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
One of the first things Donald Trump did as president was to return a bust of Winston Churchill to the Oval Office. It is merely… Continue reading
When we wrote in this space that the policy on invocations adopted by the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly wasn’t necessarily a bad policy, we also… Continue reading
There’s no solution to the half-century old Cuba problem that will satisfy everyone, but we strongly believe President Obama made the right decision to end… Continue reading
President Barack Obama leaves office Friday after eight years as the most consequential Democrat to occupy the White House since Lyndon Johnson. And unlike that… Continue reading
Donald Trump should do press conferences more often. Not for the country’s sake, certainly not for the media’s sake, but for his. He really shouldn’t… Continue reading
The 30th Alaska Legislature gavels in on Tuesday, and we’d like to take a moment to wish our Kenai Peninsula legislators good luck over the… Continue reading
If there’s a bright spot in the recent headlines regarding Alaska’s economy, it’s this: on the Kenai Peninsula, the bad news isn’t nearly as bad… Continue reading
As Alaska’s legislators prepare to return to Juneau for this year’s session, a question hangs in the air: What can Alaska afford?It’s a question lawmakers… Continue reading
Governor Bill Walker issued a proclamation designating 2017 as a “Year of History and Heritage” in recognition of Alaska’s sesquicentennial — the 150th year since… Continue reading
NAACP officials have already been arrested in an anti-Jeff Sessions protest. The Alabama senator’s confirmation battle as attorney general is sure to generate lots of… Continue reading
