The next time you recite the Pledge of Allegiance at a public function, try to listen to what other people are saying, too.Most folks simply… Continue reading
Could it be that there’s just too many elections?To say such a thing in a society that values the democratic process may sound like blasphemy,… Continue reading
Tim Pool is a fearless social-media reporter who specializes in getting close to the action. It almost doesn’t qualify as a protest or a riot… Continue reading
Three weeks before Labor Day, Donald Trump supporters might scoff at arguments that he’s running short of time to shift the national political narrative from… Continue reading
If you had any doubts about how juvenile those of us in newsbiz are, put them to rest. Look no further than how much attention… Continue reading
With a remarkably dry several days on the heels of downpours for weeks beforehand, it looked like the Tanana Valley State Fair would catch a… Continue reading
Editor's note: This article has been corrected to show that the landfill is open until 5:45 p.m. every day. Starting Oct. 1, Central Peninsula Landfill… Continue reading
While we shouldn’t live in the past, we can certainly learn from it. We are not the first humans to walk the Earth and yet… Continue reading
The Devil was given his due Tuesday night when a member of the Satanic Temple gave the invocation for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting.“Let… Continue reading
In 2005, Muslim leader Ahmed Akkari helped lead violent international protests against the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, which had published a dozen editorial cartoons blasphemously depicting… Continue reading
The right to vote is a foundation of our democracy and exercising that right is important. This year more than 19,000 Alaskans have registered to… Continue reading
It has been almost six months since Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died unexpectedly, and almost five months since President Obama nominated Merrick Garland, the… Continue reading
I am Janie Standifer and I am 17 years old. I am from Tyonek, a village of 200 people right across the Inlet from Anchorage.… Continue reading
Three months from the presidential election, and one day after his running mate promised “specific policy proposals for how we rebuild this country at home… Continue reading
In August, you’ll see back-to-school ads from virtually every store. These ads will try to convince you that you need to buy clothes, shoes, computers,… Continue reading
The Obama administration is entering its final months, but it’s never too late to further diminish U.S. influence and discomfit our allies.President Barack Obama is… Continue reading
When the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center opened in 1995, any visitor who stepped inside the $10 million facility was immediately aware of its world-class quality.Its… Continue reading
“You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.” — C.G. JungLet’s face it — we have all heard about the budget, the… Continue reading
Imagine life in Juneau without ferries.It isn’t a pleasant mental picture. Yet, in 2013, this is exactly what the residents of Kodiak, the Alaska Peninsula… Continue reading
As a lifelong local, I feel truly blessed to have lived my entire life in Alaska. While it can be easy to take the quality… Continue reading
