Alaska is our nation’s seafood powerhouse. With nine of our country’s top twenty fishing ports by volume, we understand the vital role our seafood industry… Continue reading
After years of arguments about fairness, access and influence, it may finally be that what it takes to get a Board of Fisheries meeting on… Continue reading
The instant online symbol of global support for Paris after last week’s attacks was a roughly rendered peace symbol with an Eiffel Tower in the… Continue reading
A horrific terror attack by Islamic State that killed many in a world capital: Yes, in Paris on Friday. But a day earlier the target… Continue reading
Although we were disappointed earlier this year when the first lady refused to meet with our group, which is made up of current and former… Continue reading
Here is one of the most disturbing questions of all: How do you severely punish groups of fanatics for whom martyrdom is the highest aspiration?… Continue reading
There have been and will continue to be many discussions among lawmakers and the public as to how best shore up Alaska’s $4 billion budget… Continue reading
Governor Bill Walker made an appointment a few weeks ago that has received little attention but that produced great benefit to the state and its… Continue reading
Just hours before the terrorist attacks in Paris last week, for which ISIS has claimed responsibility, “Good Morning America” broadcast an interview with President Obama.… Continue reading
Immigration reform from Congress will have to await the inauguration of the next president in 2017. Last week, new Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan put… Continue reading
Ted Cruz gets no respect. At least no respect in keeping with the impressiveness of the campaign he’s built and his increasing odds of winning… Continue reading
They may be cute and fuzzy, but they’re not to be taken lightly. We are referring to potentially hundreds of feral rabbits that have infiltrated… Continue reading
Unlike last month’s contentious GOP debate on CNBC, the event staged by Fox Business Network and The Wall Street Journal was thankfully less about the… Continue reading
Could it be that Donald Trump has gotten boring? Is his shtick getting shtuck in predictability and his insult act wearing thin? One certainly could… Continue reading
A pair of local legislative bodies this week began wrestling with proposed changes in how communities regulate sales of alcohol and marijuana. Neither body —… Continue reading
New University of Alaska President James Johnsen’s visit to Kenai Peninsula College campuses this week reaffirmed something that’s long been a priority on the peninsula:… Continue reading
It was doubtful that the University of Missouri would stand up to a left-wing pressure campaign targeting its president, but when the football team joined… Continue reading
Fewer podiums, more-moderated moderating and a few welcome policy contrasts marked an occasionally plodding but certainly more substantive fourth Republican presidential debate.The separation into candidate… Continue reading
The one good thing about flying under the radar is that nobody pays attention to you. The worst thing, however, is when you’re somewhere over… Continue reading
Today is Veterans Day, a day set aside each year to thank and honor veterans for their service and sacrifice.That reason was first expressed by… Continue reading
