The heavy turnout for a forum on the University of Alaska budget last week on the UAF campus was heartening. It was also frustrating.As UA… Continue reading
One wouldn’t think Hillary Clinton and former President Richard Nixon would have a lot in common, but in responding to FBI investigators that she “could… Continue reading
I wonder when the news networks will start running one of their irritating on-screen clocks counting down to the first presidential debate. Perhaps some of… Continue reading
Today marks 15 years since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, events that indelibly changed what it means to be an American.Perhaps the greatest… Continue reading
Is there such a thing as a tea party Libertarian?We’re about to find out.Earlier this week, Joe Miller threw his hat in the ring for… Continue reading
William McKinley would be proud. Hillary Clinton has been running the closest thing possible in the modern context to a front-porch campaign. She is happy… Continue reading
A great thing about Ketchikan is its involvement in aviation.Our sky is alive with aircraft. We’re fascinated with the floatplanes taking off and landing in… Continue reading
Economics was not one of my favorite subjects in college, so I avoided economic courses. But I do know a few things about human nature.… Continue reading
OK, supporters of Hillary — and for that matter, Hillary herself — it is YOUR job to convince the voters of the United States not… Continue reading
An NFL quarterback’s recent sideline protest is a reminder that for all of the beauty of the principles enshrined in the U.S. Constitution, the exercise… Continue reading
In the final stages of the trans-Alaska oil pipeline, many quit their jobs prior to the completion of TAPS because they wanted to be first… Continue reading
Nine Latin American governments this week called on the United States to end its preferential immigration policy for Cubans, calling it “discriminatory” and a boon… Continue reading
Donald Trump’s speech in Arizona has occasioned wailing and rending of garments among the commentariat and “respectable” people everywhere.At bottom, the cause of the freakout… Continue reading
Rep. Cathy Muñoz has been the subject of much criticism as of late. Now, she deserves a little praise.In an Aug. 21 editorial, the Juneau… Continue reading
Some of the hand wringing over voting irregularities in the Aug. 16 primary election has been a little over the top. But some of it… Continue reading
We, Dead Heads, are a peer run brain injury support group for TBI, (Traumatic Brain Injury). Our brain injuries may have come through trauma, stroke,… Continue reading
No matter where you live, a natural disaster can strike at any time. Here in the Northwest, we’re told to expect the next big earthquake… Continue reading
When it comes to talking about government, a constant theme is that decisions with local impacts should be made as locally as possible. It’s a… Continue reading
For years, Obamacare supporters have been telling critics of the law to shut up and fall in line. Now, they are urging them to come… Continue reading
Wet weather delayed the opening of the first new road to an Interior village in decades, but the road to Tanana is finally set to… Continue reading
