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
Forget about the anti-everyone-else zealots, the so-called white nationalists who hang on Donald Trump like a hooded robe. They like to refer to themselves as… Continue reading
Highly pathogenic avian flu — an extremely infectious variety of bird flu often fatal to birds — has been detected in Alaska waterfowl in Fairbanks,… Continue reading
Maybe this idea from one of our Twitter followers is what should be done about the “Into the Wild” bus, that dilapidated hulk in which… Continue reading
Behold the kinder, gentler Donald Trump.The latest of Trump’s “pivots” is more far-reaching than a stab at greater message discipline. It is an effort to… Continue reading
It was their last mission of the day, and the Coast Guard helicopter crew hovering over a flooded home near Baton Rouge thought there were… Continue reading
“He created them male and female and blessed them. And he named them “Mankind” when they were created. (Genesis 5:2 NIV)Poor God. He, or maybe… Continue reading
I must say that I don’t understand why people try to make up stuff about our presidential candidates when there’s so much that’s real and… Continue reading
This week, the arbitrator involved in contract negotiations between the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and the Kenai Peninsula Education Association and the Kenai Peninsula… Continue reading
Fall is in the air, the Kenai River is teeming with pinks, and students across the Kenai Peninsula are back in school.The first day of… Continue reading
The influence that Colin Powell has over Hillary Clinton is something to behold. His word is her command. When he tells her to break the… Continue reading
