The Permanent Fund Defenders mission is to educate people about the history and purpose of Alaska’s Permanent Fund and dividend (PFD); to protect and defend… Continue reading
“If I were in charge …” Well, here’s you chance — maybe not to be in charge, per se, but certainly to be a part… Continue reading
This past Wednesday, about 100 Kenai Central High School juniors had the opportunity to get some hands-on experience in the local work force as part… Continue reading
American public school students fall well behind students around the world in math and science proficiency. This is not debatable. According to the Trends in… Continue reading
This past week, Gov. Bill Walker signed an administrative order directing state agencies to pursue grant funding to help fight opioid abuse across the state.… Continue reading
You’ve got to eat at the terrace dining room at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. Not only does it have a wine menu, a food… Continue reading
It’s beginning to look a lot like August 2009 in reverse. In that summer of the Tea Party, conservative activists packed the town-hall meetings of… Continue reading
In an astoundingly ignorant and heavy-handed display of putting urban political correctness ahead of rural jobs, Gov. Kate Brown last week dictated that the citizen… Continue reading
An observation from educator/philosopher William James came to mind as I watched Robin Brena lecture the House Resources Committee a few days ago on his… Continue reading
The rollout for Senate Bill 91, the judicial reform bill passed by the Legislature last year in an effort to combat high recidivism rates and… Continue reading
Since Donald Trump’s election, the major media have been trying to figure out what they did wrong, given their fawning coverage of Hillary Clinton and… Continue reading
The Senate Majority stands with Alaskans that have become increasingly frustrated with the increase in drug-related property crimes, which began trending upward in 2012. Daily,… Continue reading
How clean does a classroom need to
be? That’s just one of many questions Kenai Peninsula Borough School District officials find themselves asking as they… Continue reading
Donald Trump’s tendency to question the legitimacy of the judicial branch has gone beyond inappropriate and is now a threat to American judicial independence. It’s… Continue reading
The Alaska of today is not the Alaska of statehood. The 49th state has grown and changed radically. The economy of the state is wholly… Continue reading
Back when I was going through my CNN phase, I was covering a major espionage case. The counterintelligence peeps were holding an alleged spy in… Continue reading
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski took a political stance last week which may prove unpopular with some, but we would like to commend her for making… Continue reading
If President Donald Trump is a budding authoritarian, as his critics allege, one of the safeguards is Judge Neil Gorsuch. For all that Trump has… Continue reading
It was a week of joy and sorrow for many here on the central Kenai Peninsula. We were relieved and grateful to hear the news… Continue reading
Last week, a local high school student-athlete sparked a social media firestorm with a pair of posts containing disparaging comments toward liberals, gays and Alaska… Continue reading
