciche is at it again with SB63 to stop smoking in all public places statewide, to have clean air in all work places. We… Continue reading
Alaska’s two U.S. senators are among a bipartisan group of 23 Senate members who signed a letter to the White House budget director earlier this… Continue reading
Since 2009, the Kenai River Brown Bears went “Pink in the Rink” and auctioned custom game jerseys to benefit the Central Peninsula Health Foundation cancer… Continue reading
Here’s some news. Fishing can be an addiction regardless as to what type of fishing you do. The addiction can be fueled by internal or… Continue reading
Readers of a certain age may recall ads for Ivory Soap, which claimed to be 99 and 44/100ths percent pure. If the soap could have… Continue reading
We’re disappointed that White House press secretary Sean Spicer recently said “greater enforcement” of federal drug laws, including prohibition of marijuana, is coming. “There’s a… Continue reading
Less than two weeks after the unveiling of the GOP Obamacare replacement, the party is already staring into the abyss. The bill has had the… Continue reading
The first time Bill Armstrong met
former Gov. Sean Parnell several years back he pointed at a map of the North Slope and told him… Continue reading
Note: I wrote this Opinion Piece two weeks ago. At that time I had been instructed to submit anything I wanted to write to the… Continue reading
Debate in Congress about the fate of Obamacare should begin with this truth: The Affordable Care Act in its current form is disintegrating, and without… Continue reading
If you follow fisheries issues you probably know that getting on the Board of Fisheries can be; what’s the right word, challenging? One of the… Continue reading
Many Republican leaders are leery about having their name attached to the GOP’s replacement for Obamacare, a health care overhaul they have demonized since it… Continue reading
As we reach the halfway point of the 2017 legislative session, we wish to share some thoughts about this critical time that represents a truly… Continue reading
It seems that almost every time talk picks up about Alaska’s oil days being on the wane, a new discovery extends the horizon a bit… Continue reading
Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to spend $1.4 billion of New York’s resources to solve the persistent problem of poverty in central Brooklyn. If he wins… Continue reading
