The lazy conventional wisdom is that Ted Cruz is the new Barry Goldwater, doomed to suffer an electoral landslide defeat should he win the Republican… Continue reading
I’m still waiting; waiting for someone to show me how laws stop a person intent on breaking them.Daily on the roads I see people breaking… Continue reading
Let’s face it: Those guys who have taken over a federal building at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in remote eastern Oregon haven’t exactly caused… Continue reading
The bad news is that drug use is a serious problem in our community.There are the impacts on individuals who struggle with addiction, as well… Continue reading
Among the remarks from state Sen. Peter Micciche during a Tuesday luncheon, perhaps the most important came during the end of his presentation, when he… Continue reading
On a busy day in the office recently I worked through the day without much of a break. I didn’t take the time to stop… Continue reading
The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge hasn’t heretofore been known as a locus of government tyranny or much of anything else.Saying that the refuge, established in… Continue reading
President Barack Obama has once again used his pen to make changes in an area where Congress has refused to act. The executive orders on… Continue reading
I’m among those who mourn the death of Natalie Cole. I didn’t know her personally — only through her singing, but that was enough to… Continue reading
New year, new day, new opportunity to make a difference.A record 640 charities have signed up to take part in the 2016 Pick.Click.Give. program, which… Continue reading
Ever since the miniseries “Roots” was shown on ABC in 1977, Americans have demonstrated a keen interest in finding out more about where they came… Continue reading
The Falcon is not the Eagle. But the declaration that “The Falcon has landed” recalls an earlier feat, when this nation first placed a man… Continue reading
Early Friday morning, people around the world took time out of their lives to celebrate the start of another new year. We celebrate because promise… Continue reading
The latest police shooting to roil Chicago was all too familiar — and not because it fits the poisonous narrative of rampant police racism alleged… Continue reading
The Alaska Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a Superior Court decision and side with the state in determining that a ballot initiative to ban the… Continue reading
Taking stock is a tradition observed by Jews at Yom Kippur and others who examine their lives at the end of a year and vow… Continue reading
It’s our fault. It always is. Sooner or later, those of us in the news biz get blamed for every societal problem, and this one… Continue reading
We should be glad that 2015 is passing into memory, because it was a year when we could barely hold it together.It was a year… Continue reading
With just a couple weeks to go until the next legislative session begins, Alaska’s elected officials have a hefty to-do list.In no particular order, here… Continue reading
It’s the annual time to try new solutionsSo we jot down, again, our New Year’s resolutions.It seems oh-so-futile and it may be, I fear,Since most… Continue reading
