During his visit to Alaska last week, President Barack Obama took up the cause of an expanded U.S. icebreaker fleet. By lending his support for… Continue reading
There are certain expressions so cliched that they are as irritating as fingernails on a blackboard. To be entirely honest, “fingernails on a blackboard” probably… Continue reading
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has proclaimed today, Sept. 9, as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day. Events to raise awareness of FASD are held on… Continue reading
In aviation it’s called the point of no return. That point in a flight when catastrophe strikes and the airplane, because of low fuel or… Continue reading
Oil producer Shell has finally been given the green light to explore for oil in the Chukchi Sea — but the clock is ticking. Final… Continue reading
I was not quite a teenager when I had my first interaction with the federal government. In 1963, I was awarded the janitorial contract for… Continue reading
While Jeb Bush feuds with Donald Trump and others kowtow to him, only one candidate is seriously gaining on him.Ben Carson is now tied with… Continue reading
On the eve of President Barack Obama’s visit to Alaska, state residents and members of its congressional delegation finally found a bit of executive action… Continue reading
Back when I was in school, I performed a scientific experiment in which I poured a liquid of one color into a beaker that contained… Continue reading
Can we stop with the platitudes about celebrating the workers and face the reality of America? For starters, let’s do something about the name of… Continue reading
Alaska and the Kenai Peninsula marked an historic occasion this past week as President Barack Obama paid a three-day visit to our state.First, we’d like… Continue reading
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities this week sent out a press release reminding Alaskans of the state laws guiding campaign signs.The reminder… Continue reading
In the unwieldy Republican presidential field, where attention is as important as money, there was supposed to be a formula for an underappreciated candidate to… Continue reading
When it comes to North America’s highest peak, a wrong has finally been made right. Alaskans everywhere — from Ketchikan to Kaktovik — celebrated to… Continue reading
I’m a little bit ashamed of myself, because when the insane shooting massacre of an on-air news team in Roanoke, Virginia, gripped us in horror,… Continue reading
Egypt’s rising authoritarianism has been met with a collective shrug in Washington, which sends Cairo $1.3 billion in military aid each year.One notable exception is… Continue reading
On Tuesday, the Legislative Council, a special panel of the Alaska Legislature, voted 10-1 to spend $450,000 on a lawsuit against Gov. Bill Walker. There… Continue reading
The horrible murder of two local journalists in Roanoke, Virginia, has affected me more than I thought it would. Journalists are taught early on to… Continue reading
SEOUL, South Korea — For years, North Korea’s litany of threats has been largely dismissed. Seoul, after all, is still not drowning in a “sea… Continue reading
The rise of Donald Trump is, in part, a function of a vacuum.He is thriving in a Republican field that is large, talented and, so… Continue reading
