A recent New York Times headline read, “Raising Taxes on the Wealthiest Would Pay for Bold Plans.” The story says that by soaking the rich… Continue reading
The City of Soldotna continues to consider the expansion of our municipal boundaries very carefully. Over the years, our Comprehensive Plans have consistently reflected the… Continue reading
It has been 16 years and still the Alaska Board of Fisheries is equivocating about whether to meet on the Kenai Peninsula. Board members have… Continue reading
One more, with feeling.The Alaska Legislature is set to convene its third special session of the year, this time to take up Alaska LNG Project… Continue reading
Scandinavia is the American left’s Shangri-La. It is the land of social democracy and of all good things. It is the answer to any objection… Continue reading
Those who still get carded might not know of the successful TV series from the 1970s about the 1950s. One of the leading characters was… Continue reading
As partisan politics become more ingrained in American political life, not only in Washington, D.C., but in Juneau and even municipal government, it’s getting harder… Continue reading
When President Obama meets in Washington November 9 with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, I would imagine Netanyahu’s main concern will be to find out… Continue reading
Many people find the frenzied pace of November and December a bit overwhelming. School concerts, parent-teacher conferences, holiday parties and events, shopping, work deadlines, inclement… Continue reading
After more than five years of negotiation, the United States and five Asia-Pacific nations reached a potentially transformative trade deal last week that once again… Continue reading
Thank you Alissa Rubin and all the other news people who contributed to your report on the bombing of a Doctor’s Without Borders hospital in… Continue reading
Hillary Clinton’s laugh is so often transparently forced and insincere that it is a staple of Kate McKinnon’s impression of her on “Saturday Night Live.”At… Continue reading
It’s a rare day when someone wakes up in the morning with the intent to make a mistake.Most mistakes are made when our actions fail… Continue reading
Watching the Democratic candidates’ presidential debate Tuesday night one might think a Republican has been in the White House since 2009. These political Lilliputians could… Continue reading
It’s not just Hillary Clinton who can play political mind games. Bernie Sanders is no slouch either. There he was at the Democratic debate ostensibly… Continue reading
Trapping issues were in the news this week as a lawsuit in which a trapper sought damages from a woman for illegally springing his traps… Continue reading
From pink ribbons popping up on everything from advertising to food labels, to pink adorning the uniforms of NFL players, Breast Cancer Awareness Month has… Continue reading
There are many things that real people do to become the subject of sympathetic movies. Make a flawless emergency landing in the Hudson River with… Continue reading
Timing and military events in the Arctic and around the world justify a halt in decreasing the size of U.S. forces stationed at Elmendorf-Richardson in… Continue reading
Well, the United States can take a short breath of relief. The members of Congress have taken a break and gone home. We’re safe for… Continue reading
