As the tax deadline approaches it’s once again time to consider how the federal government wastes our money.Remember the spending caps that were supposed to… Continue reading
It’s tough being a pollster in New York: “Excuse me, sir, will you tell me your preference for president? Or should I just go (expletive)… Continue reading
This week, we’re grateful for safe returns.Soldotna residents Jenny Neyman and Chris Hanna were rescued Tuesday after spending four nights hunkered down on the Harding… Continue reading
As a young boy one of my earliest memories of church centered on the joyful time of attending Sunday School. For me it was always… Continue reading
Bill Clinton trespassed against the cardinal rule of contemporary Democratic politics, which is that Thou Shalt Not Contradict Black Lives Matter Protesters.Clinton’s lapse came at… Continue reading
The Kenai Peninsula Borough currently has a review process in place for the licensing of Marijuana Establishments. It has named the assembly as the local… Continue reading
We usually do not complain when a commonly used consumer item gets cheaper, but first-class postage presents a bit of a special case. The sudden… Continue reading
With less than two weeks remaining in this year’s session, the Legislature is finally getting down to brass tacks. Perplexingly, the body in control of… Continue reading
I’m among those who believe that when a political figure puts forth his or her spouse or grown-up children to appear on his or her… Continue reading
I am a victim of sexual abuse and domestic violence. I am also an offender with two felony drug convictions. These two things are related.… Continue reading
Here we go again.Seeing the growing likelihood that Gov. Bill Walker will call Alaska’s Legislature back into a special session to deal with the state… Continue reading
If the Republican Party is to be saved from Donald Trump, Ted Cruz’s runaway victory in Wisconsin will have been the inflection point.If you thought… Continue reading
In front of hundreds of exuberant Interior community members, U.S. Air Force Col. Mike Winkler delivered the news Monday that many Alaskans have been waiting… Continue reading
BELFAST, Northern Ireland — In a recent interview for the BBC2 series “Inside Obama’s White House,” President Obama sounded somewhat wistful as he spoke to… Continue reading
Don’t worry about clumsy metaphors and awkward and predictable musical references. You won’t see them here as I start spreading the news that the presidential… Continue reading
With regard to the regulation of commercial marijuana operations in the Kenai Peninsula Borough, we’re concerned with a measure on the assembly agenda that would… Continue reading
It’s a sure sign of spring — street sweepers have been at work around the central Kenai Peninsula, beginning the task of removing the winter’s… Continue reading
Students at the University of Michigan called police the other day — because someone had written Donald Trump’s name in chalk. No arrests were made.… Continue reading
Now that President Obama has re-established diplomatic relations with Cuba, it’s time for Congress to repeal the U.S. trade embargo.The well-intentioned policy has hurt the… Continue reading
Now that Donald Trump has decided to occasionally tell the truth, he might want to reconsider. It’s gotten him in all kinds of trouble. The… Continue reading
